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2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 176 - Governor › Section 176.267 - Medal of Ultimate Sacrifice.

(1) The Law Enforcement Medal of Ultimate Sacrifice is established. Upon nomination by the Governor’s Commission on the Law Enforcement Medal of Honor established under ORS 176.262, the Governor or the Governor’s designee may award the medal in the name of the state to the family of a law enforcement officer who has died while performing his or her duties as a law enforcement officer or who was killed because of his or her employment as a law enforcement officer.
(2) The medal shall be bronze and consist of a police shield overlaid by a sheriff’s star with the seal of the State of Oregon in the center and the words "Law Enforcement Medal of Ultimate Sacrifice" within the design. The medal shall be suspended from a ring that is attached to a gold ribbon with a blue edge. The reverse side of the medal shall be inscribed with the words "Awarded by a grateful state for the ultimate sacrifice by a law enforcement family." [2011 c.434 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 176 - Governor › Section 176.268 - Oregon Gifts of Life Award.

(1) As used in this section:
(a) "Organ donor" means an individual whose organ, eye or tissue is the subject of an anatomical gift pursuant to ORS 97.951 to 97.982.
(b) "Organ procurement organization" has the meaning given that term in ORS 97.953.
(2) The office of the Governor may present the Oregon Gifts of Life Award on an annual basis to families of organ donors.
(3) Organ procurement organizations or affiliated educational organizations may nominate individuals eligible under this section to represent organ donors from the previous calendar year and may submit documentation supporting the eligibility of the individuals to the office of the Governor.
(4) Organ procurement organizations shall select recipients from a list of nominations prepared under subsection (3) of this section. If more than one organ procurement organization is involved, the organ procurement organizations shall coordinate to designate by consensus the organ procurement organization that will have primary administrative responsibility under this section.
(5) Only one award may be presented to the family of each organ donor.
(6) Organ procurement organizations shall seek permission from the family of each organ donor selected to receive the Oregon Gifts of Life Award. [2018 c.13 §2]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 176 - Governor › Section 176.300 - Temporary transfer of power.

The Governor may at any time declare that the Governor expects to be temporarily disabled for a period of time and will not be able to discharge the duties of the office during that period of time. The Governor shall indicate the date and time that the period of disability will commence, and an estimate of the length of time during which the Governor will be disabled. Upon the date and time specified by the Governor, the person charged with assuming the duties of the office under Article V, section 8a of the Oregon Constitution, shall commence serving as Acting Governor. Upon the Governor declaring that the period of disability has ended, the Acting Governor shall immediately cease to perform those duties and the Governor shall resume performance of the duties of the office of Governor. [2009 c.77 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 176 - Governor › Section 176.306 - Convocation of disability evaluation panel.

(1) A convocation of the disability evaluation panel shall be convoked if requested by at least two of the following persons:
(a) The Secretary of State;
(b) The State Treasurer;
(c) The President of the Senate;
(d) The Speaker of the House of Representatives; or
(e) The chief of staff for the Governor.
(2) A request for convocation of the disability evaluation panel must be in writing and filed with the Secretary of State. The request is effective upon filing. The request must indicate that the persons making the request believe that the Governor is suffering from a physical or mental disability that prevents the Governor from discharging the duties of the office. [2009 c.77 §3]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 176 - Governor › Section 176.309 - Disability evaluation panel procedures.

(1) As soon as possible after a disability evaluation panel is convoked, the panel shall meet and examine whether the Governor is unable to discharge the duties of the office by reason of a physical or mental disability. The members of the panel who are physicians, or other physicians appointed by the panel, shall conduct a medical examination of the Governor if possible.
(2) Meetings of the disability evaluation panel are not subject to ORS 192.610 to 192.705. Except for the panel’s determination, records of the panel are not subject to disclosure under ORS 192.311 to 192.478. [2009 c.77 §4]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 176 - Governor › Section 176.312 - Finding of disability; finding that disability has ceased.

