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2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 192 - Records; Public Reports and Meetings › Section 192.650 - Recording or written minutes required; content; fees.

(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. [1973 c.172 §5; 1975 c.664 §1; 1979 c.644 §4; 1999 c.59 §44; 2003 c.803 §14]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 192 - Records; Public Reports and Meetings › Section 192.670 - Meetings by means of telephone or electronic communication.

(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 body’s designee, including a hearings officer, conducts the hearing; and
(b) Do not apply to contested case hearings under ORS chapter 183. [1973 c.172 §7; 1979 c.361 §1; 2011 c.272 §2; 2021 c.228 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 192 - Records; Public Reports and Meetings › Section 192.672 - State board or commission meetings through telephone or electronic 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:
192.672 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 192 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 192 - Records; Public Reports and Meetings › Section 192.680 - Enforcement of ORS 192.610 to 192.705; effect of violation on validity 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 192.705. A decision that is reinstated is effective from the date of its 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. [1973 c.172 §8; 1975 c.664 §3; 1979 c.644 §6; 1981 c.897 §42; 1983 c.453 §2; 1989 c.544 §1; 2023 c.417 §8]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 192 - Records; Public Reports and Meetings › Section 192.685 - Additional enforcement by Oregon Government Ethics Commission.

(1)(a) Notwithstanding ORS 192.680, complaints of violations of any provision of ORS 192.610 to 192.705 alleged to have been committed by public officials may be 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 complainant’s actions taken under ORS 192.705 and the public body’s 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 official’s governing body has authority to make recommendations or for which the official’s governing body has authority to make decisions. [1993 c.743 §28; 2023 c.68 §2; 2023 c.417 §6]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 192 - Records; Public Reports and Meetings › Section 192.690 - Exceptions to ORS 192.610 to 192.705.

(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. [1973 c.172 §9; 1975 c.606 §41b; 1977 c.380 §19; 1981 c.354 §3; 1983 c.617 §4; 1987 c.850 §3; 1989 c.6 §18; 1989 c.967 §§12,14; 1991 c.451 §3; 1993 c.18 §33; 1993 c.318 §§3,4; 1995 c.36 §§1,2; 1995 c.162 §§62b,62c; 1999 c.59 §§45a,46a; 1999 c.155 §4; 1999 c.171 §§4,5; 1999 c.291 §§25,26; 2005 c.347 §5; 2005 c.562 §23; 2007 c.796 §8; 2009 c.697 §11; 2011 c.708 §26; 2017 c.442 §25; 2019 c.141 §12; 2023 c.417 §2]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 192 - Records; Public Reports and Meetings › Section 192.695 - Prima facie evidence of violation required of plaintiff.

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. [1981 c.892 §97d; 1989 c.544 §3]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 192 - Records; Public Reports and Meetings › Section 192.700 - Annual training requirements.

(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 member’s term of office and shall verify the member’s 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. [2023 c.417 §3]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 192 - Records; Public Reports and Meetings › Section 192.705 - Filing written grievance; required response.

