181.652 Certification of corrections officers required; extension; when
training to commence. (1) Except for a person who has requested and
obtained an extension pursuant to subsection (2) of this section, no person
may be employed as a corrections officer by any law enforcement unit for more
than one year unless the person is a citizen of the United States, and:
(a) The person has been certified as being qualified as a corrections
officer under the provisions of ORS 181.610 to 181.712 and the certification
has neither lapsed nor been revoked pursuant to ORS 181.661, 181.662 and
181.664 (1) and not been reissued under ORS 181.664 (2); or
(b) The person is exempted from the certification requirement under ORS
181.660.
(2) The Department of Public Safety Standards and Training, upon the facts
contained in an affidavit accompanying the request for an extension, may find
good cause for failure to obtain certification within the time period
described in subsection (1) of this section. If the department finds that
there is good cause for such failure, the department may extend for up to one
year the period that a person may serve as a corrections officer without
certification. The grant or denial of such an extension is within the sole
discretion of the department.
(3) The certification of a corrections officer shall lapse upon the passage of
more than three consecutive months during which period the officer is not
employed as a corrections officer, unless the corrections officer is on leave
from a law enforcement unit. Upon reemployment as a corrections officer, the
person whose certification has lapsed may apply for certification in the
manner provided in ORS 181.610 to 181.712.
(4) Except as provided in subsection (5) of this section, a person employed as
a corrections officer by any law enforcement unit shall commence the training
necessary for certification under ORS 181.610 to 181.712 not later than the
90th day after the date of the officer's employment by the law enforcement
unit at an academy operated or authorized by the department in consultation
with the Board on Public Safety Standards and Training.
(5) A law enforcement unit may delay the commencement of training of a
corrections officer for up to 120 days from the date of the officer's
employment when it considers the delay necessary. When a law enforcement unit
delays commencement of a corrections officer's training under this subsection,
it shall file a written statement of its reasons with the department.
(6) When a delay in the commencement of training necessary for certification
under ORS 181.610 to 181.712 at an academy operated or authorized by the
department is caused by the inability of the department, for any reason, to
provide that training, the period of such delay shall not be counted as part
of the periods set forth in subsections (4) and (5) of this section within
which the training must be commenced. [1975 c.290 ss.11,12; 1987 c.901 s.4;
1997 c.853 s.7; 1999 c.112 s.2]