Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 131 § 131.915 — Definitions

Definitions. As used in ORS 131.915 to 131.925: (1) “Gender identity” has the meaning given that term in ORS 174.100. (2) “Law enforcement agency” means: (a) The Department of State Police; (b) The Department of Justice; (c) A district attorney’s office; and (d) Any of the following that maintains a law enforcement unit as defined in ORS 181A.355: (A) A political subdivision or an instrumentality of the State of Oregon. (B) A municipal corporation of the State of Oregon. (C) A tribal government. (D) A university. (3) “Law enforcement officer” means: (a) A member of the Oregon State Police; (b) A sheriff, constable, marshal, municipal police officer or reserve officer or a police officer commissioned by a university under ORS 352.121 or 353.125; (c) An investigator of a district attorney’s office if the investigator is or has been certified as a law enforcement officer in this or any other state; (d) An investigator of the Criminal Justice Division of the Department of Justice; (e) A humane special agent as defined in ORS 181A.345; (f) A judicial marshal of the Marshal’s Office of the Judicial Department who is appointed under ORS 1.177 and trained pursuant to ORS 181A.540; (g) A regulatory specialist exercising authority described in ORS 471.775 (2); or (h) An authorized tribal police officer as defined in ORS 181A.940. (4) “Profiling” means the targeting of an individual by a law enforcement agency or a law enforcement officer, on suspicion of the individual’s having violated a provision of law, based solely on the individual’s real or perceived age, race, ethnicity, color, national origin, language, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, political affiliation, religion, homelessness or disability, unless the agency or officer is acting on a suspect description or information related to an identified or suspected violation of a provision of law. (5) “Sexual orientation” has the meaning given that term in ORS 174.100. [2015 c.681 §1; 2017 c.17 §7; 2017 c.706 §6; 2021 c.173 §3; 2021 c.367 §8]