“Accreditation Program Manager” means a person who is designated as the administrator of an employer accredited training program and is primary liaison with the Department.
“Alarm Monitor Private Security Professional” means a private security professional certified to monitor or process alarms in an alarm monitoring facility.
“Alarm Monitoring Facility” means any organization, contract or proprietary, with the primary responsibility of reviewing incoming traffic transmitted to alarm receiving equipment and following up with actions that may include notification of public agencies to address imminent threats related to public safety. This does not include:
Facilities that monitor only production or environmental signals not directly impacting public safety;
Proprietary alarm systems being monitored by certified private security professionals that generate an internal response by another certified private security professional;
Facilities, whose alarm monitors are not required to be certified in Oregon, providing temporary assistance to an alarm monitoring facility, whose alarm monitors are certified by DPSST, when alarm monitoring services are required to be rerouted due to an unexpected facility outage or an emergency.
“Applicant” means an individual who is applying for or renewing certification or licensure as a private security provider.
“Armed Private Security Professional” means a private security professional who is certified to provide private security services and may possess or have access to a firearm at any time while performing private security services.
"Assessments” means a Department-approved curriculum given to private security providers that includes, but is not limited to, the demonstration of task-related skills learned in the classroom instruction as applied to hypothetical situations.
“Certification” or “Certified” means recognition by the Department that a private security professional meets all the qualifications listed in ORS 181A.855 (Qualifications for private security professional) and these rules.
“Consideration” means something of value promised, given or done that has the effect of making an agreement to provide private security services.
“Criminal Disposition” includes a conviction, violation, adjudication, civil compromise, an entered plea of guilty or no contest, or a finding of guilty except for insanity or its equivalent, for any violation of a criminal law in this state or any other jurisdiction.
“Crowd Management or Guest Services” means duties performed during an organized event, including pre-event assembly and post-event departure activities relating to the organized event that involve:
Allowing entry into or exit out of an organized event or any area within the established confines of an organized event that requires authorized access; or
Screening individuals for entry into an organized event. Screening does not include physical pat-down searches.
“De Minimis” means non-monetary compensation received by a volunteer performing private security services for a non-profit organization as defined in ORS 181A.845 (Applicability of ORS 181A.840 to 181A.891). The compensation may not exceed a fair market value of $125 per day.
“Event and Entertainment Private Security Professional” means a private security professional who is certified to provide private security services solely for event or entertainment businesses or venues.
Who is authorized to act on behalf of a company or business in matters of licensure and certification;
“Flagrant Violation” means an act by a provider, contractor, owner or manager who, after being notified of a violation, intentionally continues or repeats the violation within a 36 month period after the initial violation.
“Fundamental” means a duty that is a basic task or function and may be low frequency, but is an essential component of a job.
“Incidental or Temporary Action” means reaction to an unexpected occurrence that requires immediate response and occurs without regularity or expectation. These actions are not primary responsibilities and are for brief periods of time.
“Instructor” means any person who has been certified by the Department as meeting the requirements to provide instruction to private security providers or applicants.
“Jurisdiction” means any tribunal with authority to render a criminal disposition, including but not limited to municipal, state, federal including military, tribal tribunals, and any tribunal outside the United States or a United States owned territory where a criminal offense must be proven beyond a reasonable doubt.
“License” or “Licensed" means recognition by the Department that an executive manager or supervisory manager meets the requirements listed in ORS 181A.855 (Qualifications for private security professional) and these rules.
“Organized Event” means a temporary gathering of a crowd for a planned occasion or activity that occurs in a defined location during a specific time. An organized event has an established border or boundary.
With respect to a licensee of the Oregon Liquor Control Commission (OLCC), a permanent place where an OLCC license is held regularly or a location where licensees can gather for a temporary amount of time.
“Primary Responsibility” means an activity that is fundamental to, and required or expected in, the regular course of employment and is not merely incidental to employment.
“Private” as used in the Act means those activities intended for or restricted to the use of a particular person, group or interest, or belonging to or concerning an individual person, company or interest.
“Private Security Professional” means an individual who performs, as the individual’s primary responsibility, private security services for consideration, regardless of whether the individual, while performing private security services, is armed or unarmed or wears a uniform or plain clothes, and regardless of whether the individual is employed part-time or full-time to perform private security services.
“Private Security Provider” means any individual who performs the functions of a private security professional, executive manager, supervisory manager or instructor.
Protecting individuals or property, including, but not limited to proprietary information, from harm or misappropriation;
Controlling access to premises being protected or, with respect to a licensee of the Oregon Liquor Control Commission, controlling access to premises at an entry to the premises or any portion of the premises where minors are prohibited;
Taking enforcement action by detaining persons or placing persons under arrest under ORS 133.225 (Arrest by private person); or
“Supervisory Manager” means an employee of or a person supervised by an executive manager who has as a primary responsibility the supervision of certified private security professionals.
“Surrender” means the voluntary relinquishment of private security certification or licensure to the Department.
“Suspension” or “Suspend” means action taken by the Department in temporarily depriving the holder of a license or certificate that authorizes the individual to provide private security services.
“Temporary Work Permit” means a temporary certification or licensure issued by an employing, licensed manager to allow a company to employ and deploy a private security professional, executive or supervisory manager while the application for certification or licensure is being processed. (40) “The Act” means the Private Security Services Providers Act (ORS Chapter 181A.840 (Definitions for ORS 181A.360, 181A.840 to 181A.891, 181A.895 and 181A.995) through 181A.995 (Penalties relating to regulation of private security services)).
“Unarmed Private Security Professional” means a private security professional who is certified to provide private security services and who does not possess or have access to a firearm at any time while performing private security services.
“Withdraw” means action taken by the applicant or private security provider to remove an application from consideration.