OR HB4138

HB 4138 Summary

• Law enforcement agencies must adopt written policies requiring officers to visibly display agency name and name/badge number on uniforms, with identification requirements expanded to apply to all on-duty officers statewide (previously limited to crowd management in cities over 60,000)

• Officers are prohibited from wearing facial coverings while on duty, with narrow exceptions for undercover work and SWAT operations where face protection is necessary; misrepresentation of agency identity by officers is a Class A violation with maximum $2,000 fine

• Public employees are prohibited from voluntarily assisting federal or out-of-state law enforcement in operations targeting individuals based on protected constitutional activities, protected class membership, or unlawful searches

• Law enforcement agencies must publicly disclose all joint task force agreements and cross-deputization arrangements with federal or out-of-state agencies within 14 days; agreements cannot immunize officers from state law violations

• Individuals harmed by violations may bring civil actions for economic, noneconomic, and punitive damages, with mandatory attorney fee awards to prevailing plaintiffs; defendants cannot assert immunity defenses