Oregon HB 4027: Relating to alarms.

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81st OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2022 Regular Session
House Bill 4027
Sponsored by Representative WALLAN (Presession filed.)
SUMMARY
The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject
to consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor’s brief statement of the essential features of the
measure as introduced.
Limits local government regulations on certain nonresidential alarm systems and battery-
charged fences.
A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to alarms.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1. (1) As used in this section:
(a) “Alarm system” means any electrical, mechanical or electronic device or sensor used
to prevent, detect or alert law enforcement or occupants of burglary, theft, or intrusion of
a structure or a vehicle used as a commercial structure.
(b) “Battery-charged fence” means a fence that interfaces with an alarm system in a
manner that enables the fence to cause the connected alarm system to transmit a signal
intended to summon law enforcement in response to an intrusion and has an energizer that
is driven by battery.
(c) “IEC standards” means the standards set by the International Electrotechnical
Commission as most recently published on or before January 1, 2021.
(2) A battery-charged fence:
(a) Must use a battery that is not more than 12 volts of direct current;
(b) Must produce an electric charge on contact that does not exceed energizer charac-
teristics set for electric fence energizers by IEC standards;
(c) Must be surrounded by a nonelectric perimeter fence or wall that is not less than five
feet in height;
(d) May not be higher than the greater of 10 feet in height or two feet higher than the
height of the nonelectric perimeter fence or wall; and
(e) Must be marked with conspicuous warning signs that are located on the fence at not
more than 30-foot intervals and that read: “WARNING: ELECTRIC FENCE.”
(3) Except as required by state building code, a local government, as defined in ORS
197.015, may not adopt or enforce any ordinance, land use regulation or building code for
property not zoned or used for residential use that:
(a) Prohibits the installation or use of a battery-charged fence.
(b) Imposes installation or operational requirements inconsistent with IEC standards or
this section for an alarm system or battery-charged fence.
(c) Requires a permit for the installation or use of a battery-charged fence that is addi-
tional to an alarm system permit issued by the local government.
NOTE: Matter in boldfaced type in an amended section is new; matter [italic and bracketed] is existing law to be omitted.
New sections are in boldfaced type.
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