(1) A disability evaluation panel shall find that the Governor is unable to discharge the duties of the office if four or more members of the panel vote in the affirmative for that finding.
(2) If a disability evaluation panel finds that the Governor is unable to discharge the duties of the office, the panel shall give written notice to the person next in line of succession to the office of Governor. After receiving the notification the person shall assume the duties of the office as Acting Governor under the provisions of section 8a, Article V of the Oregon Constitution.
(3) If a disability evaluation panel finds that the Governor is unable to discharge the duties of the office, the Governor may request at any time while the Acting Governor is performing the duties of the office that a disability evaluation panel be convoked for the purpose of determining whether the Governor is able again to discharge the duties of the office. As soon as possible after the request is received, the panel shall meet and reexamine whether the Governor is unable to discharge the duties of the office. The examination shall be conducted in the manner provided by ORS 176.309, except that the panel shall find that the Governor is able again to discharge the duties of the office if three or more members of the panel vote in the affirmative for that finding. [2009 c.77 §5]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 176 - Governor › Section 176.353 - Duties of Racial Justice Council.

(1) The Racial Justice Council shall provide advice and recommendations to the Governor relating to racial justice, which may include:
(a) Recommending changes to state policies, practices, budgets and structures to align them within a racial justice and equity framework.
(b) Creating action plans to promote racial justice in areas including criminal justice, police accountability, housing and homelessness, human services, economic opportunity, health equity, environmental equity and education recovery.
(c) Developing long-term strategies to institutionalize racial justice into the conduct of state business.
(d) Establishing and maintaining communication between community leaders and the Office of the Governor.
(e) Identifying areas of potential future collaboration with the state and outside stakeholders.
(f) Directing the collection of data from across sectors of society to support data-driven policy decisions.
(g) Providing principles and recommendations that center racial justice to the Governor to inform the Governor’s budget and tax expenditure report required under ORS 291.202.
(h) Monitoring progress on programs and investments recommended by the council, in cooperation with the Office of the Governor, the official responsible for cultural change in the Oregon Department of Administrative Services, the Chief Data Officer appointed under ORS 276A.353 and other agencies or officials as appropriate.
(2) The council shall advise and assist state agencies in creating racial impact statements for programs included in agency request budgets under ORS 291.206.
(3) The council shall establish and maintain avenues of communication with appropriate officers and committees of the Legislative Assembly to monitor investments in and track progress toward racial equity.
(4) As used in this section, "racial justice" has the meaning given that term in ORS 176.350. [2021 c.612 §3]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 176 - Governor › Section 176.740 - Governor’s proclamation; presumption for missing person; report of death.

(1) The Governor may proclaim that a natural disaster or an act of war, terrorism or sabotage has caused the death of unknown persons on a specific date at a specific place.
(2) For the purposes of any civil or administrative proceeding, there is a presumption that a missing person is dead if it is shown that:
(a) The person was at or near the place described in a proclamation under this section on the date specified in the proclamation; and
(b) The person’s absence cannot be satisfactorily explained after diligent search.
(3) In administering the estate of an absentee under ORS chapter 117, the court may enter an order directing the Chief Medical Examiner to submit a report of death to the county registrar for a decedent presumed to be dead under this section. The county registrar may not charge a fee for receiving a report under this subsection or for issuing a copy of a report submitted under this subsection. The Chief Medical Examiner shall indicate on the report of death that the report of death was submitted pursuant to an order entered under this section.
(4) This section does not establish, limit or abrogate the special peril doctrine. [2003 c.560 §1; 2013 c.366 §69; 2017 c.151 §22]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 176 - Governor › Section 176.750 - "Energy resources" defined.

As used in ORS 176.750 to 176.815, unless the context requires otherwise, "energy resources" includes electricity, natural gas, petroleum, coal, wood fuels, geothermal sources, radioactive materials and any other resource yielding energy. [1974 c.5 §2]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 176 - Governor › Section 176.755 - Policy.

(1) The Legislative Assembly finds that the lack of energy resources and other energy resource emergencies may threaten the availability of essential services and transportation, and the operation of the economy, jeopardizing the peace, health, safety and welfare of the people of Oregon.
(2) The Legislative Assembly finds it necessary to provide an orderly procedure for anticipating and responding to energy resource shortages and to grant, under conditions prescribed in ORS 176.750 to 176.815, emergency powers to order involuntary curtailments in the use of energy resources to the Governor and other state and local officers.
(3) The Legislative Assembly declares it the policy of Oregon to assist the President of the United States in effective management and control of such factors and situations as contribute to an emergency affecting or likely to affect Oregon; to cooperate with other states in matters related to an emergency affecting or likely to affect Oregon; to meet extraordinary conditions in Oregon arising out of the crisis, by taking such steps as are necessary and appropriate; and generally to protect the peace, health, safety and welfare of the people of Oregon. [1974 c.5 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 176 - Governor › Section 176.760 - Information to be available to Governor.

