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ORS Chapter 192 — Records; Public Reports and

ORS 192.603. (1) As used in this section: (a) Account information means, whether or not the financial institution has an account under a particular customers name, the number of customer account items dishonored or that created overdrafts, dollar volume of dishonored items and items that when paid created overdrafts, a statement explaining any credit arrangement between the financial institution and the customer to pay overdrafts, dates and amounts of deposits and debits to a customers account, copies of deposit slips and deposited items, the account balance on such dates, a copy of the customers signature card and the dates the account opened or closed. (b) Secure electronic message means an electronic message that is encrypted or otherwise transmitted in a manner that is reasonably calculated to prevent accidental, unlawful or unauthorized disclosure or access to parties not authorized to receive or access the electronic message. (2) When a police or sheriffs department or district attorneys office in this state requests account information from a financial institution to assist in a criminal investigation, the financial institution shall supply a statement setting forth the requested account information with respect to a customer or a customer account specified by the police or sheriffs department or district attorneys office, for a period of up to three months prior to and three months following the date of occurrence of the account transaction giving rise to the criminal investigation. The disclosure statement required under this subsection may include only account information as defined in subsection (1) of this section. If the police or sheriffs department or district attorneys office makes the request by sending a secure electronic message to the financial institution, the financial institution shall respond to the request in a secure electronic message. The police or sheriffs department or district attorneys office requesting the information shall, within 24 hours of making the request, confirm the request in a written or secure electronic message delivered or mailed to the financial institution, setting forth the nature of the account information sought, the time period for which account information is sought, and that the information has been requested pursuant to a criminal investigation.
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ORS 192.605. notification program. Financial institutions that participate in an attorney trust account overdraft notification program established under ORS 9.685 may charge attorneys or law firms who have trust accounts with the financial institution for the reasonable costs incurred by the financial institution by reason of that participation. [Formerly 192.587]
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ORS 192.606. status of evidence obtained in violation. (1) Any customer who suffers any ascertainable loss as a result of a willful violation of ORS 192.583 to 192.607 by any person, may bring an individual action in an appropriate court to recover actual damages or $1,000, whichever is greater. (2) Any customer who suffers any ascertainable loss as a result of a negligent violation of ORS 192.583 to 192.607 by any person, may bring an individual action in an appropriate court to recover actual damages. (3)(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection, the court may award reasonable attorney fees to the prevailing party in an action under this section. (b) The court may not award attorney fees to the state or a political subdivision of the state if the state or political subdivision prevails in an action under this section. (4) An action to enforce any provision of ORS 192.583 to 192.607 must be commenced within two years after the date on which the violation occurred. (5) Evidence obtained in violation of ORS 192.583 to 192.607 is inadmissible in any proceeding. [Formerly 192.590]
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ORS 192.607. any person for any loss or damage caused in whole or in part by such refusal. (3) Financial institutions shall not be required to notify their customers concerning the receipt by them of requests from state or local agencies for disclosures of financial records of such customers. However, except as otherwise provided in ORS 192.583 to 192.607, nothing in ORS 192.583 to 192.607 shall preclude financial institutions from giving such notice to customers. A court may order a financial institution to withhold notification to a customer of the receipt of a summons, subpoena or search warrant when the court finds that notice to the customer would impede the investigation being conducted by the state or local agency. (4) Financial institutions that participate in a trust account overdraft notification program established under ORS 9.685 are not liable to a lawyer or law firm on the attorney trust account, to a beneficiary of the trust account or to the Oregon State Bar for loss or damage caused in whole or in part by that participation or arising in any way out of that participation. (5) A financial institution shall not be liable to any person for any loss, damage or injury arising out of or in any way pertaining to the release of information pursuant to ORS 192.586 (2)(a).
