72nd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2003 Regular Session
 
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amended section is new. Matter within  { -  braces and minus
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LC 3761
 
                           A-Engrossed
 
                         Senate Bill 937
                 Ordered by the Senate August 23
           Including Senate Amendments dated August 23
 
Sponsored by Senator DEVLIN; Senator MINNIS
 
 
                             SUMMARY
 
The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the
measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to
consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's
brief statement of the essential features of the measure.
 
  Exempts certain persons from licensing requirements as
investigator.
  Declares emergency, effective on passage.
 
                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to investigators; amending ORS 703.411; and declaring an
  emergency.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1. ORS 703.411 is amended to read:
  703.411. ORS 703.401 to 703.490, 703.993 and 703.995 do not
apply to:
  (1) A person employed exclusively by one employer in connection
with the affairs of that employer only;
  (2) An officer or employee of the United States, or of this
state, or a political subdivision of either, while the officer or
employee is engaged in the performance of official duties;
  (3) A person acting as a private security officer as defined in
ORS 181.870;
  (4) A person who is employed full-time as a peace officer, as
defined in ORS 161.015, who receives compensation for private
employment as an investigator, provided that services are
performed for no more than one person or one client;
  (5) A person that provides secured transportation and
protection, from one place or point to another place or point, of
money, currency, coins, bullion, securities, bonds, jewelry or
other valuables;
  (6) A person that places, leases, rents or sells an animal for
the purpose of protecting property, or any person that is
contracted to train an animal for the purpose of protecting
property;
  (7) A person engaged in the business of obtaining and
furnishing information regarding the financial rating of persons;
  (8) An attorney admitted to practice law in this state
performing his or her duties as an attorney;
  (9) A legal assistant or paralegal engaged in activity for
which the person is employed by an attorney admitted to practice
law in this state;
 
  (10) Insurers, insurance adjusters, insurance agents and
insurance brokers licensed in this state and performing duties in
connection with insurance transacted by them;
  (11) Any secured creditor engaged in the repossession of the
creditor's collateral and any lessor engaged in the repossession
of leased property in which it claims an interest;
  (12) An employee of a cattle association who is engaged in
inspection of brands of livestock under the authority granted to
that cattle association by the Packers and Stockyards Division of
the United States Department of Agriculture;
  (13) Common carriers by rail engaged in interstate commerce and
regulated by state and federal authorities and transporting
commodities essential to the national defense or to the general
welfare and safety of the community;
  (14) Any news media and the employees thereof when engaged in
obtaining information for the purpose of disseminating news to
the public;
  (15) A legal process service company attempting to serve legal
process;   { - or - }
  (16) A landlord or an agent of a landlord performing duties in
connection with rental property transactions  { - . - }  { + ; or
  (17) An engineer or employee of an engineer while the engineer
or employee is performing duties as an engineer or on behalf of
an engineer. As used in this subsection, 'engineer ' has the
meaning given that term in ORS 672.002. + }
  SECTION 2.  { + This 2003 Act being necessary for the immediate
preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency
is declared to exist, and this 2003 Act takes effect on its
passage. + }
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