(1) On a continuing basis the Governor may obtain all necessary information from energy resource producers, suppliers and consumers, doing business within Oregon, and from political subdivisions in this state, as necessary for the Governor to determine whether shortages or an emergency will require energy resource conservation measures. Such information may include, but is not limited to:
(a) Sales volumes.
(b) Forecasts of energy resource requirements.
(c) Inventory of energy resources.
(d) Local distribution patterns of information under paragraphs (a) to (c) of this subsection.
(2) In obtaining information at any time from energy resource producers or suppliers under subsection (1)(c) of this section, and in obtaining any other information under subsection (1) of this section during a state of emergency proclaimed under ORS 176.775 to 176.785, the Governor may subpoena witnesses, material and relevant books, papers, accounts, records and memoranda, administer oaths, and may cause the depositions of persons residing within or without Oregon to be taken in the manner prescribed for depositions in civil actions in circuit courts, to obtain information relevant to energy resources that are the subject of the proclaimed emergency.
(3) In obtaining information under this section the Governor:
(a) Shall seek to avoid eliciting information already furnished by a person or political subdivision in this state to a federal, state or local regulatory authority that is available for the study of the Governor; and
(b) Shall cause reporting procedures, including forms, to conform to existing requirements of federal, state and local regulatory authorities. [1974 c.5 §3; 1975 c.601 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 176 - Governor › Section 176.765 - Confidentiality of information; use; liability.

(1) Notwithstanding any other law, information furnished under ORS 176.760 and designated by that person as confidential, shall be maintained as confidential by the Governor and any person who obtains information which the person knows to be confidential under ORS 176.750 to 176.815. The Governor shall not make known in any manner any particulars of such information to persons other than those specified in subsection (4) of this section. No subpoena or judicial order may be issued compelling the Governor or any other person to divulge or make known such confidential information, except when relevant to a prosecution for violation of subsection (5) of this section.
(2) Nothing in this section prohibits use of confidential information to prepare statistics or other general data for publication, so presented as to prevent identification of particular persons.
(3) Any person who is served with a subpoena to give testimony orally or in writing or to produce books, papers, correspondence, memoranda, agreements or other documents or records as provided in ORS 176.750 to 176.815 may apply to any circuit court in Oregon for protection against abuse or hardship in the manner provided in ORCP 36 C.
(4) References to the Governor in this section include only individuals designated for this purpose in writing by the Governor.
(5) In addition to any penalties under ORS 176.990, a person who discloses confidential information in violation of this section willfully or with criminal negligence, as defined by ORS 161.085, may be subject, notwithstanding any other law, to removal from office or immediate dismissal from public employment. [1974 c.5 §4; 1977 c.358 §8; 1979 c.284 §119]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 176 - Governor › Section 176.770 - Curtailment priorities.

In consultation with appropriate federal, state officials and officials of political subdivisions in this state the Governor, unless otherwise provided by law, shall cause to be established, and revised as appropriate, standby priorities for curtailment in the use of energy resources. However, involuntary curtailments may be ordered only by means of executive orders issued under ORS 176.750 to 176.815. [1974 c.5 §5]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 176 - Governor › Section 176.775 - Content of Governor’s proclamation of lack of energy resource or resource emergency.

Whenever the Governor declares by proclamation that lack of an energy resource or any energy resource emergency threatens or is likely to threaten the availability of essential services, transportation or the operation of the economy, the Governor shall state the nature of the energy resource shortage or emergency. [1974 c.5 §6]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 176 - Governor › Section 176.780 - Action authorized by proclamation under ORS 176.775.

Whenever the Governor has issued a proclamation under ORS 176.775, the Governor may by executive order direct actions:
(1) Reducing energy resource usage by state agencies and political subdivisions in this state.
(2) Promoting conservation, prevention of waste and salvage of energy resources and the materials, services and facilities derived therefrom or dependent thereon, by state agencies and political subdivisions in this state.
(3) Directing the establishment by state agencies and political subdivisions in this state of programs necessary to implement and comply with federal energy conservation programs, including but not limited to allocation or rationing of energy resources and the distribution of the state’s discretionary allotments. [1974 c.5 §7; 2003 c.14 §71]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 176 - Governor › Section 176.785 - Proclamation of state of emergency.