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ORS 192.610. made to the Oregon Government Ethics Commission for review and investigation as provided by ORS 244.260 and for possible imposition of civil penalties as provided by ORS 244.350. (b) If at any time the commission has reason to believe that there has been a violation of ORS 192.660, the commission may proceed under this section and as provided by ORS 244.260 on its own motion as if the commission had received a complaint. (2) A complainant may not file a complaint with the commission under this section unless the complainant has complied with the written grievance procedures described in ORS 192.705 and: (a) Has received a response from the public body that denies that a violation of ORS 192.610 to 192.705 occurred; (b) Has received a response from the public body that admits that a violation of ORS 192.610 to 192.705 occurred that the public body has failed to take adequate steps to cure; or (c) Has not received a response from the public body within the time prescribed for a response under ORS 192.705. (3) A complainant shall submit documentation of the complainants actions taken under ORS 192.705 and the public bodys response as described in subsection (2) of this section, if any. The commission shall dismiss any complaint filed under this section that does not satisfy the requirements of subsection (2) of this section. (4) If a complaint satisfies the requirements of subsection (2) of this section, the commission may interview witnesses, review minutes and other records and obtain and consider any other information pertaining to meetings of the governing body of a public body for purposes of determining whether a violation of ORS 192.610 to 192.705 occurred. Information related to an executive session conducted for a purpose authorized by ORS 192.660 shall be made available to the Oregon Government Ethics Commission for its investigation but shall be excluded from public disclosure. (5) If the commission chooses not to pursue a complaint of a violation brought under subsection (1) of this section at any time before conclusion of a contested case hearing, the public official against whom the complaint was brought may be entitled to reimbursement of reasonable costs and attorney fees by the public body to which the officials governing body has authority to make recommendations or for which the officials governing body has authority to make decisions.
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ORS 192.620. The Oregon form of government requires an informed public aware of the deliberations and decisions of governing bodies and the information upon which such decisions were made. It is the intent of ORS 192.610 to 192.705 that decisions of governing bodies be arrived at openly.
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ORS 192.640. special or emergency meetings. (1) The governing body of a public body shall provide for and give public notice, reasonably calculated to give actual notice to interested persons including news media which have requested notice, of the time and place for holding regular meetings. The notice shall also include a list of the principal subjects anticipated to be considered at the meeting, but this requirement shall not limit the ability of a governing body to consider additional subjects. (2) If an executive session only will be held, the notice shall be given to the members of the governing body, to the general public and to news media which have requested notice, stating the specific provision of law authorizing the executive session. (3) No special meeting shall be held without at least 24 hours notice to the members of the governing body, the news media which have requested notice and the general public. In case of an actual emergency, a meeting may be held upon such notice as is appropriate to the circumstances, but the minutes for such a meeting shall describe the emergency justifying less than 24 hours notice.
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ORS 192.650. (1) The governing body of a public body shall provide for the sound, video or digital recording or the taking of written minutes of all its meetings. Neither a full transcript nor a full recording of the meeting is required, except as otherwise provided by law, but the written minutes or recording must give a true reflection of the matters discussed at the meeting and the views of the participants. All minutes or recordings shall be available to the public within a reasonable time after the meeting, and shall include at least the following information: (a) All members of the governing body present; (b) All motions, proposals, resolutions, orders, ordinances and measures proposed and their disposition; (c) The results of all votes and, except for public bodies consisting of more than 25 members unless requested by a member of that body, the vote of each member by name; (d) The substance of any discussion on any matter; and (e) Subject to ORS 192.311 to 192.478 relating to public records, a reference to any document discussed at the meeting. (2) Minutes of executive sessions shall be kept in accordance with subsection (1) of this section. However, the minutes of a hearing held under ORS 332.061 shall contain only the material not excluded under ORS 332.061 (2). Instead of written minutes, a record of any executive session may be kept in the form of a sound or video tape or digital recording, which need not be transcribed unless otherwise provided by law. If the disclosure of certain material is inconsistent with the purpose for which a meeting under ORS 192.660 is authorized to be held, that material may be excluded from disclosure. However, excluded materials are authorized to be examined privately by a court in any legal action and the court shall determine their admissibility. (3) A reference in minutes or a recording to a document discussed at a meeting of a governing body of a public body does not affect the status of the document under ORS 192.311 to 192.478. (4) A public body may charge a person a fee under ORS 192.324 for the preparation of a transcript from a recording.
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ORS 192.670. (1) Any meeting, including an executive session, of a governing body of a public body which is held through the use of telephone or other electronic communication shall be conducted in accordance with ORS 192.610 to 192.705. (2) When telephone or other electronic means of communication is used and the meeting is not an executive session, the governing body of the public body shall make available to the public at least one place where, or at least one electronic means by which, the public can listen to the communication at the time it occurs. A place provided may be a place where no member of the governing body of the public body is present. (3) All meetings held by a governing body of a public body, excluding executive sessions, must provide to members of the general public, to the extent reasonably possible, an opportunity to: (a) Access and attend the meeting by telephone, video or other electronic or virtual means; (b) If in-person oral testimony is allowed, submit during the meeting oral testimony by telephone, video or other electronic or virtual means; and (c) If in-person written testimony is allowed, submit written testimony, including by electronic mail or other electronic means, so that the governing body is able to consider the submitted testimony in a timely manner. (4) The provisions of subsection (3) of this section: (a) Apply to hearings under ORS 197.797, 215.402 to 215.438 and 215.700 to 215.780 regardless of whether a governing body or governing bodys designee, including a hearings officer, conducts the hearing; and (b) Do not apply to contested case hearings under ORS chapter 183.
