ORS 181A.893: Restrictions on entities employing private security providers; rules.

(1) It is unlawful:

      (a) For an entity that employs private security providers to use a name that implies that the entity is, or is affiliated with, an existing law enforcement unit or public safety agency as defined in ORS 181A.355, the organized militia as described in ORS 396.105, the Armed Forces of the United States, a federal law enforcement agency or a federal intelligence agency.

      (b) For a private security provider or an entity that employs private security providers to possess or use in the scope of employment equipment, vehicles, uniforms or titles that imply that the provider or entity is affiliated with a public or private safety agency as defined in ORS 181A.355.

      (2) The Board on Public Safety Standards and Training, in consultation with the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training, shall adopt rules related to the requirements of subsection (1) of this section.

      (3) This section does not apply to special campus security providers commissioned under ORS 352.118 or private security providers on campuses of institutions of higher education regulated under ORS 181A.972.