Oregon lawmakers approve bill to limit release of jail mugshots, curb doxing
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Measure goes to governor s desk: One photo should not determine your future
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Oregon Senate passed Wednesday and sent to the governor House Bill 3273, legislation to limit when jail booking photos can be released in order to prevent “doxing” and protect privacy, supporters said.
Doxing is a general term used to describe a situation in which someone deliberately shares another individual’s private information on the internet with an intent to incite harassment. House Bill 3273 complements House Bill 3047, which was passed earlier this week and provides civil remedy to those who have experienced doxing.
Oregon legislature passes bill that would curtail release of police booking photos
House Bill 3273 governs the distribution of booking photos or mug shots, which are currently easy to obtain through most local law enforcement agencies.
Posted: Jun 9, 2021 12:57 PM
Posted By: Jamie Parfitt
SALEM, Ore. Democrats in the Oregon Senate carried a bill on Wednesday that would restrict the availability of law enforcement booking photos colloquially known as mug shots which supporters say complements another bill intended to fight back against doxing.
Doxing is an increasingly common practice in the internet era that involves the release and spread of an individual s private information (even if that information is publicly available, but not widely so), often resulting in a deluge of harassment or threats. House Bill 3047, which passed earlier this week, provides victims of doxing with the ability to seek civil recourse in court.
Bill requiring Oregon public universities to provide updates on hiring of outside counsel heads to Senate floor OregonLive.com 2 days ago Maxine Bernstein, oregonlive.com
A state Senate committee on Wednesday approved an amended bill that would require public universities to report annually to the attorney general on their use of outside legal counsel.
The legislation would require universities to disclose the overall amount they pay for private attorneys and for what kind of legal matters and how many.
The amended House Bill 2214 removed a much stricter demand that would have limited university payments to outside lawyers – an idea that gained public attention in the wake of OHSU’s hiring former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder for $2,295 an hour.
Oregon lawmakers consider proposal to make police disciplinary records public
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Today 6:05 PM What we want to do is keep the profession as honorable as possible but also make it easier to identify those individuals that should not be wearing the uniform and get rid of them,” said state Sen. James I. Manning Jr., D-Eugene, who proposed the amendment to House Bill 2929.LC-
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A move to publicly disclose discipline taken against police officers in Oregon has become one of the more controversial law enforcement reform measures this session.
An amendment to a House bill by Sen. James I. Manning Jr., D-Eugene, says a police agency could no longer keep an officer’s personnel records confidential under the state’s public records exemption law.