Posted in on June 29, 2017
Generally, yes.[290] For example, a private business may obtain public database information from a public body, transfer it to CD-ROM (or some other format that makes the information easy to access) and then sell the CD-ROM for a profit. While... View Article
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The district attorney of the county in which the public body is located.
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Yes. Under ORS 162.305(1), a person commits the crime of tampering with public records if, without lawful authority, the person knowingly destroys, mutilates, conceals, removes, makes a false entry in or falsely alters any public record, including records relating to... View Article
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Federal courts that have considered the issue to date have held that Social Security numbers (SSNs) are exempt from disclosure under a provision of the federal Freedom of Information Act that is similar to ORS 192.502(2), the personal privacy exemption.[286]... View Article
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Medical records in the custody of public bodies are subject to the Public Records Law. ORS 179.505 addresses the disclosure of medical records maintained by publicly operated institutions and certain other programs. These records are exempt from disclosure to the... View Article
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Juvenile court records, as well as reports and other materials relating to a juvenile’s history and prognosis, generally are exempt from disclosure because they are made confidential or privileged under the Juvenile Code. ORS 419A.255(1)-(2), 192.502(9). See discussion of ORS... View Article
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Bids are confidential, but only prior to the close of the ITB and the time set for bid opening. See ORS 279B.055(5)(a) and 279C.365(2)(a) and (3) (bids shall remain sealed until opened publicly by the contracting agency at the time... View Article
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Abstracts (summaries) of birth and death records are open to public inspection. With several exceptions, birth records for births occurring within 100 years of the request and death records for deaths occurring within 50 years of the request (other than... View Article
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No. The ORS 192.502(8) exemption justifies nondisclosure only when disclosure is prohibited by federal law or regulation. We have concluded that this prohibition requirement is satisfied by federal laws cutting off federal funding if the state discloses specified information. See... View Article
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Maybe, maybe not. The fact that a document is currently a draft generally is not, in itself, a basis for withholding it. But it might be withheld if one or more specific exemptions apply to it. See discussion of ORS... View Article
