2011 Oregon Revised Statutes
ORS Volume 10, Chapters 366 - 430
ORS Chapter 404
404.200 Definitions for ORS 404.200 to 404.215.
As used in ORS 404.200 to 404.215:
(1) Qualified search and rescue volunteer means a person who is:
(a) Registered with the Office of Emergency Management to conduct search and rescue activities;
(b) Registered with a sheriff to conduct search and rescue activities;
(c) A member of a designated search and rescue organization that is registered with a sheriff or the Office of Emergency Management; or
(d) Acknowledged in writing as a qualified search and rescue volunteer by the Office of Emergency Management, or by a sheriff or the designee of a sheriff, at the scene of a search or rescue.
(2) Search and rescue activities means:
(a) Searching for, rescuing or recovering any person who is missing, injured or deceased; and
(b) Training to perform the activities described in paragraph (a) of this subsection that is either conducted or approved by a public body. [2009 c.718 11; 2011 c.403 1]
(Qualification)