ORS 131.906
Law Enforcement Contacts Policy and Data Review Committee

  • duties
  • report

(1)

There is created the Law Enforcement Contacts Policy and Data Review Committee consisting of 11 members appointed by the Governor.

(2)

The purpose of the committee is to receive and analyze demographic data to ensure that law enforcement agencies perform their missions without inequitable or unlawful discrimination based on race, color or national origin.

(3)

To achieve its purpose, the committee shall collect and analyze demographic data to:

(a)

Provide information to assist communities and state and local law enforcement agencies in evaluating the policies, training and procedures of law enforcement agencies regarding the treatment of individuals during stops and other contacts with law enforcement;

(b)

Inform state and local law enforcement agencies and communities about law enforcement practices; and

(c)

Provide opportunities for communities and state and local law enforcement agencies to work together to increase public trust and confidence in law enforcement and to enhance the capacity of communities and law enforcement agencies to provide more effective public safety services.

(4)

The committee shall:

(a)

Solicit demographic data concerning law enforcement stops and other contacts between state and local law enforcement agencies and individuals;

(b)

Publicize programs, procedures and policies from communities that have made progress toward eliminating discrimination based on race, color or national origin during law enforcement stops and other contacts with individuals;

(c)

Provide technical assistance, including refinement of the minimum data elements as necessary for effective analysis, to state and local law enforcement agencies that desire to begin collecting demographic data;

(d)

Provide technical assistance to communities and state and local law enforcement agencies that desire to engage in local efforts to involve individuals in the establishment and implementation of programs, procedures and policies that will advance the goal of ORS 131.905 (Legislative findings);

(e)

Obtain resources for independent analysis and interpretation of demographic data collected by state or local law enforcement agencies;

(f)

Accept and analyze demographic data collected by a state or local law enforcement agency if requested by a state or local law enforcement agency and if resources are available; and

(g)

Report to the public the results of analyses of demographic data.

(5)

In carrying out its purpose, the committee may request and receive data files from participating law enforcement agencies and may analyze data for each reported contact. These data files should contain as many of the following items of information as are collected by the participating law enforcement agency:

(a)

The reason for the law enforcement stop or other contact;

(b)

The law enforcement officer’s perception of the race, color or national origin of the individual involved in the contact;

(c)

The individual’s gender;

(d)

The individual’s age;

(e)

Whether a search was conducted in connection with the contact, and if so, what resulted from the search;

(f)

The disposition of the law enforcement action, if any, resulting from the contact; and

(g)

Additional data as recommended by the committee that state and local law enforcement agencies should collect and submit.

(6)

Data received by the committee for analysis under this section may not identify a particular law enforcement officer or a particular individual whose demographic data is collected by a state or local law enforcement agency.

(7)

The committee shall elect one of its members to serve as chairperson.

(8)

Members of the committee who are not members of the Legislative Assembly are not entitled to compensation, but may be reimbursed for actual and necessary travel and other expenses incurred by them in the performance of their official duties in the manner and amounts provided for in ORS 292.495 (Compensation and expenses of members of state boards and commissions). Claims for expenses incurred in performing functions of the committee shall be paid out of funds appropriated to Portland State University for purposes of the committee.

(9)

Portland State University shall provide administrative support staff necessary to the performance of the functions of the committee.

(10)

All agencies of state government, as defined in ORS 174.111 (“State government” defined), are requested to assist the committee in the performance of its duties and, to the extent permitted by laws relating to confidentiality, to furnish such information and advice as the members of the committee consider necessary to perform their duties.

(11)

The committee shall make findings and issue recommendations for action to achieve the purpose of this section. The committee shall submit a report containing its findings and recommendations to the appropriate interim legislative committees annually on or before December 1.

(12)

After completion of the analysis of the data from at least two state or local law enforcement agencies, the committee may recommend the collection of additional data elements.

(13)

This section does not prohibit a state or local law enforcement agency from collecting data in addition to the information listed in subsection (5) of this section. [2001 c.687 §6; 2007 c.190 §2; 2009 c.859 §1]

Source: Section 131.906 — Law Enforcement Contacts Policy and Data Review Committee; duties; report, https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors131.­html.