Whenever the Governor determines that an existing or imminent severe disruption in the supply of one or more energy resources, in Oregon or elsewhere, threatens the availability of essential services, transportation or the operation of the economy, jeopardizing the peace, health, safety and welfare of the people of Oregon, after consultation with the President and majority and minority leaders of the Senate and the Speaker and majority and minority leaders of the House of Representatives, the Governor may by proclamation declare that a state of emergency exists with regard to such resources. In the proclamation, the Governor shall recite with specificity the nature of the severe disruption in the supply of one or more energy resources. [1974 c.5 §8]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 176 - Governor › Section 176.790 - Duration of emergency under proclamation; renewal or extension of proclamation.

(1) A proclamation of emergency and all orders and rules issued as a result of the proclamation under ORS 176.750 to 176.815 shall continue in effect for 30 days unless the Governor rescinds it and declares the emergency ended before the expiration of the 30-day period.
(2) A proclamation may be renewed or extended only by joint resolution of the Legislative Assembly unless 60 days have elapsed from the date of the original proclamation. [1974 c.5 §8a]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 176 - Governor › Section 176.795 - Actions authorized by proclamation under ORS 176.785.

(1) During any emergency proclaimed under ORS 176.785, the Governor by executive order may order involuntary curtailments, adjustments or allocations in the supply and consumption of energy resources applicable to all suppliers and consumers. However, the Governor may not order such curtailments, adjustments or allocations which discriminate within any class of consumers. It is the intent of the Legislative Assembly that any such curtailments, adjustments and allocations be ordered and continue only so long as demonstrably necessary for the maintenance of essential services or transportation, or the continued operation of the economy; and that all such curtailments, adjustments and allocations be applied as uniformly as practicable within each class of suppliers and consumers.
(2) Any involuntary curtailments of electrical or natural gas load, pursuant to subsection (1) of this section, shall be made by executive order to the Public Utility Commission of Oregon requiring the commission to implement plans for curtailment adopted pursuant to ORS 757.710 to 757.730.
(3) In addition to orders issued pursuant to subsection (1) of this section, the Governor by executive order may:
(a) Modify transportation routes and schedules as necessary to conserve energy resources to the extent permissible under federal law and regulations.
(b) Specify the times and manner in which energy resources are supplied or consumed, consistent with the restrictions imposed by subsection (1) of this section.
(4) Any restrictions or involuntary curtailments, adjustments or allocations ordered, except those ordered under ORS 176.775 and 176.780, shall give due consideration to the needs of commercial, retail, professional and service establishments whose normal function is to supply goods or services or both of an essential nature including but not limited to food, lodging, fuel, medical care facilities, during times of the day other than conventional daytime working hours.
(5) During an emergency proclaimed under ORS 176.785, the Governor by executive order may prescribe and direct activities promoting the conservation, prevention of waste and salvage of energy resources and the materials, services and facilities derived therefrom or dependent thereon. [1974 c.5 §§9,11]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 176 - Governor › Section 176.800 - Construction of ORS 176.750 to 176.815.

(1) Nothing in ORS 176.750 to 176.815 is intended as a delegation of legislative responsibility for the appropriation or authorization of expenditure of public funds, as provided in the Constitution and laws of this state.
(2) The powers vested in the Governor under ORS 176.750 to 176.815 are in addition to, and not in lieu of, emergency powers vested in the Governor under ORS chapter 401 or any other law of Oregon.
(3) It is the intent of the Legislative Assembly that if ORS 176.750 to 176.815 and 176.990 are held unconstitutional as applied to contracts executed before February 26, 1974, ORS 176.750 to 176.815 and 176.990 nevertheless are effective with respect to contracts executed on or after February 26, 1974, and with respect to renewals or extensions of existing contracts on or after February 26, 1974. [1974 c.5 §§10,14,15; 2009 c.718 §38]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 176 - Governor › Section 176.805 - Status of proclamation, order or directive as rule; judicial review.

(1) Any proclamation, executive order or directive issued pursuant to ORS 176.750 to 176.815 shall be deemed to be a rule subject to ORS chapter 183, except that jurisdiction for judicial determination of the validity thereof pursuant to ORS 183.400 is conferred upon the Court of Appeals.
(2) Any such proceeding in the Court of Appeals shall be given precedence on the docket over all other cases, except prior cases arising under ORS 176.750 to 176.815 and 176.990. The court may appoint a master to take evidence and make proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law in such case. [1974 c.5 §12]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 176 - Governor › Section 176.809 - Governor’s energy emergency contingency plan.