(1) A person who believes that a governing body has acted in violation of ORS 192.610 to 192.705 may, within 30 days of the alleged violation, file a written grievance with the public body whose governing body is alleged to have violated ORS 192.610 to 192.705, setting forth the specific facts and circumstances that the person asserts amounted to a violation of ORS 192.610 to 192.705. The grievance must state the identity of the person filing the grievance and any other information required by the Oregon Government Ethics Commission by rule.
(2) A public body receiving a written grievance filed under this section shall, within 21 days of the receipt of the grievance, provide a written response to the person:
(a) Acknowledging receipt of the grievance; and
(b)(A) Denying that the facts and circumstances as set forth in the grievance accurately reflect the conduct of the governing body and setting forth the facts and circumstances as determined by the public body and the reasons why those facts and circumstances do not amount to a violation of ORS 192.610 to 192.705;
(B) Admitting that the facts and circumstances as set forth in the grievance accurately reflect the conduct of the governing body but denying that those facts and circumstances amount to a violation of ORS 192.610 to 192.705; or
(C) Admitting that the conduct of the governing body amounted to a violation of ORS 192.610 to 192.705 and setting forth the steps the governing body will take to cure the violation, including but not limited to:
(i) Rescinding the decision taken by the governing body in violation of ORS 192.610 to 192.705; or
(ii) Acknowledging in a properly noticed and conducted public meeting held within 45 days of the governing body’s original decision that:
(I) The original decision was made in violation of ORS 192.610 to 192.705;
(II) Good cause exists for the governing body to not rescind the decision; and
(III) The governing body’s practices will be modified to ensure future violations of ORS 192.610 to 192.705 do not occur.
(3) The public body shall send a copy of the written grievance and the public body’s response under this section to the Oregon Government Ethics Commission at the time the public body responds to the person who filed the grievance. [2023 c.417 §5]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 192 - Records; Public Reports and Meetings › Section 192.715 - Short title.

ORS 192.715 to 192.760 may be cited as the Uniform Electronic Legal Material Act. [2013 c.221 §10]
Note:
192.715 to 192.760 were enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but were not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 192 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 192 - Records; Public Reports and Meetings › Section 192.720 - Definitions for ORS 192.715 to 192.760.

As used in ORS 192.715 to 192.760:
(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.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 192 - Records; Public Reports and Meetings › Section 192.725 - Electronic record as official record.

(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 192.730, 192.740 and 192.745. [2013 c.221 §2]
Note:
See note under 192.715.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 192 - Records; Public Reports and Meetings › Section 192.730 - Authentication of electronic official record.

An official publisher of legal material in an electronic record that is designated as official under ORS 192.725 shall authenticate the record. To authenticate an electronic record, the publisher shall provide a method for a user to determine that the record received by the user from the publisher is unaltered from the official record published by the publisher. [2013 c.221 §3]
Note:
See note under 192.715.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 192 - Records; Public Reports and Meetings › Section 192.735 - Evidentiary rules concerning authenticated electronic record.

(1) Legal material in an electronic record that is authenticated under ORS 192.730 is presumed to be an accurate copy of the legal material.
(2) If another state has adopted a law substantially similar to ORS 192.715 to 192.760, legal material in an electronic record that is designated as official and authenticated by the official publisher in that state is presumed to be an accurate copy of the legal material.
(3) A party contesting the authentication of legal material in an electronic record authenticated under ORS 192.730 has the burden of proving by a preponderance of the evidence that the record is not authentic. [2013 c.221 §4]
Note:
See note under 192.715.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 192 - Records; Public Reports and Meetings › Section 192.740 - Preservation and security of electronic official record.

(1) An official publisher of legal material in an electronic record that is or was designated as official under ORS 192.725 shall provide for the preservation and security of the record in an electronic form or a form that is not electronic.
(2) If legal material is preserved under subsection (1) of this section in an electronic record, the official publisher shall:
(a) Ensure the integrity of the record;
(b) Provide for backup and disaster recovery of the record; and
(c) Ensure the continuing usability of the material. [2013 c.221 §5]
Note:
See note under 192.715.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 192 - Records; Public Reports and Meetings › Section 192.745 - Availability for public use.

An official publisher of legal material in an electronic record that is required to be preserved under ORS 192.740 shall ensure that the material is reasonably available for use by the public on a permanent basis. [2013 c.221 §6]
Note:
See note under 192.715.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 192 - Records; Public Reports and Meetings › Section 192.750 - Implementation; considerations.

