OAR 259-061-0240
Continuing Education Requirements
(1)
A licensed Private Investigator must complete and report 32 hours of continuing education. Two of the hours must be in ethics.(2)
A licensed Provisional Investigator must complete and report 40 hours of continuing education. Two of the hours must be in ethics.(3)
Except as listed in subsection (i) below, a licensed investigator may carry over up to 15 hours of unused continuing education to his or her next licensing period. “Continuing Education” as defined in OAR 259-061-0005 (Definitions)(6), includes, but is not limited to:(a)
Books and manuals: Two hours of continuing education will be granted for each non-fiction book or professional/technical manual read, with a limit of six continuing education hours per licensing period. Books will be approved on a case-by-case basis;(b)
College, internet or correspondence courses;(c)
Conferences, seminars and interactive webinars;(d)
Pre-recorded or non-interactive media: Limited to 24 continuing education hours per licensing period.(e)
Department/Board/Committee Meetings: One hour of continuing education will be granted for each hour in attendance of a Board or Committee Meeting, with a limit of eight continuing education hours per licensing period;(f)
Lectures and public presentations: One hour of continuing education will be granted for each hour of presenting or attending a lecture or public presentation, with a limit of eight hours of continuing education per licensing period;(g)
Mentoring: One hour of continuing education per eight hours of training will be granted to licensed investigators who provide training to another investigator, with a limit of eight continuing educational hours per licensing period;(h)
Network meetings: One hour of continuing education will be granted for each network meeting attended, with a limit of eight continuing education hours per licensing period;(i)
Publications: Continuing education hours will be granted to individuals who have authored or co-authored publications. Continuing education hours awarded for publications will be at the Department’s discretion, with a limit of 10 continuing education hours per licensing period, with no carry over.(j)
Any other continuing education that reasonably could be considered beneficial to the work of the investigator. The Department reserves the right to approve or disapprove any continuing education request.(4)
License renewal. An investigator must provide proof of completed continuing education by completing a Form PI-6 (Continuing Education Summary), upon application of license renewal.(5)
Licensed Investigators must retain documentation of proof of continuing education for four years.(6)
At the Department’s discretion, the Department may audit continuing education documents to ensure compliance with this rule.
Source:
Rule 259-061-0240 — Continuing Education Requirements, https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/view.action?ruleNumber=259-061-0240.