{"data":{"id":"us-or/ors-342.223","jurisdiction":"us-or","citation":"ORS 342.223","heading":"Criminal records check; effect of making false statement; appeal.","body":"(1) For the purpose of requesting a state or nationwide criminal records check under ORS 181A.195, the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission may require the fingerprints of:\n      (a) A person who is applying for a license or registration under ORS 342.120 to 342.430 as a teacher, administrator or personnel specialist if the person has not submitted to a criminal records check by the commission within the previous three years or has remained continuously licensed by or registered with the commission for a different license or registration for which the person already has submitted to a criminal records check by the commission.\n      (b) A person who is applying for reinstatement of a license or registration as a teacher, administrator or personnel specialist, or a certificate as a school nurse, whose license, registration or certificate has lapsed for at least three years.\n      (c) A person who is applying for a certificate under ORS 342.475 as a school nurse.\n      (d) A person who is registering with the commission for supervised clinical practice experience, practicum or internship as a teacher, administrator or personnel specialist, if the person does not hold a current license issued by the commission and has not submitted to a criminal records check by the commission within the previous three years for student teaching, practicum or internship as a teacher, administrator or personnel specialist.\n      (e) A person who is applying for a registration as a public charter school teacher or administrator under ORS 342.125.\n      (2) The making of any false statement as to the conviction of a crime is grounds for refusal to issue, renew or reinstate a license, certificate or registration and is in addition to the grounds stated in ORS 342.143.\n      (3) A person may appeal the refusal to issue a license, registration or certificate under this section as a contested case under ORS 183.413 to 183.470, but the refusal to renew or reinstate a license or registration is subject to ORS 342.175 to 342.180, and the commission shall notify the person of the right to appeal.","path":["09 - Education and Culture","30. Education and Culture","Chapter 342 — Teachers and Other School Personnel"],"source_url":"https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors342.html","current_through":"2025 Edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T23:50:13Z","sha256":"3afa73cb607a53d35fc149f1dadb226075c08dd3bdd8a335c32f322644b3d1c5","source_id":"us-or","stale":false,"prev":"us-or/ors-342.220","next":"us-or/ors-342.225"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}