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Committee hears broad support for Law Enforcement Accountability and Visibility Act (LIVA) to require officer identification and limit masked operations
Summary
Sponsors and dozens of community organizations backed HB 41 38 A (LIVA), which would require law enforcement officers operating in Oregon to display identifying information, limit facial coverings except for narrow exceptions, and create a path for injunctive relief where cooperation with outside agencies would violate constitutional protections.
The Senate Committee on Rules heard extensive testimony in support of House Bill 41 38 A, the Law Enforcement Accountability and Visibility Act (LIVA). Sponsor Rep. Farrah Chaitche and numerous co-sponsors and community groups argued the bill establishes statewide standards requiring officers to display their name or identifying number and agency when actively engaged in official duties, limits facial coverings…
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