68th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--1995 Regular Session
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LC 2124
House Bill 2808
Sponsored by Representative PROZANSKI; Representatives BAUM,
BEYER, CORCORAN, LEWIS, MINNIS, NAITO, REPINE, ROBERTS, ROSS,
TARNO, UHERBELAU
SUMMARY
The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the
measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to
consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's
brief statement of the essential features of the measure as
introduced.
Includes district attorneys and deputy district attorneys in
list of persons who may use business address rather than
residence address for purposes of driver and motor vehicle
records.
A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to Department of Transportation records; amending ORS
802.250.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1. ORS 802.250 is amended to read:
802.250. (1) A police officer or eligible public employee may
request that any driver or vehicle record kept by the Department
of Transportation that contains or is required to contain the
officer's or eligible employee's residence address contain
instead the address of the public agency employing the officer or
eligible employee. A request under this section shall:
(a) Be in a form specified by the department that provides for
verification of the officer's or eligible employee's employment.
(b) Contain verification by the employing public agency of the
officer's or eligible employee's employment with the public
agency.
(2) Upon receipt of a request and verification under subsection
(1) or (6) of this section, the department shall remove the
police officer, corrections officer or eligible employee's
residence address from its records, if necessary, and substitute
therefor the address of the public agency employing the officer
or eligible employee. The department shall indicate on the
records that the address shown is an employment address. While
the request is in effect, the eligible employee or officer may
enter the address of the public agency employing the officer or
eligible employee on any driver or vehicle form issued by the
department that requires an address.
(3) A public agency that verifies an officer's or eligible
employee's employment under subsection (1) of this section shall
notify the department within 30 days if the officer or eligible
employee ceases to be employed by the public agency. The officer
or eligible employee shall notify the department of a change of
address as provided in ORS 803.220 or 807.560.
(4) As used in this section, 'eligible employee' means:
(a) A member of the State Board of Parole and Post-Prison
Supervision.
(b) The Director of the Department of Corrections and an
employee of an institution defined in ORS 421.005 as Department
of Corrections institutions, whose duties, as assigned by the
superintendent, include the custody of persons committed to the
custody of or transferred to the institution.
(c) A parole and probation officer employed by the Department
of Corrections and an employee of the Department of Corrections
Release Center whose duties, as assigned by the Chief of the
Release Center, include the custody of persons committed to the
custody of or transferred to the Release Center.
(d) A police officer appointed under ORS 276.021 or 276.023.
(e) An employee of the State Department of Agriculture who is
classified as a brand inspector by the Director of Agriculture.
(f) An investigator of the Criminal Justice Division of the
Department of Justice.
(g) A corrections officer as defined in ORS 181.610.
(h) A federal officer. As used in this paragraph, 'federal
officer' means a special agent or law enforcement officer
employed by:
(A) The Federal Bureau of Investigation;
(B) The United States Secret Service;
(C) The Immigration and Naturalization Service;
(D) The United States Marshals Service;
(E) The Drug Enforcement Administration;
(F) The United States Postal Service;
(G) The United States Customs Service;
(H) The United States General Services Administration;
(I) The United States Department of Agriculture;
(J) The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms;
(K) The Internal Revenue Service;
(L) The United States Department of the Interior; or
(M) Any federal agency if the person is empowered to effect an
arrest with or without warrant for violations of the United
States Code and is authorized to carry firearms in the
performance of duty.
(i) An employee of the Department of Human Resources whose
duties include personal contact with clients or patients of the
department.
{ + (j) A district attorney or deputy district attorney. + }
(5) As used in subsections (6) and (7) of this section:
(a) 'Corrections officer' means a person employed in a
correctional facility, wherever it may be located, who primarily
performs the duty of custody, control or supervision of
individuals convicted of a criminal offense.
(b) 'Correctional facility' means an institution used for the
confinement of persons convicted of a criminal offense or held by
court order.
(6) A corrections officer, who is a resident of Oregon but is
employed in a correctional facility located in a state other than
Oregon, may request that any driver or vehicle record kept by the
department that contains or is required to contain the officer's
residence address contain instead the address of the correctional
facility employing the officer. A request under this subsection
shall:
(a) Be in a form specified by the department that includes
designation of the Oregon county of residence.
(b) Contain verification of employment as determined adequate
by the department to establish eligibility for this service.
(7) If the officer qualifying under subsection (6) of this
section ceases to be employed in the correctional facility, the
officer shall notify the department of a change of address as
provided in ORS 803.220 or 807.560.
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