Oregon
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Oregon licenses private investigators, as individuals, through the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training (DPSST). Since 2023 the license fee has risen from $550 to $800, continuing education can be done remotely or by self-study, and new privacy laws created a data broker registry and banned the sale of precise location data.
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License fee rises to $800; renewal $760
The new private or provisional investigator license fee rose from $690 to $800, which now includes the application fee previously charged separately as $29. Renewal rose from $690 to $760, the late fee from $35 to $40, and a duplicate license from $24 to $27.
Public bodies need an immigration attestation from data brokers
An Oregon public body may not disclose personally identifiable information to a data broker unless the broker first attests in writing that the information will not be sold or transferred to any entity that will use it to enforce federal immigration law,…
License plate reader data limited
Limits law enforcement use of automated license plate recognition data and bars agency system vendors from selling or sharing it. Captured data is conditionally exempt from public disclosure: a request must identify the approximate date and time and be…
Sale of precise location data banned
A controller covered by the Oregon Consumer Privacy Act may not sell personal data that locates a consumer, or a linked device, within 1,750 feet, or personal data of a consumer it knows, or willfully disregards, is under 16 (ORS 646A.578(2)(d)).
New crime of unlawful disclosure of private information
It is a Class B misdemeanor to knowingly cause another person’s personal information, such as a home address, personal phone, or a child’s school, to be disclosed, when done with intent to stalk or injure the person or damage their property, knowing or…
Officer Certification Tracker
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Forensic Science Tracker
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Last updated October 18, 2026Source: United States Council for Law & Investigation