(1) The Governor, in consultation with the State Department of Energy and the Oregon Business Development Department, shall compile existing data and prepare an extensive statewide contingency plan to maintain emergency services, continue productivity and reduce hardship during an energy emergency.
(2) As used in this section, "energy emergency" means a severe fuel oil shortage caused by international market conditions or hostilities, or any other emergency threatening the availability of any energy resource necessary to maintain essential services and transportation, the shortage of which jeopardizes the health, safety and welfare of the people of the State of Oregon. [1981 c.597 §2]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 176 - Governor › Section 176.815 - Cooperation with local governments.

(1) The Governor shall solicit suggestions and recommendations from local governments in preparing the statewide contingency plan under ORS 176.809.
(2) The contingency plan developed by the Governor under ORS 176.809 shall utilize, with the approval of the local governments, the services and facilities of local governments to implement the plan. [1981 c.597 §3]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 176 - Governor › Section 176.820 - State Department of Energy Account.

There is continuously appropriated from the Motor Vehicle Division Account to the State Department of Energy, for deposit in the State Department of Energy Account, sufficient moneys for the payment of expenses incurred under chapter 606, Oregon Laws 1975, subject to limitations on payment of expenses as approved under legislative authority. [Formerly 176.810; 2003 c.186 §9]
Note:
Legislative Counsel has substituted "chapter 606, Oregon Laws 1975" for the words "this 1975 Act" in section 14, chapter 606, Oregon Laws 1975, compiled as 176.820. Specific ORS references have not been substituted, pursuant to 173.160. These sections may be determined by referring to the 1975 Comparative Section Table located in Volume 22 of ORS.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 176 - Governor › Section 176.990 - Penalties.

(1) Violation of ORS 176.765 (5) is a Class A violation.
(2) Any person who willfully fails or neglects to comply with an executive order issued under ORS 176.750 to 176.815, or a directive of the Governor implementing such an executive order, shall forfeit and pay into the State Treasury a civil penalty not to exceed $1,000 for each such failure for each day such failure persists.
(3) In addition to or in lieu of the civil penalty available under subsection (2) of this section, the Governor may direct the reduction or termination of supply of any or all energy resources being supplied to the noncomplying party by any person or political subdivisions in this state whose activities in furnishing energy resources are subject to allocation, rationing, regulation or other control under ORS 176.750 to 176.815 or any other law of Oregon. A noncomplying party is entitled to restoration of supply as soon as the party has achieved compliance.
(4) The Governor may apply to any circuit court for appropriate equitable relief against any person who violates or fails to carry out an executive order or directive under ORS 176.750 to 176.815. [1974 c.5 §13; 1999 c.1051 §164]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 177 - Secretary of State › Section 177.010 - Oath and bond.

The Secretary of State, before entering upon the duties of office, shall take and subscribe the oath required by the Constitution, and give a bond, with sufficient sureties, to the State of Oregon, in the sum of $10,000, conditioned for the faithful discharge of the duties of office as Secretary of State and as Auditor, and that the Secretary of State will deliver over to a successor in the office of the Secretary of State, or to any other person authorized by law to receive the same, all moneys, books, records and all papers pertaining to the office. The bond shall be approved by the Governor and, together with the oath of office, shall be preserved in the executive office. [Amended by 1977 c.366 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 177 - Secretary of State › Section 177.030 - Duties of Secretary of State.

The Secretary of State shall:
(1) Keep a record of the official acts of the Oregon Department of Administrative Services and, when required, lay the same and all matters relative thereto before each branch of the legislature.
(2) Affix the seal of the state to, and countersign all commissions and other official acts issued or done by the Governor, approbation by the Governor of the laws excepted, and make a register of such commissions, specifying to whom given or granted, the office conferred, with the date and tenor of the commission, in a book to be provided for that purpose.
(3) Be charged with the safekeeping of all enrolled laws and resolutions and not permit them to be taken out of the office or inspected, except in the presence of the Secretary of State, unless by order of the Governor, or by resolution of one or both houses of the legislature, under penalty of $100.
(4) Keep the office open during business hours at all times, Sundays excepted. [Amended by 2003 c.14 §72]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 177 - Secretary of State › Section 177.040 - Deputy Secretary of State.