In implementing ORS 192.715 to 192.760, an official publisher of legal material in an electronic record shall consider:
(1) Standards and practices of other jurisdictions;
(2) The most recent standards regarding authentication of, preservation and security of, and public access to, legal material in an electronic record and other electronic records, as promulgated by national standard-setting bodies;
(3) The needs of users of legal material in an electronic record;
(4) The views of governmental officials and entities and other interested persons; and
(5) To the extent practicable, methods and technologies for the authentication of, preservation and security of and public access to legal material which are compatible with the methods and technologies used by other official publishers in this state and in other states that have adopted a law substantially similar to ORS 192.715 to 192.760. [2013 c.221 §7]
Note:
See note under 192.715.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 192 - Records; Public Reports and Meetings › Section 192.755 - Uniform construction.

In applying and construing ORS 192.715 to 192.760, consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it. [2013 c.221 §8]
Note:
See note under 192.715.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 192 - Records; Public Reports and Meetings › Section 192.760 - Relationship of ORS 192.715 to 192.760 to federal law.

ORS 192.715 to 192.760 modify, limit, and supersede the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, 15 U.S.C. 7001 et seq., but do not modify, limit or supersede section 101(c) of that Act, 15 U.S.C. 7001(c), or authorize electronic delivery of any of the notices described in section 103(b) of that Act, 15 U.S.C. 7003(b). [2013 c.221 §9]
Note:
See note under 192.715.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 192 - Records; Public Reports and Meetings › Section 192.800 - Definitions for ORS 192.800 to 192.810.

As used in this section and ORS 192.805 and 192.810:
(1) "Customer" means any person who or which is transacting or has transacted business with a financial institution, or who or which is using or has used the services of such an institution, or for whom or which a financial institution has acted or is acting as a fiduciary.
(2) "Financial institution" means a financial institution or a trust company, as those terms are defined in ORS 706.008.
(3) "Financial records" means any original written or electronic document, any copy of the document, or any information contained in the document, held by or in the custody of a financial institution, when the document, copy or information is identifiable as pertaining to one or more customers of the financial institution.
(4) "Subpoena" means a judicial subpoena or subpoena duces tecum. [1985 c.797 §1; 1997 c.631 §423; 2005 c.130 §3]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 192 - Records; Public Reports and Meetings › Section 192.805 - Reimbursement required prior to disclosure; charges.

Before producing any documents or making any disclosures, a financial institution may require the requesting person who caused the subpoena to be issued to reimburse the financial institution for the reasonable costs incurred by the financial institution in the course of compliance. These costs shall include but are not limited to personnel costs, reproduction costs and travel expenses. The following charges shall be considered reasonable costs:
(1) Personnel costs, $30 per hour per person, computed on the basis of $7.50 per quarter hour or fraction thereof, for time expended by personnel of the financial institution in searching, locating, retrieving, copying and transporting or conveying the requested material to the place of examination.
(2) Reproduction costs, $1 per page, including copies produced by reader and printer reproduction processes. Photographs, films and other materials shall be reimbursed at actual cost.
(3) Travel expenses, 50 cents per mile, plus other actual costs, necessary to transport personnel to locate and retrieve the information required or requested and to convey the required or requested material to the place of examination. [1985 c.797 §2; 1989 c.309 §1; 2001 c.247 §2]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 192 - Records; Public Reports and Meetings › Section 192.810 - Applicability of ORS 192.805.

ORS 192.805 does not apply to any subpoena issued by or on behalf of a state agency or local agency subject to the provisions of ORS 192.583 to 192.607, or if the financial institution is a named party to litigation that is the basis for issuance of the subpoena. [1985 c.797 §3; 1989 c.309 §2]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 192 - Records; Public Reports and Meetings › Section 192.822 - Address Confidentiality Program; substitute addresses.

