OAR 259-008-0040: Period of Service

(1) No person may be employed as a police officer, parole and probation officer, telecommunicator, emergency medical dispatcher, or regulatory specialist for more than 18 months unless that officer, telecommunicator, emergency medical dispatcher or regulatory specialist has been certified under the provisions of ORS 181A.355 to 181A.420 and the certification has neither lapsed nor been revoked. (2) No person may be employed as a corrections officer for more than one year unless that officer has been certified under the provisions of ORS 181A.355 to 181A.420 and the certification has neither lapsed nor been revoked. (3) For purposes of this rule, the Department will count all periods of full-time employment identified in subsection (1) and (2) in the aggregate if: (a) An individual was reclassified from a certifiable position to a non-certifiable position for a period of less than six months; and (b) The individual is then returned to a certifiable position in the same discipline, while employed with the same employer. (4) The Board or its designee, upon the facts contained in an affidavit accompanying the request for an extension, may find good cause for failure to obtain certification within the time period described in section (1) or (2) of this rule. If the Board finds that there is good cause for such failure, the Board may extend for up to one year the period that a person may serve as a law enforcement officer, telecommunicator, or emergency medical dispatcher without certification. The grant or denial of such an extension is within the sole discretion of the Board. (5) The Board, or its designee, may further extend the time period for a law enforcement officer, telecommunicator, or emergency medical dispatcher who has been deployed to full-time active military duty during the time period described in section (1) or (2) of this rule. Conditions for certification upon an individual’s return to his or her employer, may include, but are not limited to: (a) Remediation of Basic course; (b) Successful completion of Career Officer Development Course; (c) Demonstrated proficiency of skills and ability; (d) F-2 or F-2T (Medical Form).