Oregon Code § 703.480·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Board
and department duties; rules; fees.
(1) The Board on Public Safety Standards and Training shall, in collaboration
with the Private Security Policy Committee:
(a) Establish
reasonable minimum standards of physical, emotional, intellectual and moral
fitness for investigators.
(b) Prescribe
fees relating to the application for and the issuance, renewal and inactivation
of investigators licenses, and for the issuance of identification cards. Each
fee may not exceed the cost of administering the program of the Department of
Public Safety Standards and Training for which the fee was established. The
board shall prescribe penalties for late renewal of licenses.
(c) Adopt a test
of investigator competency.
(d) Establish
rules of professional conduct to be followed by investigators.
(e) Adopt rules
specifying those crimes and violations for which a conviction requires the
denial, suspension or revocation of licensure as an investigator.
(2) The
department shall:
(a) Investigate
alleged violations of ORS 703.401 to 703.490 and of any rules adopted by the
board or department. Notwithstanding ORS 703.473 (3), when the department
conducts an investigation under this paragraph, all information about the
alleged violation and the investigation is confidential and is not subject to
disclosure under ORS 192.311 to 192.478 if the department determines that the
allegation is false.
(b) Collect fees
as prescribed by the board.
(c) Establish a
website on the Internet that lists each investigator with the investigators
license number, business address and business telephone number.
(d) Provide
professional development opportunity information to investigators.
(3) The board
shall adopt rules necessary to carry out the boards duties and powers under
ORS 703.401 to 703.490.
(4) The
department shall adopt rules necessary to carry out the departments duties and
powers under ORS 703.401 to 703.490.
(5) For
efficiency, board and department rules adopted under this section may be
adopted jointly with the approval of the board and the department. [1997 c.870 §14;
2001 c.838 §14; 2003 c.14 §442; 2005 c.613 §24; 2007 c.320 §1]
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Key Points
01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 703.480
03Subject to legislative amendments
04Consult a licensed attorney for application to specific cases
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