The Secretary of State may appoint in writing one Deputy Secretary of State who shall hold the office during the pleasure of the Secretary of State. The Secretary of State is responsible for the acts of the Deputy Secretary of State. The Deputy Secretary of State shall qualify by taking the oath of the principal, to be indorsed upon and filed with the certificate of appointment, and when so qualified the Deputy Secretary of State has the power to perform any act or duty of the Secretary of State pertaining to the office. [Amended by 1981 c.528 §2]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 177 - Secretary of State › Section 177.050 - Employment and administration of personnel; merit system; rules.

(1) The Secretary of State may employ and appoint necessary personnel, including clerks and assistants, to aid in the performance of the duties of the office of the Secretary of State.
(2) The personnel shall be paid out of the State Treasury, and their compensation may not exceed the appropriation of the Legislative Assembly for the compensation.
(3) Except as provided in subsection (4) of this section, ORS chapter 240 does not apply to the office of the Secretary of State.
(4) ORS 240.165, 240.167, 240.240 (3) and 240.321 apply to the office of the Secretary of State.
(5) The Secretary of State shall adopt rules, policies and procedures necessary to establish a system of personnel administration based on merit principles. The system must include provisions for the transfer of accumulated leave with pay between the office of the Secretary of State and other state agencies. For employees who do not serve at the pleasure of the Secretary of State or who are not subject to a collective bargaining agreement, the system must provide standards for discipline and dismissal and a process for appeal of decisions related to discipline and dismissal.
(6) The clerks and assistants shall take an oath to support the Oregon Constitution and faithfully to discharge the duties of their positions. [Amended by 1955 c.287 §17; 1981 c.528 §3; 2005 c.751 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 177 - Secretary of State › Section 177.060 - Designation of persons to sign in name of Secretary of State.

The Secretary of State may designate one or more of the secretary’s clerks or assistants, in the secretary’s name, to sign or countersign or sign and countersign vouchers, official acts of the Governor or the Legislative Assembly and other papers, documents and certificates requiring the signature of the Secretary of State. [Amended by 1981 c.528 §4; 1983 c.740 §42]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 177 - Secretary of State › Section 177.065 - Authority of Secretary of State relating to official acts of public officials; signatures of notaries public.

(1) The Secretary of State may attest to the authenticity of the official acts of public officials in the State of Oregon that are described in ORS 7.130, 194.255 (1)(b) and (c), 205.110, 205.140, 205.220 and 432.295.
(2) The Secretary of State may not certify a signature of a notary public on a document:
(a) Regarding allegiance to a government or jurisdiction;
(b) Relating to the relinquishment or renunciation of citizenship, sovereignty, in itinere status or world service authority; or
(c) Setting forth or implying for the bearer a claim of immunity from the law of this state or federal law. [2011 c.359 §6; 2013 c.219 §56]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 177 - Secretary of State › Section 177.070 - Bonds for clerks or positions.

The Secretary of State may require corporate surety bonds executed by a company licensed to transact business in the State of Oregon for the clerks or positions the Secretary of State deems proper. The surety bonds shall run to the State of Oregon in the amounts the Secretary of State approves. The premiums for the surety bonds shall be paid by the State of Oregon.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 177 - Secretary of State › Section 177.075 - Authority of Secretary of State to require fingerprints.

For the purpose of requesting a state or nationwide criminal records check under ORS 181A.195, the Secretary of State may require the fingerprints of a person who:
(1)(a) Is employed or applying for employment by the Secretary of State; or
(b) Provides services or seeks to provide services to the Secretary of State as a contractor; and
(2) Is, or will be, working or providing services in a position:
(a) In which the person is providing information technology services and has control over, or access to, information technology systems that would allow the person to harm the information technology systems or the information contained in the systems;
(b) In which the person has access to information, the disclosure of which is prohibited by state or federal laws, rules or regulations or information that is defined as confidential under state or federal laws, rules or regulations;
(c) That has fiscal, payroll or purchasing responsibilities as one of the position’s primary responsibilities;
(d) In which the person has responsibility for conducting audits; or
(e) In which the person has access to personal information about employees or members of the public including Social Security numbers, dates of birth, driver license numbers, personal financial information or criminal background information. [2005 c.730 §52]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 177 - Secretary of State › Section 177.080 - Acts of Congress and of states to be deposited in State of Oregon Law Library.

The Secretary of State shall cause the Acts of the Congress of the United States, and of the several states, which may be received at the office of the Secretary of State, to be deposited in the State of Oregon Law Library. [Amended by 2001 c.779 §7]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 177 - Secretary of State › Section 177.110 - Oregon Guide.

