74th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2007 Regular Session
 
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LC 1563
 
                         Senate Bill 295
 
Printed pursuant to Senate Interim Rule 213.28 by order of the
  President of the Senate in conformance with presession filing
  rules, indicating neither advocacy nor opposition on the part
  of the President (at the request of Senate Interim Committee on
  Judiciary)
 
 
                             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 as
introduced.
 
  Allows Department of Transportation to retain certain documents
presented or submitted to department.
 
                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to retention of documents by Department of
  Transportation.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1.  { + Section 2 of this 2007 Act is added to and made
a part of the Oregon Vehicle Code. + }
  SECTION 2.  { + (1) As used in this section, 'document' means:
  (a) A writing or other tangible means of conveying information
that is presented or submitted by a customer of the Department of
Transportation at an office of the department in the course of
the administration or enforcement of the vehicle code; or
  (b) An item used for a financial transaction that is presented
or submitted by a customer of the department at an office of the
department in the course of the administration or enforcement of
the vehicle code.
  (2) The department may retain a document when the department
has reason to believe that the document:
  (a) Contains false or fictitious information;
  (b) Is counterfeit;
  (c) Has been altered;
  (d) Was unlawfully or erroneously issued; or
  (e) Is presented or submitted by a person who is not in lawful
possession of the document.
  (3) At the time a document is retained under subsection (2) of
this section, the department shall provide the person who
presented or submitted the document with:
  (a) The reason the document was retained;
  (b) The name, telephone number and address of the law
enforcement agency to which the department will forward the
document as provided under subsection (4) of this section;
  (c) The time frame in which the person first will be able to
contact the law enforcement agency regarding the retained
document; and
  (d) Any other information required by the department by rule.
  (4) Within two business days of retaining a document under
subsection (2) of this section, the department shall forward the
document to a law enforcement agency that has jurisdiction over
an investigation involving the document. + }
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