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ORS 192.672. means; compensation and reimbursement; recording and publishing. (1) A state board or commission may meet through telephone or other electronic means in accordance with ORS 192.610 to 192.705. (2)(a) Notwithstanding ORS 171.072 or 292.495, a member of a state board or commission who attends a meeting through telephone or other electronic means is not entitled to compensation or reimbursement for expenses for attending the meeting. (b) A state board or commission may compensate or reimburse a member, other than a member who is a member of the Legislative Assembly, who attends a meeting through telephone or other electronic means as provided in ORS 292.495 at the discretion of the board or commission. (3)(a) A state board or commission that meets through telephone or other electronic means in accordance with ORS 192.610 to 192.705 shall record and promptly publish the meeting on a publicly accessible website or hosting service, so that members of the public may without charge: (A) Observe a recording of the meeting if the meeting was conducted through videoconferencing technology; or (B) Listen to a recording of the meeting if the meeting was conducted through teleconferencing technology that did not include video capabilities. (b) The requirement that a meeting be published under this subsection does not apply to that portion of a state board or commission meeting that was lawfully held in executive session under ORS 192.660 or other law. (c) The requirement to record and publish meetings under this subsection applies to any state board or commission that is within the executive department, as defined in ORS 174.112, and whose members are subject to Senate confirmation under ORS 171.562 and 171.565. [2011 c.272 1; 2023 c.565 1] Note:
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ORS 192.680. of decision of governing body; liability of members. (1) A decision made by a governing body of a public body in violation of ORS 192.610 to 192.705 shall be voidable. The decision shall not be voided if the governing body of the public body reinstates the decision while in compliance with ORS 192.610 to
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ORS 192.685. (1)(a) Notwithstanding ORS 192.680, complaints of violations of any provision of ORS
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ORS 192.690. (1) ORS 192.610 to 192.705 do not apply to any of the following: (a) Deliberations of the Psychiatric Security Review Board or the State Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision. (b) Deliberations of state agencies conducting hearings on contested cases in accordance with the provisions of ORS chapter 183. (c) Deliberations of the Workers Compensation Board or the Employment Appeals Board of similar hearings on contested cases. (d) Meetings of the state lawyers assistance committee operating under the provisions of ORS 9.568. (e) Meetings of the personal and practice management assistance committees operating under the provisions of ORS 9.568. (f) Meetings of county child abuse multidisciplinary teams required to review child abuse cases in accordance with the provisions of ORS 418.747. (g) Meetings of child fatality review teams required to review child fatalities in accordance with the provisions of ORS 418.785. (h) Meetings of peer review committees in accordance with the provisions of ORS 441.055. (i) Mediation conducted under ORS 36.252 to 36.268. (j) Any judicial proceeding. (k) Meetings of the Oregon Health and Science University Board of Directors or its designated committee regarding candidates for the position of president of the university or regarding sensitive business, financial or commercial matters of the university not customarily provided to competitors related to financings, mergers, acquisitions or joint ventures or related to the sale or other disposition of, or substantial change in use of, significant real or personal property, or related to health system strategies. (L) Oregon Health and Science University faculty or staff committee meetings. (m) Communications between or among members of a governing body that are: (A) Purely factual or educational in nature and that convey no deliberation or decision on any matter that might reasonably come before the governing body; (B) Not related to any matter that, at any time, could reasonably be foreseen to come before the governing body for deliberation and decision; or (C) Nonsubstantive in nature, such as communication relating to scheduling, leaves of absence and other similar matters. (2) Because of the grave risk to public health and safety that would be posed by misappropriation or misapplication of information considered during such review and approval, ORS 192.610 to 192.705 shall not apply to review and approval of security programs by the Energy Facility Siting Council pursuant to ORS 469.530.
