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2025 Oregon Revised Statutes
Volume : 10 - Highways, Military
Chapter 404 - Search and Rescue
Section 404.200 - Definitions for ORS 404.200 to 404.215.

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OR Rev Stat § 404.200 (2025)
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As used in ORS 404.200 to 404.215:

(1) "Qualified search and rescue volunteer" means:

(a) A person who is registered with the Oregon Department of Emergency Management to conduct search and rescue activities;

(b) A person who is 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 department; or

(d) A person who is acknowledged in writing as a qualified search and rescue volunteer by the department, 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; 2021 c.539 §88g]

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