Oregon Revised Statutes

Or. Rev. Stat. § 236.350 (2026)

Definitions for ORS 236.350 to 236.370

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      236.350 Definitions for ORS 236.350 to 236.370. As used in ORS 236.350 to 236.370:

      (1) “Disciplinary action” means action taken against a public safety officer by an employer to punish the officer, including dismissal, demotion, suspension without pay, reduction in salary, written reprimand and transfer.

      (2) “Just cause” means a cause reasonably related to the public safety officer’s ability to perform required work. The term includes a willful violation of reasonable work rules, regulations or written policies.

      (3) “Public safety officer” means:

      (a) A member of a law enforcement unit who is employed full-time as a peace officer commissioned by a city, university that has established a police department under ORS 352.121 or 353.125, port, school district, mass transit district, county, Indian reservation, the Criminal Justice Division of the Department of Justice, the Oregon State Lottery Commission or the Governor and who is responsible for enforcing the criminal laws of this state or laws or ordinances relating to airport security.

      (b) A corrections officer, a parole and probation officer or a youth correction officer as those terms are defined in ORS 181A.355. [1979 c.618 §2; 1991 c.742 §14; 1993 c.594 §6; 1993 c.623 §3; 2007 c.71 §74; 2009 c.716 §1; 2011 c.506 §31; 2013 c.180 §35]

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1989–2021 · leading case: State v. Kurtz, 249 P.3d 1271 (Or. 2011).
State v. Kurtz, 249 P.3d 1271 (Or. 2011). · cites it 2× “360 provides, in part: “(1) Employers of public safety officers shall adopt written procedures to implement the provisions of ORS 236.350 to 236.370. “(2) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, the following safeguards apply when a public safety officer is under…”
City of Portland v. Rice, 775 P.2d 1371 (Or. 1989). “360, which in pertinent part provides: “(1) No disciplinary action shall be taken against a police officer without just cause.”
State v. Kurtz, 228 P.3d 583 (Or. Ct. App. 2010). “360 requires “just cause” and procedural protections in the discipline of a “police officer,” defined by ORS 236.350(3) to include “an officer or member of a law enforcement unit who is employed full time as a peace officer commissioned by a city, port, school district, mass…”
Patnode v. Sunriver Police Dep't (D. Or. 2021). “§§ 236.350–.370 (2021). Alternatively, Plaintiff argues that, because he was not under a collective bargaining agreement, he was entitled to the statutory protections of the POBOR even if he was a “supervisory employee.”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 236.350(2) — 1 case
City of Portland v. Rice, 775 P.2d 1371 (Or. 1989). “360, which in pertinent part provides: “(1) No disciplinary action shall be taken against a police officer without just cause.”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 236.350(3) — 1 case
State v. Kurtz, 228 P.3d 583 (Or. Ct. App. 2010). “360 requires “just cause” and procedural protections in the discipline of a “police officer,” defined by ORS 236.350(3) to include “an officer or member of a law enforcement unit who is employed full time as a peace officer commissioned by a city, port, school district, mass…”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 236.350(3)(a) — 1 case
State v. Kurtz, 249 P.3d 1271 (Or. 2011). “360 provides, in part: “(1) Employers of public safety officers shall adopt written procedures to implement the provisions of ORS 236.350 to 236.370. “(2) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, the following safeguards apply when a public safety officer is under…”
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