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ORS 192.695. In any suit commenced under ORS 192.680 (2), the plaintiff shall be required to present prima facie evidence of a violation of ORS 192.610 to 192.705 before the governing body shall be required to prove that its acts in deliberating toward a decision complied with the law. When a plaintiff presents prima facie evidence of a violation of the open meetings law, the burden to prove that the provisions of ORS 192.610 to 192.705 were complied with shall be on the governing body.
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ORS 192.700. (1)(a) The Oregon Government Ethics Commission shall annually prepare training on the requirements of ORS 192.610 to 192.705 and best practices to enhance compliance with those requirements. The commission may delegate the preparation and presentation of trainings to another organization, except that the commission must approve the content of training prepared by another organization prior to presentation of the training. (b) At the discretion of the commission, trainings prepared under this section may be presented in live sessions or be made available for viewing online. Training sessions may be presented to multiple governing bodies at any one time and may be presented in a prerecorded format. (2)(a) Every member of a governing body of a public body with total expenditures for a fiscal year of $1 million or more shall attend or view training prepared under this section at least once during the members term of office and shall verify the members attendance using the method prescribed by the commission. (b) A member of a governing body who, under paragraph (a) of this subsection, is not required to attend training is nevertheless encouraged to attend training given under this section. (3) The commission shall, at least once every five years, adjust the expenditure threshold for mandatory training described in subsection (2)(a) of this section to account for changes in inflation and shall by rule establish a new threshold, rounded to the nearest $100,000, for mandatory training attendance under this section. (4) This section does not apply to governing bodies of state government, as defined in ORS 174.111.
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ORS 192.705. initial adoption. (2) Any person affected by a decision of a governing body of a public body may commence a suit in the circuit court for the county in which the governing body ordinarily meets, for the purpose of requiring compliance with, or the prevention of violations of ORS 192.610 to 192.705, by members of the governing body, or to determine the applicability of ORS 192.610 to 192.705 to matters or decisions of the governing body. (3) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, if the court finds that the public body made a decision while in violation of ORS 192.610 to 192.705, the court shall void the decision of the governing body if the court finds that the violation was the result of intentional disregard of the law or willful misconduct by a quorum of the members of the governing body, unless other equitable relief is available. The court may order such equitable relief as it deems appropriate in the circumstances. The court may order payment to a successful plaintiff in a suit brought under this section of reasonable attorney fees at trial and on appeal, by the governing body, or public body of which it is a part or to which it reports. (4) If the court makes a finding that a violation of ORS 192.610 to 192.705 has occurred under subsection (2) of this section and that the violation is the result of willful misconduct by any member or members of the governing body, that member or members shall be jointly and severally liable to the governing body or the public body of which it is a part for the amount paid by the body under subsection (3) of this section. (5) Any suit brought under subsection (2) of this section must be commenced within 60 days following the date that the decision becomes public record. (6) The provisions of this section shall be the exclusive remedy for an alleged violation of ORS 192.610 to 192.705, except that this subsection does not apply to proceedings of the Oregon Government Ethics Commission.
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ORS 192.710. [1973 c.168 1; 1979 c.262 1; repealed by 2015 c.158 30] UNIFORM ELECTRONIC LEGAL MATERIAL ACT
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ORS 192.715. (1) Electronic means relating to technology having electrical, digital, magnetic, wireless, optical, electromagnetic or similar capabilities. (2) Legal material means, whether or not in effect: (a) The Oregon Constitution; (b) Session laws published by the Legislative Counsel under ORS 171.236; (c) The Oregon Revised Statutes; or (d) Oregon Administrative Rules. (3) Official publisher means: (a) For the Oregon Constitution, the Legislative Counsel; (b) For Oregon Laws, the Legislative Counsel; (c) For the Oregon Revised Statutes, the Legislative Counsel; or (d) For a rule published in the Oregon Administrative Rules, the Secretary of State. (4) Publish means to display, present or release to the public, or cause to be displayed, presented or released to the public, by the official publisher. (5) Record means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form. (6) State means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. [2013 c.221 1] Note: See note under 192.715.
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ORS 192.720. Definitions for ORS 192.715 to 192.760
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ORS 192.725. (1) If an official publisher publishes legal material only in an electronic record, the publisher shall: (a) Designate the electronic record as official; and (b) Comply with ORS 192.730, 192.740 and 192.745. (2) An official publisher that publishes legal material in an electronic record and also publishes the material in a record other than an electronic record may designate the electronic record as official if the publisher complies with ORS