The Secretary of State may provide for the distribution or sale of the Oregon Guide, a publication edited and compiled under the auspices of the United States Government, relating to the scenery, natural resources, history and general information of the State of Oregon, under the terms and conditions deemed advisable by the Oregon State Board of Control. All moneys realized from the sale and distribution of the Oregon Guide shall be placed to the credit of the General Fund.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 177 - Secretary of State › Section 177.120 - Oregon Blue Book.

(1) The Secretary of State shall compile and issue on or about February 15 of each odd-numbered year, an official directory of all state officers, state institutions, boards and commissions and district and county officers of the state, to be known as the Oregon Blue Book, and include therein the information regarding their functions that the secretary considers most valuable to the people of the state, together with such other data and information as usually is included in similar publications. The Secretary of State may cause the Oregon Blue Book to be copyrighted.
(2) In order to fully carry out the intent and purposes of this section, the Secretary of State may request of any state, district and county officials any information concerning their offices, institutions or departments that the secretary desires to include in the Oregon Blue Book. The officials shall furnish the information.
(3) The Secretary of State may distribute the Oregon Blue Book free of charge, under such regulations as the secretary may establish, to schools and to federal, state, county and city officials of the State of Oregon. The copies distributed under this subsection shall not be sold.
(4) The Secretary of State shall determine a reasonable price, and charge such price, for each copy of the Oregon Blue Book distributed to the general public. The secretary may also establish a discount price for dealers and shall set the price for resale by dealers in order to maintain a uniform price. The sum collected shall be paid over to the State Treasurer and credited to the Secretary of State Miscellaneous Receipts Account established under ORS 279A.290. [Amended by 1953 c.586 §1; 1967 s.s. c.10 §1; 1973 c.126 §1; 1981 c.467 §1; 1991 c.169 §1; 2003 c.794 §198; 2011 c.545 §72]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 177 - Secretary of State › Section 177.130 - Fees of the Secretary of State.

(1) The Secretary of State shall establish a schedule of fees to be charged in the office of the Secretary of State for furnishing a copy of, recording, or certifying and affixing the state seal to any document; for issuing certificates of official character; and for affixing the state seal to and countersigning or attesting any document issued by the Governor. The fees shall be reasonably calculated to reimburse the office for the cost thereof. No fee, however, shall be charged for affixing the state seal and countersigning or attesting pardons, commutations, paroles, military commissions, extradition papers, certificates of election to state and district officers and commissions and appointments under which the appointee receives no compensation.
(2) No member of the legislature or state officer shall be charged any fee for any certificate or certified copy relative to the official duties of the member or officer.
(3) This section does not apply to any commission issued by the Governor. [Amended by 1961 c.350 §1; 1975 c.720 §1; 1981 c.11 §3]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 177 - Secretary of State › Section 177.140 - Secretary of State Administration Division Account.

There is established in the General Fund an account to be known as the Secretary of State Administration Division Account. All moneys received by the Secretary of State for administrative service charges shall be deposited in the account. All moneys in the Secretary of State Administration Division Account are appropriated continuously to the Secretary of State for payment of expenses incurred in performing the duties and functions of the Secretary of State that provide policy directions and centralized support services to the divisions and boards of the agency. [1989 c.112 §5]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 177 - Secretary of State › Section 177.150 - Record required for Secretary of State Miscellaneous Receipts Account.

The Secretary of State shall cause a record to be kept of all moneys paid into the Secretary of State Miscellaneous Receipts Account established under ORS 279A.290. Together with other matters, the record shall indicate, by separate account, the source from which the moneys paid in are derived and the activity or program against which any payment or withdrawal is charged. [1991 c.169 §4; 2003 c.794 §199]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 177 - Secretary of State › Section 177.170 - Government Waste Hotline; acceptance of other reports; purpose; notice.

