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Oregon State Police say FBI approved RAPBACK enrollment; agencies must fix statutes to participate
Summary
Oregon State Police told the legislature that the state-level application to join the FBI RAPBACK service has been approved, but many Oregon statutes need compulsory language before agencies can be enrolled; OSP proposes a pilot and will help affected agencies pursue statute changes during the grace period.
Oregon State Police officials told the Public Safety Subcommittee on Feb. 12 that the state’s application to participate in the FBI’s RAPBACK continuous‑monitoring service has been approved, but that statutory changes are required before many regulatory agencies can be enrolled.
Deputy Director Wendy Landers of the Criminal Justice Information Services division said OSP began the FBI CJIS application in April 2024 and "On 02/19/2025, OSP received the signed approval from the FBI CJIS division and completed the approval process by signing and returning the application to them." She explained that federal approval of the state's application does not automatically enroll individual regulatory agencies; each agency must be approved by the FBI CJIS law unit based on the agency's statutory authority to submit fingerprints.
Landers described…
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