Establishes Task Force on Rural Medical Training Facilities. Directs task force to investigate issues related to alleviating shortage of skilled and experienced nurses and medical technicians in or near Douglas County. Sunsets December 31, 2018. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Requires that sexually explicit material involving minor remain in control of law enforcement agency or court throughout criminal proceeding or juvenile delinquency proceeding, provided that material is made reasonably available to defendant.
Renames crime of interfering with an assistance, a search and rescue or a therapy animal to interfering with an assistance, a search and rescue or a therapy animal in the second degree. Expands crime and increases penalties to maximum of five years' imprisonment, $125,000 fine, or both, if person has certain previous convictions at time of offense. Creates crime of interfering with an assistance, a search and rescue or a therapy animal in the first degree. Punishes by maximum of five years' imprisonment, $125,000 fine, or both. Increases penalties to maximum of 10 years' imprisonment, $250,000 fine, or both, if person has certain previous convictions at time of offense. Adds crime to list of offenses for which instrumentalities of crime may be criminally forfeited. Specifies costs and expenses included in economic damages for purposes of restitution for conviction of interfering with an assistance, a search and rescue or a therapy animal.
Provides that person commits crime of strangulation if person knowingly impedes normal breathing or circulation of another person by applying pressure to chest of other person. Increases penalty for crime of strangulation when victim is family or household member. Punishes by maximum of five years' imprisonment, $125,000 fine, or both.
Allows construction contractor or subcontractor to post retainage bond as substitute for moneys being withheld as retainage.
Adds status as peace officer or firefighter to list of characteristics of victim of crimes of intimidation in the second degree and intimidation in the first degree.
Increases speed limit on Oregon Route 138 between Roseburg and Glide.
Modifies laws related to real estate appraisers and appraisal management companies. Specifies that certain documents prepared by or for internal use of financial institutions are not real estate appraisal activity requiring preparer of document to carry real estate appraiser certification, license or registration.
Prohibits state agency from adopting administrative rule limiting or prohibiting possession of firearm by concealed handgun licensee who is respondent of or protected by active protective order. Provides that rule contrary to prohibition is void.
Allows person with other convictions within previous 10 years to file motion to set aside conviction after three years from date of judgment if other convictions were part of same criminal episode as conviction that is subject of motion.
