Section 404.310 – Required equipment when guiding children above timberline.
A person who guides for compensation an organized group that includes children under 18 years of age on any mountain above the timberline must carry an altimeter, a contour map of the area and a compass. [Formerly 401.625]
Section 404.315 – Exemption from liability for electronic signaling device; exceptions.
A person may not maintain an action against the manufacturer, distributor or supplier of an electronic signaling device for any loss or damage incurred during wilderness travel or mountain climbing, based on a claim that the device failed to function successfully unless the person shows that the failure resulted from: (1) Willful or wanton misconduct […]
Section 404.110 – Search and rescue activities; responsibilities of sheriff; delegation of sheriff’s duties.
(1) The sheriff of each county has the responsibility for search and rescue activities within the county. The duty of a sheriff under this subsection may be delegated to a deputy or other qualified person. (2) If the sheriff does not accept the responsibility for search and rescue activities, the chief executive of the county […]
Section 404.115 – Restriction of access to search and rescue area.
The sheriff of each county, the person performing the sheriff’s duties under ORS 404.110 or duly assigned military or state police personnel may restrict access to a specific search and rescue area. No unauthorized person shall then enter into a restricted area or interfere with a search and rescue. Provision shall be made for reasonable […]
Section 404.120 – County sheriff to adopt search and rescue plan; contents; annual review.
(1) The sheriff of each county shall adopt a search and rescue plan for the county. The search and rescue plan shall set forth search and rescue policies, including policies for implementation of multicounty search and rescue activities, for the county that comply with the relevant provisions of the National Incident Management System Incident Command […]
Section 404.125 – Critique of search and rescue incident; filing amended search and rescue plan with Oregon Department of Emergency Management.
(1) After a search and rescue, the sheriff of the county in which the search and rescue took place shall conduct a critique of the incident: (a) If, in the opinion of the sheriff, the critique would be useful; or (b) Upon request from an individual directly involved in the incident. (2) As part of […]
Section 403.520 – Methods of election.
(1) The district board members of a radio and data district may be elected by one of the following methods or a combination thereof: (a) Elected by the electors of zones that are as nearly equal in population as possible according to the latest federal census. (b) Elected at large by position number by the […]
Section 404.130 – Search and rescue incident number.
(1) An incident number shall be assigned to each search and rescue reported under ORS 404.110. (2) The incident number assigned shall be referenced for: (a) The payment of workers’ compensation benefits for those persons participating in search and rescue activities; and (b) The dispatch and request for state, federal and cooperative assistance resources. [Formerly […]
Section 403.522 – Boundaries of zones for district board members; adjustment for population and district boundary changes.
(1) The district board of a radio and data district shall adjust zones established within a district as necessary to make them as nearly equal in population as is feasible according to the latest federal census. The district board also shall adjust boundaries of zones as necessary to reflect boundary changes of the district. (2) […]
Section 404.135 – Investigative subpoena.
(1) If a peace officer has probable cause to believe that an individual is missing and in danger, the officer may request that the Attorney General, a district attorney, a city or county attorney or a circuit court judge execute in writing and cause to be served an investigative subpoena upon an individual who is […]