(1) The Secretary of State shall establish a toll-free telephone line that is available to public employees and members of the public for the purpose of reporting waste, inefficiency or abuse by state agencies, state employees or persons under contract with state agencies.
(2) In addition to establishing a toll-free telephone line under subsection (1) of this section, the secretary shall also accept reports of waste, inefficiency or abuse by state agencies, state employees or persons under contract with state agencies made to the secretary by any other method.
(3) The toll-free telephone line required to be established under subsection (1) of this section shall be known as the Government Waste Hotline. The secretary shall prepare written notices that explain the purpose of the Government Waste Hotline and that prominently display the telephone number for the Government Waste Hotline. The notice shall be posted in all state offices. If a state office is open to members of the public, the notice shall be posted in a place where the public is most likely to see the notice.
(4) The secretary shall publicize the availability of the Government Waste Hotline through print and electronic media. [1995 c.138 §1; 2007 c.185 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 177 - Secretary of State › Section 177.190 - Purchase of state flags for Armed Forces by Secretary of State.

Upon written request and at the discretion of the Secretary of State, the Secretary of State is authorized to purchase and furnish an Oregon State Flag to units or to individual Oregon members of the Armed Forces of the United States serving at home or abroad. The cost of furnishing such flags shall be paid out of funds appropriated or made available from other sources to the Secretary of State to carry out the purpose of this section. [Formerly 279.795]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 178 - State Treasurer; Oregon Retirement Savings Plan; Oregon 529 Savings Network › Section 178.010 - Oath and bond.

(1) The State Treasurer, before entering upon the duties of the office of the State Treasurer, shall take and subscribe the oath required by the Constitution, and give to the State of Oregon a fidelity bond executed by a corporate insurance company licensed to transact the business of surety within this state, in such penal sum, not less than $200,000, as the Governor shall determine.
(2) The bond shall be conditioned for the:
(a) Faithful discharge by the State Treasurer of the duties of office.
(b) Faithful performance by all persons employed in the office, of their duties and trusts therein.
(c) Transfer and delivery to the successor in office, or to any other person authorized by law to receive the same, of all moneys, books, papers, records and other articles and effects belonging to the office.
(3) The bond shall be deemed to extend to the faithful performance of all duties of the office of treasurer until a successor is elected and qualified.
(4) The bond shall be approved by the Governor and, with the oath of office of the treasurer, shall be preserved in the executive office. [Amended by 1977 c.366 §2]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 178 - State Treasurer; Oregon Retirement Savings Plan; Oregon 529 Savings Network › Section 178.020 - Additional bond requirement.

Whenever the Governor, for any cause, deems the bond of the State Treasurer insufficient in amount, the Governor shall require the treasurer to give an additional like bond within such time, and in such reasonable amount, as the Governor directs and approves.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 178 - State Treasurer; Oregon Retirement Savings Plan; Oregon 529 Savings Network › Section 178.030 - Premiums on surety bonds of treasurer and employees paid by state; limit on amount.

(1) If the State Treasurer, in furnishing the bond required from the State Treasurer by law, furnishes a bond executed by a surety company legally authorized to transact business in this state, and the bond is approved by the Governor, the state shall pay the premium for the bond, not to exceed one-third of one percent per annum of the penalty named in the bond so executed and approved.
(2) Whenever a person employed in the office of the State Treasurer, required by the State Treasurer to furnish a bond, furnishes a bond executed by a surety company legally authorized to transact business in this state, and the bond is approved by the State Treasurer, the state shall pay the premium for the bond, not to exceed one-third of one percent per annum of the penalty named in the bond so executed and approved.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 178 - State Treasurer; Oregon Retirement Savings Plan; Oregon 529 Savings Network › Section 178.040 - Successive recoveries on bond.

One recovery had on the official bond given by the State Treasurer shall not render the bond void, but the bond may be prosecuted upon a breach thereof, from time to time, until the whole penalty is collected.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 178 - State Treasurer; Oregon Retirement Savings Plan; Oregon 529 Savings Network › Section 178.050 - Duties of State Treasurer.

The State Treasurer shall:
(1) Keep the office at the seat of government.
(2) Receive and have charge of all moneys paid into the State Treasury.
(3) Pay out moneys from the State Treasury as directed by law.
(4) Manage unclaimed property under ORS 98.302 to 98.436, escheated property under ORS 112.055 and 116.253, the Unclaimed Property and Estates Fund and the Unclaimed Property School Fund.
(5) Administer estates under ORS 113.235.
(6) Permit the books, papers and transactions of the office to be open at all times to inspection and examination by the Governor, Secretary of State, the legislature and any committee of either branch of the legislature.
(7) Deliver over to the successor in office all moneys, books, papers, furniture and other effects belonging to or preserved in the office.
(8) Perform all other duties imposed upon the State Treasurer by law. [Amended by 2021 c.424 §1]