Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that expands criminal justice agencies to include citizen review boards.

Highlights:

• Defines “criminal offender information” as records and related data as to physical description and vital statistics, fingerprints received and compiled for purposes of identifying criminal offenders and alleged offenders, records of arrests and the nature and disposition of criminal charges, including sentencing, confinement, parole and release (Sec. 1-2).

• Defines “designated agency” as any state, county or municipal government agency where Oregon criminal offender information is required to implement a federal or state statute, executive order or administrative rule that expressly refers to criminal conduct and contains requirements or exclusions expressly based on such conduct or for agency employment purposes, licensing purposes or other demonstrated and legitimate needs when designated by order of the Governor (Sec. 1-5).

• Classifies “criminal justice agency” as (Sec. 1-1):

• The Governor;

• Courts of criminal jurisdiction;

• The Attorney General;

• District attorneys, city attorneys with criminal prosecutorial functions, attorney employees of the office of public defense services and nonprofit public defender organizations established under contract with the Public Defense Services Commission;

• Law enforcement agencies;

• The Department of Corrections;

• The Oregon Youth Authority;

• The State Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision;

• The Department of Public Safety Standards and Training;

• The enforcement division of the Oregon Liquor Control Commission in performing duties related to investigating and enforcing the criminal laws of this state that the commission is charged to enforce;

• Civilian oversight agencies or review bodies designated by a municipality or a law enforcement agency in performing duties related to investigating allegations of officer misconduct or reviewing police policies and practices;

• Regional information systems that share programs to track, identify and remove cross jurisdictional criminal and terrorist conspiracies; and

• Any other state or local agency with law enforcement authority.

• Classifies “law enforcement agency” as (Sec. 1-7):

• County sheriffs, municipal police departments, police departments established by a university and state police;

• Other police officers of this state or another state, including humane special agents;

• A tribal government that employs authorized tribal police officers; and

• Law enforcement agencies of the federal government.

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