2021 Oregon Revised Statutes
Chapter 404 - Search and Rescue
Section 404.200 - Definitions for 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]
Note: The amendments to 404.200 by section 88g, chapter 539, Oregon Laws 2021, become operative July 1, 2022. See section 155, chapter 539, Oregon Laws 2021. The text that is operative until July 1, 2022, is set forth for the user’s convenience. 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.