Oregon Revised Statutes

Or. Rev. Stat. § 243.005 (2026)

Definitions for ORS 243.005 to 243.045

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      243.005 Definitions for ORS 243.005 to 243.045. As used in ORS 243.005 to 243.045:

      (1) “Firefighter” means persons employed by a city, county or district whose duties involve fire fighting and includes a volunteer firefighter whose position normally requires less than 600 hours of service per year.

      (2)(a) “Police officer” includes:

      (A) Police chiefs and police officers of a city who are classified as police officers by the council or other governing body of the city;

      (B) Police officers commissioned by a university under ORS 352.121 who are classified as police officers by the university;

      (C) Sheriffs and those deputy sheriffs whose duties, as classified by the county governing body are the regular duties of police officers;

      (D) Employees of districts, whose duties, as classified by the governing body of the district are the regular duties of police officers;

      (E) Employees of the Department of State Police who are classified as police officers by the Superintendent of State Police;

      (F) Employees of the Criminal Justice Division of the Department of Justice who are classified by the Attorney General as criminal investigators or criminal financial investigators;

      (G) Employees of the Oregon State Lottery Commission who are classified by the Director of the Oregon State Lottery as enforcement agents;

      (H) Employees of Department of Corrections institutions as defined in ORS 421.005 whose duties, as assigned by the superintendent, include the custody of persons committed to the custody of or transferred to the Department of Corrections institution; and

      (I) Parole and probation officers employed by the Department of Corrections.

      (b) “Police officer” does not include:

      (A) Volunteer or reserve police officers; or

      (B) Persons considered by the respective governing bodies to be civil deputies or clerical personnel.

      (3) “Public employer” means a city, a county or the state, or one of its agencies or political subdivisions that employs police officers or firefighters. [1971 c.692 §6; 1985 c.302 §11; 1987 c.320 §149; 1991 c.67 §61; 2001 c.33 §1; 2011 c.506 §35; 2019 c.5 §1]

 

      243.010 [Amended by 1955 c.203 §1; 1959 c.162 §1; 1969 c.597 §141; repealed by 1971 c.692 §14]

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1977–2022 · leading case: City of La Grande v. Pub. Employes Ret. Bd., 576 P.2d 1204 (Or. 1978).
City of La Grande v. Pub. Employes Ret. Bd., 576 P.2d 1204 (Or. 1978). · cites it 7× “640 and ORS 243.005 to 243.055 are matters of "local concern," so as to be subject to the exclusive "home rule" power of the cities.”
City of La Grande v. Pub. Employes Ret. Bd., 586 P.2d 765 (Or. 1978). · cites it 5× “035: "(1) The premiums and administrative costs incurred by the Department of General Services for the insurance provided for in ORS 243.005 to 243.045 shall be paid by the affected public employers and shall not come from funds of the Public Employes' Retirement System.”
Am. Fed'n of State v. Exec. Dep't, 628 P.2d 1228 (Or. Ct. App. 1981). · cites it 3× “[26] ORS 243.005(2) provides a definition of "police officer," but only for insurance purposes: "`Police officer' includes police chiefs and policemen of a city who are classified as police officers by the council or other governing body of the city; sheriffs and those deputy…”
City of Portland v. Bartlett, 509 P.3d 99 (Or. 2022). “640; ORS 243.005 - 243.055, and the statute in City of Damascus, which established statewide procedures for local govern- ment disincorporation elections, Or Laws 2019, ch 545.”
City of LaGrande v. Pub. Employes Ret. Bd., 558 P.2d 1236 (Or. Ct. App. 1977). · cites it 5× “ORS 243.005 through 243.055. In both LaGrande and Astoria the municipal retirement programs were for all employes, including police and firemen, and were adopted prior to July 1,1973, as a result of collective bargaining between the respective cities and their employes.”
State v. Haynes, 942 P.2d 295 (Or. Ct. App. 1997). “610(6) (“ ‘[p]ersonal estate’ means all income and benefits as well as all assets * * * of a living person, and includes assets held by the person’s authorized representative”); ORS 243.005(1) (“ ‘[flirefighter’ means persons employed by a city, county or district whose duties…”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 243.005(1) — 1 case
State v. Haynes, 942 P.2d 295 (Or. Ct. App. 1997). “610(6) (“ ‘[p]ersonal estate’ means all income and benefits as well as all assets * * * of a living person, and includes assets held by the person’s authorized representative”); ORS 243.005(1) (“ ‘[flirefighter’ means persons employed by a city, county or district whose duties…”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 243.005(2) — 1 case
Am. Fed'n of State v. Exec. Dep't, 628 P.2d 1228 (Or. Ct. App. 1981). “[26] ORS 243.005(2) provides a definition of "police officer," but only for insurance purposes: "`Police officer' includes police chiefs and policemen of a city who are classified as police officers by the council or other governing body of the city; sheriffs and those deputy…”
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