131.005
General definitions
131.007
“Victim” defined
131.015
Application to prior and subsequent actions
131.025
Parties in criminal action
131.035
When departures, errors or mistakes in pleadings or proceedings are material
131.040
When law enforcement officer may communicate with person represented by counsel
131.045
Appearances by simultaneous electronic transmission
131.105
Timeliness of criminal actions
131.125
Time limitations
131.135
When prosecution commenced
131.145
When time starts to run
131.155
Tolling of statute
131.205
Definition for ORS 131.205 to 131.235
131.215
Jurisdiction
131.225
Exceptions
131.235
Criminal homicide
131.305
Place of trial
131.315
Special provisions
131.325
Place of trial
131.335
Change of venue
131.345
Motion for change of venue
131.355
Change of venue for prejudice
131.363
Change of venue in other cases
131.375
Notification on change of venue
131.385
When change of venue is complete
131.395
Expenses of change
131.405
Attendance of defendant at new place of trial
131.415
Conveyance of defendant in custody after change of venue
131.505
Definitions for ORS 131.505 to 131.525
131.515
Previous prosecution
131.525
Previous prosecution
131.535
Proceedings not constituting acquittal
131.550
Definitions for ORS 131.550 to 131.600
131.553
Legislative findings
131.556
Right, title and interest in forfeited property vests in seizing agency
131.558
Property subject to forfeiture
131.561
Seizure of property subject to forfeiture
131.564
Status of seized property
131.566
Motor vehicle with hidden compartment
131.567
Recorded notice of intent to forfeit real property
131.570
Notice of seizure for forfeiture
131.573
Petition for expedited hearing
131.576
Order restoring custody of property after expedited hearing
131.579
Affidavit in response to notice of seizure for forfeiture
131.582
Prosecution of criminal forfeiture
131.585
Extent of judgment
131.588
Judgment of forfeiture
131.591
Equitable distribution of property or proceeds
131.594
Disposition and distribution of forfeited property when seizing agency not the state
131.597
Disposition and distribution of forfeited property when seizing agency is the state
131.600
Record keeping and reporting requirements
131.602
Prohibited conduct for purposes of instrumentalities of crime
131.604
Disposition of forfeited cigarettes
131.605
Definitions for ORS 131.605 to 131.625
131.615
Stopping of persons
131.625
Frisk of stopped persons
131.655
Detention and interrogation of persons suspected of theft committed in a store or unlawful operation of audiovisual device in a motion picture theater
131.665
Prevention by public officers
131.675
Dispersal of unlawful assemblages
131.685
Authority of Governor to enter into agreements with other states for crime prevention purposes
131.705
Definitions for ORS 131.705 to 131.735
131.715
Proclamation of emergency period by Governor
131.725
Exclusion from public property
131.735
Review of exclusion order
131.805
Authority to employ special agents
131.815
Presentment of facts to circuit court
131.825
Hearing
131.835
Request that judge of another district conduct hearing
131.845
Findings
131.855
Appointment of special officers on finding that laws are not enforced
131.860
Qualifying of special officers
131.865
Compensation of special officers
131.875
Effect of appointment of special officers on salary of regular officers
131.880
Appointment of railroad police officers
131.885
Offer of reward
131.890
Entitlement to reward
131.892
Offer of reward for information on commission of criminal offense
131.895
Procedure for payment
131.897
Authority to order repayment of reward as part of sentence
131.900
Liability for medical expenses for person restrained, detained or taken into custody
131.905
Legislative findings
131.906
Law Enforcement Contacts Policy and Data Review Committee
131.908
Funding contributions
131.909
Moneys received
131.915
Definitions
131.920
Policies and procedures prohibiting profiling
131.925
Complaints alleging profiling
131.930
Definitions
131.935
Collection of officer-initiated stop data
131.940
Analysis of stop data to identify profiling
131.945
Training for law enforcement agencies
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