OAR 259-059-0095: Prohibited Entity Names
Edition: Current OARD snapshotEffective: 2024-05-01Last verified: 2026-09-07
(1) Private security entities are prohibited from using a name that implies that the private security entity is, or is affiliated with, an existing law enforcement unit or public safety agency as defined in ORS 181A.355, the organized militia as described in ORS 396.105, the Armed Forces of the United States, a federal law enforcement agency or a federal intelligence agency. (2) Private security entities operating under a name prior to July 1, 2016, are exempt from this restriction for as long as the private security entity is owned by the person that owned it on July 1, 2016 .
Official history and status
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 181A.870 & ORS 181A.893
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 181A.870 & ORS 181A.893
History: DPSST 5-2024, adopt filed 04/25/2024, effective 05/01/2024 DPSST 11-2023, temporary adopt filed 11/30/2023, effective 12/01/2023 through 05/28/2024
This rule cites
- ORS 396.105 — resolved
Cited by
Official source: https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/