The Oregon State Police has filed the below temporary rules with the Oregon Secretary of State's Office in regard to Ballot Measure 114. To learn more about Oregon Administrative Rules (OAR) and the process please visit the Oregon Secretary of States webpage: https://sos.oregon.gov/archives/Pages/oregon_administrative_rules.aspx
Oregon State Police Temporary Rules filed:
(1) OSP shall determine the format and shall assign the unique application and permit number to each Oregon State permit to purchase application and permit that shall be used by all permit agents for permit to purchase applications. The permit to purchase application is hereby incorporated by reference.
(2) When submitting permit to purchase application packets to OSP for background checks, permit agents shall use either US Mail, hand delivery by the permit agent, or delivery by courier. The packet must include both the paper fingerprint cards and the permit to purchase application form.
(3) OSP shall create the permit to purchase format that shall be issued by all permit agents. Permit agents shall print the issued State of Oregon permit to purchase permit form in quadruplicate (four copies). The State of Oregon permit to purchase permit form is hereby incorporated by reference.
(4) Permit agents may designate permit agent responsibilities only to other Oregon law enforcement agencies and only as follows:
(a) Local police chiefs may designate permit agent responsibilities to other local police chiefs or the Oregon Sheriff having jurisdiction over the residence of a person making an application for a permit to purchase; or
(b) An Oregon Sheriff may designate permit agent responsibilities to a local police chief having jurisdiction over the residence of a person making an application for a permit to purchase.
(5) Designations conducted under subsection (4) of this rule shall be made using an Intergovernmental Agreement or other similar agreement
(6) Only law enforcement agencies working in the permit agent role may initiate the fingerprint-based background check for Oregon and the FBI. A non-law enforcement agency designee may not initiate the fingerprint-based background check.
To learn more about the Oregon Firearms Instant Check System (FICS) Firearm purchase disqualifiers visit https://www.oregon.gov/osp/programs/cjis/Pages/Firearms-Instant-Check-System.aspx#Disqualify