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Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
(1) The Board on Public Safety Standards and Training and the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training may not disclose a photograph of a public safety officer without the written consent of the public safety officer or the public safety officer's employer. This subsection does not apply to the internal use by the board or department of a photograph of a public safety officer.
(2) A public or private safety agency shall provide the department with access to personnel records of an employee or former employee of the agency if:
(a) The department requests access to the records;
(b) The department is conducting an investigation under ORS 181A.640 relating to the employee or former employee's qualifications for employment, training or certification as a public safety officer; and
(c) The records are related to the issue being investigated.
(3) A public or private safety agency that discloses information under subsection (2) of this section is presumed to be acting in good faith and, unless lack of good faith is shown by a preponderance of the evidence, is immune from civil liability from the disclosure or its consequences. For purposes of this subsection, the presumption of good faith is rebutted upon a showing that the agency disclosed the information knowing that the information was false or deliberately misleading or disclosed the information with malicious purpose.
(4) If a public or private safety agency fails or refuses to comply with a request made pursuant to subsection (2) of this section, the Director of the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training may apply to a court having jurisdiction over the matter for an order to compel compliance.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Oregon Revised Statutes Executive Branch; Organization § 181A.670 - last updated January 01, 2023 | https://codes.findlaw.com/or/title-18-executive-branch-organization/or-rev-st-sect-181a-670/
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