As used in ORS 404.200 to 404.215:

1. (1) “Qualified search and rescue volunteer” means:

   1. (a) A person who is registered with the Oregon Department of Emergency Management to conduct search and rescue activities;
   2. (b) A person who is registered with a sheriff to conduct search and rescue activities;
   3. (c) A member of a designated search and rescue organization that is registered with a sheriff or the department; or
   4. (d) A person who is acknowledged in writing as a qualified search and rescue volunteer by the department, or by a sheriff or the designee of a sheriff, at the scene of a search or rescue.

2. (2) “Search and rescue activities” means:

   1. (a) Searching for, rescuing or recovering any person who is missing, injured or deceased; and
   2. (b) Training to perform the activities described in paragraph (a) of this subsection that is either conducted or approved by a public body.

[2009 c.718 §11; 2011 c.403 §1; 2021 c.539 §88g]