(1) The Address Confidentiality Program is established in the Department of Justice to:
(a) Protect the confidentiality of the actual address of a health care provider or a victim of domestic violence, a sexual offense, stalking, bias or human trafficking; and
(b) Prevent assailants or potential assailants of the health care provider or victim from finding the health care provider or victim through public records.
(2) The Attorney General shall designate a substitute address for a program participant and act as the agent of the program participant for purposes of service of all legal process in this state and receiving and forwarding first-class, certified or registered mail.
(3) The Attorney General is not required to forward any packages or mail other than first-class, certified or registered mail to the program participant.
(4) The Attorney General is not required to track or otherwise maintain records of any mail received on behalf of a program participant unless the mail is certified or registered. [2005 c.821 §2; 2009 c.468 §2; 2023 c.228 §42; 2023 c.549 §9]
Note:
See note under 192.820.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 192 - Records; Public Reports and Meetings › Section 192.828 - Prohibitions; civil penalty.

(1) An applicant for participation in the Address Confidentiality Program or a program participant may not:
(a) Falsely attest in an initial application or an application for renewal that disclosure of the actual address of the applicant would endanger the safety of the applicant or the safety of the applicant’s child or ward; or
(b) Knowingly provide false information in an initial application or an application for renewal.
(2) If after an investigation, the Attorney General finds that a violation of subsection (1) of this section has occurred, the Attorney General may impose a civil penalty as provided in ORS 183.745 in an amount not to exceed $500. [2005 c.821 §4]
Note:
See note under 192.820.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 192 - Records; Public Reports and Meetings › Section 192.832 - Notice of change in name, address or telephone number.

(1) A program participant shall notify the Attorney General within 30 days after the program participant has obtained a legal name change by providing the Attorney General with a certified copy of any judgment or order evidencing the change or any other documentation the Attorney General considers sufficient evidence of the name change.
(2) A program participant shall notify the Attorney General of a change in actual address or telephone number from the actual address or telephone number listed on the application of the program participant within 10 days after the change occurs. [2005 c.821 §5]
Note:
See note under 192.820.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 192 - Records; Public Reports and Meetings › Section 192.834 - Cancellation of certification.

(1) The Attorney General shall cancel the certification of a program participant if:
(a) The Attorney General determines that the program participant violated ORS 192.828;
(b) The Attorney General determines that the program participant violated ORS 192.832; or
(c) Subject to ORS 192.832 (2), first class, certified or registered mail forwarded to the program participant by the Attorney General is returned as undeliverable.
(2) The Attorney General shall send notice of cancellation to the program participant setting out the reasons for the cancellation and setting out the rights and duties of the program participant.
(3) A program participant has 30 days to appeal the cancellation decision under procedures adopted by the Attorney General by rule. A cancellation of certification under this section is not considered an order as defined in ORS 183.310 and is not subject to judicial review under ORS 183.480.
(4) An individual whose certification as a program participant is canceled under this section shall notify persons and public bodies using the substitute address as the address of the program participant that the substitute address is no longer the address to be used by public bodies as described in ORS 192.836. [2005 c.821 §6]
Note:
See note under 192.820.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 192 - Records; Public Reports and Meetings › Section 192.836 - Use of substitute address; waiver of requirement.

(1)(a) A program participant may request that public bodies use the substitute address designated by the Attorney General as the address of the program participant in any ongoing actions or proceedings or when creating a new public record.
(b) A public body is not responsible for requesting that departments, divisions, affiliates or other organizational units of the public body or other public bodies use the substitute address as the address of the program participant.
(c) Unless requested by the program participant, when the actual address of a program participant is contained in a public record that is filed with the public body, the public body is not responsible for modifying the public record to contain the substitute address designated by the Attorney General.
(d) The Attorney General is not responsible for making requests under this subsection.
(2) Except as provided in this section and ORS 192.842, when a program participant submits a current and valid Address Confidentiality Program authorization card to a public body, the public body shall accept the substitute address on the authorization card as the address of the program participant when creating a new public record. Upon the request of the program participant, the public body shall use the substitute address on the authorization card in any ongoing actions or proceedings.
(3) A public body may request a waiver from the requirements of the Address Confidentiality Program by submitting a waiver request to the Attorney General. The waiver request shall be in writing and include:
(a) An explanation of why the public body cannot meet its statutory or administrative obligations by possessing or using the substitute address; and
(b) An affirmation that if the Attorney General accepts the waiver, the public body will only use the actual address of the program participant for those statutory or administrative purposes included in the waiver request.
(4) The Attorney General shall accept or deny a waiver request from a public body in writing and include a statement of specific reasons for acceptance or denial. An acceptance or denial made under this subsection is not considered an order as defined in ORS 183.310 and is not subject to judicial review under ORS 183.480.
(5) Except as provided in ORS 192.820 to 192.868, if a law or rule requires the use of a residence address, the substitute address may be used instead. [2005 c.821 §7; 2007 c.542 §2]
Note:
See note under 192.820.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 192 - Records; Public Reports and Meetings › Section 192.842 - Use of actual or substitute address in specified circumstances.

