Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 404 § 404.400 — must provide for all of the following:
Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 404 ·
Oregon Code § 404.400·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
must provide for all of the following:
(1) The
organization must design and produce cards to be sold to members of the public.
(2) The
organization may hold itself out as operating the card program under the
direction and oversight of the department and the State of Oregon.
(3) The
organization must make annual and multiyear cards available. Multiyear cards
must expire no later than five years after issuance.
(4) The
organization may, at its discretion, make available family cards in addition to
individual cards.
(5) The
organization must establish a retail price for each type of card available, not
to exceed:
(a) $10 for an
annual individual card;
(b) $25 for an
annual family card;
(c) $50 for a
multiyear individual card; and
(d) $125 for a
multiyear family card.
(6) The
organization may coordinate with authorized sellers to make the cards available
for purchase, in person or online.
(7) The
organization must establish a fee that an authorized seller may retain for each
sale of a card. The fee may not exceed five percent of the retail price of the
card.
(8) The
organization must establish a system for collecting revenues from card sales
from authorized sellers, less any fees retained by the authorized sellers.
(9)(a) The
organization must create a separate account for purposes of the card program.
The organization must deposit revenues from card sales in the account. The
organization must deposit interest earned by the account in the account.
(b) The
organization may solicit and accept gifts, grants or donations from public or
private sources for deposit in the account, either directly or through
authorized sellers. If an authorized seller accepts a gift, grant or donation
on behalf of the organization, the organization may not permit the authorized
seller to charge or retain any fee related to the gift, grant or donation.
(10) The
organization must expend moneys in the account described in subsection (9) of
this section exclusively for the following purposes:
(a) To reimburse
county sheriffs offices for search and rescue expenses as described in
subsection (11) of this section;
(b) To issue
grants to county sheriffs offices for search and rescue purposes as described
in subsection (12) of this section; and
(c) To reimburse
administrative costs and expenses incurred by the organization in performing
its duties under the agreement, except that the aggregate amount of such
reimbursements may not exceed 10 percent of the aggregate revenues from card
sales collected by the organization over the course of the card program.
(11)(a) The
organization may reimburse county sheriffs offices for costs incurred in the
performance of the sheriffs responsibility for search and rescue activities
under ORS 404.110, including costs, if any, associated with volunteer search
and rescue activities.
(b) The
organization must establish a methodology for receiving, evaluating and
prioritizing claims for reimbursement from county sheriffs offices.
(12)(a) The
organization may issue grants to county sheriffs offices for search and rescue
purposes. The organization must permit county sheriffs offices to apply for
grants on behalf of volunteer search and rescue organizations.
(b) Grants must
carry the following conditions:
(A) Grant moneys
must be used exclusively for equipment, training and educational outreach
related to search and rescue;
(B) Grant moneys
must be expended within one year after the moneys are disbursed to the
recipient; and
(C) Recipients
must report to the organization no later than 90 days after the date that grant
moneys are fully expended, or 15 months after the moneys are disbursed to the
recipient, whichever is earlier. The report must describe the equipment,
training or educational outreach for which the grant moneys were used.
(c) The
organization must establish a methodology for equitably distributing grant
moneys among applicants, taking into consideration:
(A) Additional
resources available to the applicant;
(B) The volume
and nature of search and rescue activities that take place in the applicants
county; and
(C) Geographical
equity.
(13) The
organization must report to the Oregon Department of Emergency Management once
per quarter. The report must include a detailed accounting of revenues and
expenditures related to the agreement. [2021 c.458 §2]
CHAPTER
405 [Reserved for expansion]
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Key Points
01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 404.400
03Subject to legislative amendments
04Consult a licensed attorney for application to specific cases
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