Item B: 2009 Legislative Policies Document

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City of Eugene Legislative Policies for 2009 Oregon Legislative Session Some cases of such exposure require immediate treatment of the employee to counteract the effects of exposure and protect his/her health. Currently, that information can only be obtained if the person voluntarily agrees to be tested and to release the results of the test. This issue is important because any delay or refusal on the part of the person contacted to allow such testing and/or the release of the results can put the public employee at risk of death or sustaining a serious, debilitating illness. C12. Metal Theft ?Eugene supports enhancing the seriousness of an offense in cases where an item stolen or intentionally damaged constituted a part of governmental or public utility infrastructure, such as wiring for electrical generation or lighting. ?Eugene supports stricter regulations over the sale and purchase of scrap metal, including the prohibition of cash transactions over a certain limit and that commercial metals may only be bought from those with authorized and verified commercial accounts documented with metal seller. ?Eugene supports creating a misdemeanor crime for a scrap metal business that knowingly fails to satisfy compliance for metal transactions. ?Eugene supports legislation which would aid in investigating and prosecuting those who purchase such stolen items. The epidemic of theft of copper wire creates not only a serious economic burden on local government, but creates a risk to the public by making ineffective devices which are in place to enhance public safety, such as street and bike path lighting. C13. Identification of Persons Stopped for Violations of Law ?Eugene supports the requirement that a person stopped for a violation of law identify himself/herself to a police officer. Current law makes it a crime to give false information (i.e., false name, address, or date of birth) to a police officer; but, except for statutes dealing with the operation of motor vehicles (which require that a person present a valid driver’s license), there is no requirement that a person stopped for a violation not involving operation of a motor vehicle identify himself/herself. C14. Fleeing from Police Officers ?Eugene supports making it an offense for a person to flee from a police officer if an officer has the legal authority to stop him/her. Current law makes it a crime for a person operating a motor vehicle to attempt to flee from a police officer, and is a second (less serious) offense if a person operating a motor vehicle leaves the vehicle and flees on foot. However, people who are utilizing a non-motorized means of transportation (e.g., bicycle, skateboard) or who are pedestrians are not covered at all. In order for a police officer to be able to enforce violations of law against these other individuals, there should 22