(1) A county clerk or other elections official shall use the actual address of a program participant for voter registration purposes. Except as provided in ORS 192.820 to 192.868, a county clerk or other elections official may not disclose the actual address.
(2) A county clerk or other elections official shall use the substitute address of the program participant for purposes of mailing a ballot to an elector under ORS 254.470.
(3) A school district shall use the actual address of a program participant for any purpose related to admission or assignment. The school district shall take such measures as necessary to protect the confidentiality of the actual address of the program participant. Student records created under ORS 326.565 and 326.580 shall use the substitute address of the program participant.
(4) A county clerk shall accept the substitute address of the program participant as the address of the applicant for the purpose of issuing a marriage license under ORS 106.041 or registering a Declaration of Domestic Partnership under ORS 106.325. [2005 c.821 §8; 2007 c.99 §13; 2007 c.542 §12]
Note:
See note under 192.820.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 192 - Records; Public Reports and Meetings › Section 192.844 - Prohibition on disclosure of actual address or telephone number by public body.

(1) Except as provided in ORS 192.820 to 192.868, a public body that receives a request from a program participant under ORS 192.836 may not disclose the actual address or telephone number of the program participant.
(2) Each public body that receives a request from a program participant under ORS 192.836 shall adopt a procedure to prevent unnecessary disclosure of actual addresses or telephone numbers of program participants to employees of that public body or other persons in that public body. [2005 c.821 §9; 2007 c.542 §3]
Note:
See note under 192.820.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 192 - Records; Public Reports and Meetings › Section 192.846 - Records of Department of Transportation; substitute address.

(1) A program participant may request that any driver or vehicle record kept by the Department of Transportation that contains or is required to contain the program participant’s actual address contain instead the substitute address designated by the Attorney General. A request under this subsection must:
(a) Be in a form specified by the department; and
(b) Contain verification that the individual is a program participant.
(2) Upon receipt of a request and verification under this section, the department shall remove the program participant’s actual address from its records and instead use the substitute address designated by the Attorney General. The department shall note on the records that the address shown is a substitute address under ORS 192.820 to 192.868. While the request is in effect, the program participant may enter the substitute address on any driver or vehicle form issued by the department that requires an address.
(3) If an individual ceases to be certified as a program participant, the individual shall notify the department of a change of address as provided in ORS 803.220, 807.420 or 807.560. [2007 c.542 §11]
Note:
See note under 192.820.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 192 - Records; Public Reports and Meetings › Section 192.848 - When Attorney General may disclose actual address or telephone number.

