{"data":{"id":"us-or/ors-659a.360","jurisdiction":"us-or","citation":"ORS 659A.360","heading":"Restricting criminal conviction inquiries; exceptions.","body":"(1) It is an unlawful practice for an employer to exclude an applicant from an initial interview solely because of a past criminal conviction.\n      (2) An employer excludes an applicant from an initial interview if the employer:\n      (a) Requires an applicant to disclose on an employment application a criminal conviction;\n      (b) Requires an applicant to disclose, prior to an initial interview, a criminal conviction; or\n      (c) If no interview is conducted, requires an applicant to disclose, prior to making a conditional offer of employment, a criminal conviction.\n      (3) Subject to subsections (1) and (2) of this section, nothing in this section prevents an employer from considering an applicant’s conviction history when making a hiring decision.\n      (4) Subsections (1) and (2) of this section do not apply:\n      (a) If federal, state or local law, including corresponding rules and regulations, requires the consideration of an applicant’s criminal history;\n      (b) To an employer that is a law enforcement agency;\n      (c) To an employer in the criminal justice system; or\n      (d) To an employer seeking a nonemployee volunteer.","path":["16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment","51. Labor and Employment; Unlawful Discrimination","Chapter 659A — Unlawful Discrimination in Employment, Public Accommodations and Real Property Transactions; Administrative and Civil Enforcement"],"source_url":"https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors659A.html","current_through":"2025 Edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T23:50:16Z","sha256":"bd533ce7dbb465a8c2ef99a722fd04b442be2256202e4aa74e5384ff61b32ab1","source_id":"us-or","stale":false,"prev":"us-or/ors-659a.357","next":"us-or/ors-659a.362"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}