Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 802 § 802.253 — Records
Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 802 ·
Oregon Code § 802.253·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Records
containing residence address of corrections officer or household member.
(1) As used in this section:
(a) Correctional
facility means an institution used for the confinement of persons convicted of
a criminal offense or held by court order.
(b) 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.
(2) 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 of Transportation that contains or is required to
contain the corrections officers residence address contain instead the address
of the correctional facility employing the corrections officer. A request under
this subsection must:
(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.
(3) Upon receipt
of a request and verification under this section, the department shall remove
the corrections officers residence address from its records, if necessary, and
substitute the address of the correctional facility employing the corrections
officer. The department shall indicate on the records that the address shown is
an employment address. While the request is in effect, the corrections officer
may enter the address of the correctional facility employing the corrections
officer on any driver or vehicle form issued by the department that requires an
address.
(4) If the
corrections officer ceases to be employed in the correctional facility, the
corrections officer shall notify the department of a change of address as
provided in ORS 803.220 or 807.560.
(5) If a
corrections officer is killed in the line of duty, a person who is a household
member of the corrections officer may request that any driver or vehicle record
kept by the department that contains or is required to contain the household
members residence address continue to contain the address of the public agency
that employed the corrections officer for up to four years after the date of
the death of the corrections officer. On or before the date on which the
four-year period ends, the household member shall notify the department of a
change of address as provided in ORS 803.220 or 807.560. A request under this
subsection shall be in a form specified by the department. [2005 c.292 §3; 2011
c.297 §2]
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Key Points
01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 802.253
03Subject to legislative amendments
04Consult a licensed attorney for application to specific cases
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