(1) The Attorney General may not disclose the actual address or telephone number of a program participant, except under either of the following circumstances:
(a) Upon receipt of a court order signed by a judge pursuant to a finding of good cause. Good cause exists when disclosure is sought for a lawful purpose that outweighs the risk of the disclosure and, in the case of a request for disclosure received from a federal, state or local law enforcement agency, district attorney or other public body, when information is provided to the court that describes the official purpose for which the actual address or telephone number of the program participant will be used. If a judge finds that good cause exists, the terms of the court order shall address, as much as practicable, the safety and protection of the program participant. In cases where the Attorney General has not received prior notice of a court order, not later than three business days after receiving the order, the Attorney General may object to the order and request a hearing before the judge who signed the order.
(b) Where the program participant is required to disclose the actual address of the program participant as part of a registration for sex offenders as required under ORS 163A.005 to 163A.235.
(2) A person to whom an actual address or telephone number of a program participant has been disclosed pursuant to a court order may not disclose the actual address or telephone number to any other person unless permitted to do so by order of the court.
(3) The Attorney General shall notify a program participant within one business day after the Attorney General discloses an actual address under subsection (1)(a) of this section.
(4) Upon request by a public body, the Attorney General may verify whether or not a person is a program participant when the verification is for official use only. [2005 c.821 §10; 2007 c.542 §4; 2013 c.708 §26]
Note:
See note under 192.820.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 192 - Records; Public Reports and Meetings › Section 192.852 - Prohibition on obtaining actual address or telephone number; prohibition on disclosure by employee of public body.

(1) A person may not attempt to obtain or obtain the actual address or telephone number of a program participant from the Attorney General or a public body through fraud or misrepresentation.
(2) Except as provided in ORS 192.820 to 192.868 or federal law, an employee of a public body may not intentionally disclose the actual address or telephone number of a program participant to a person known to the employee to be prohibited from receiving the actual address or telephone number of the program participant. This subsection applies only when an employee obtains the actual address or telephone number of the program participant during the performance of the official duties of the employee and, at the time of disclosure, the employee has specific knowledge that the actual address or telephone number disclosed belongs to a program participant. [2005 c.821 §11]
Note:
See note under 192.820.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 192 - Records; Public Reports and Meetings › Section 192.854 - Application assistants; application assistance not legal advice.

(1) The Attorney General may designate employees of or volunteers serving public or private entities that provide counseling and shelter services to victims of domestic violence, a sexual offense, stalking or human trafficking as application assistants to assist individuals applying to participate in the Address Confidentiality Program.
(2) Any assistance rendered to applicants for participation in the Address Confidentiality Program by the Attorney General or an application assistant is not considered legal advice. [2005 c.821 §12; 2009 c.468 §4]
Note:
See note under 192.820.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 192 - Records; Public Reports and Meetings › Section 192.856 - Additional response time for notice or other paper.

Notwithstanding any other law and the Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure, whenever a program participant has the right or is required to do some act or take some proceedings within a prescribed period of 10 days or less after the service of a notice or other paper upon the program participant and the notice or paper is served by mail pursuant to ORS 192.820 to 192.868, five days shall be added to the prescribed period. [2005 c.821 §13]
Note:
See note under 192.820.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 192 - Records; Public Reports and Meetings › Section 192.858 - Disclosures to participants.

The Attorney General shall disclose in writing to a program participant prior to certification:
(1) The rights and obligations of the program participant under ORS 192.820 to 192.868; and
(2) The term of certification as determined by the Attorney General under ORS 192.826. [2005 c.821 §14]
Note:
See note under 192.820.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 192 - Records; Public Reports and Meetings › Section 192.860 - Rules.

The Attorney General may adopt rules the Attorney General considers necessary to carry out the provisions of ORS 192.820 to 192.868. [2005 c.821 §15]
Note:
See note under 192.820.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 192 - Records; Public Reports and Meetings › Section 192.868 - Grants, donations and gifts.

(1) The Department of Justice may seek, solicit, receive and administer monetary grants, donations and gifts to establish and operate the Address Confidentiality Program.
(2) All moneys received by the department under subsection (1) of this section shall be deposited in the Department of Justice Operating Account created in ORS 180.180. Amounts deposited under this section are continuously appropriated to the department to carry out the provisions of ORS 192.820 to 192.868. [2005 c.821 §17]
Note:
See note under 192.820.