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I. Public Records
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Attorney General’s Public Records and Meetings Manual 2019 | Search | Table of Contents A. Who Has the Right to Inspect Public Records? Under Oregon’s Public Records Law, “every person” has a right to inspect any nonexempt public record of a public body in Oregon.[1] This right extends to any natural person, any corporation, partnership, firm or association,… View Page
Appendix I – Frequently Asked Questions
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Attorney General’s Public Records and Meetings Manual 2019 | Search | Table of Contents May a three-member governing body meet with staff in carrying out its administrative functions, without complying with all the notice and other requirements of the Public Meetings Law? As a member of a three-member governing body, must I notify the press and public… View Page
Appendix H – Oregon Revised Statutes
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Attorney General’s Public Records and Meetings Manual 2019 | Search | Table of Contents INSPECTION OF PUBLIC RECORDS (Definitions) 192.311 Definitions for ORS 192.311 to 192.478. As used in ORS 192.311 to 192.478: (1) “Business day” means a day other than Saturday, Sunday or a legal holiday and on which at least one paid employee of the public body… View Page
Appendix G – Attorney General’s Uniform Rule for the Personal Safety Exemption
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Attorney General’s Public Records and Meetings Manual 2019 | Search | Table of Contents 137-004-0800(1) (1) An individual may request that a public body not disclose the information in a specified public record that indicates the home address, personal telephone number or personal electronic mail address of the individual. If the individual demonstrates to the satisfaction of… View Page
Appendix F – Statutes Affecting Disclosure
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Attorney General’s Public Records and Meetings Manual 2019 | Search | Table of Contents This appendix lists Oregon statutes incorporated into ORS 192.502(9) that may affect public disclosure, as well as some exemptions stated in other sections of the Public Records Law that are specific to a particular agency. It is not an exhaustive list. Also, some… View Page
Appendix E – Summaries of Selected Public Records Orders Issued by the Oregon Attorney General
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Attorney General’s Public Records and Meetings Manual 2019 | Search | Table of Contents NOTE: The legislature significantly renumbered the Public Records Law in 1987 and 2017. The below summaries refer to the numbering in the 2017 edition of the Oregon Revised Statutes. Full copies of public records orders issued since 1981 can be found at http://cdm17027.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/landingpage/collection/p17027coll… View Page
Appendix D – Summaries of Oregon Attorney General Opinions
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Attorney General’s Public Records and Meetings Manual 2019 | Search | Table of Contents Note: The legislature significantly renumbered the Public Records Law in 1987 and 2017. The below summaries refer to the numbering in the 2017 edition of the Oregon Revised Statutes. 1976–1980 38 Op Atty Gen 467 (1976). The Employment Relations Board could not lawfully adopt a… View Page
Appendix C – Summaries of Oregon Appellate Court Decisions
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Attorney General’s Public Records and Meetings Manual 2019 | Search | Table of Contents Note: The legislature significantly renumbered the Public Records Law in 1987 and 2017. The below summaries refer to the numbering in the 2017 edition of the Oregon Revised Statutes.. 1961–1980 MacEwan v. Holm », 226 Or 27, 359 P2d 413 (1961). This case,… View Page
Appendix B – Samples, Forms
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Attorney General’s Public Records and Meetings Manual 2019 | Search | Table of Contents Sample Request for Disclosure of Public Records Sample Written Procedure for Public Records Request Sample Response Acknowledging Public Records Request Sample Response Completing Public Records Request Certification of True Copy (Paper Records) Certification of True Copy (Electronic Records) Petition for Attorney General’s or… View Page
Appendix A – Frequently Asked Questions
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Attorney General’s Public Records and Meetings Manual 2019 | Search | Table of Contents Does the Public Records Law require a public body to create a record by collecting information, recording oral statements, or otherwise? Is a public body required to make public records available for inspection or copying on a periodic basis, or as records come… View Page
II. Public Meetings
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Attorney General’s Public Records and Meetings Manual 2019 | Search | Table of Contents Special Note: Role of the Attorney General At the outset of this discussion of the Public Meetings Law, we note an important distinction between the Public Meetings Law and the Public Records Law. The Attorney General and district attorneys have a special statutory role… View Page
Appendix N – Oregon Revised Statutes
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Attorney General’s Public Records and Meetings Manual 2019 | Search | Table of Contents PUBLIC MEETINGS 192.610 Definitions for ORS 192.610 to 192.690. As used in ORS 192.610 to 192.690: (1) “Decision” means any determination, action, vote or final disposition upon a motion, proposal, resolution, order, ordinance or measure on which a vote of a governing body is required,… View Page
Appendix M – Summaries of Oregon Attorney General Opinions
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Attorney General’s Public Records and Meetings Manual 2019 | Search | Table of Contents 1974–1980 37 Op Atty Gen 183(1974), 1974 WL 187704. The Public Meetings Law prohibited the use of secret ballots by a governing body. 38 Op Atty Gen 50(1976), 1976 WL 451475. A governing body could not ban the tape recording of its official public… View Page
Appendix L – Summaries of Oregon Appellate Court Decisions
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Attorney General’s Public Records and Meetings Manual 2019 | Search | Table of Contents 1974–1990 Crowfoot Elementary School District v. PERB », 19 Or App 638, 529 P2d 405 (1974). The court held that a prohibition on public employees from communicating with public officials during labor negotiations did not prevent teachers from appearing at school board budget… View Page
Appendix K – Parliamentary Procedure, Quorums and Voting
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Attorney General’s Public Records and Meetings Manual 2019 | Search | Table of Contents A. PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE GENERALLY Rules of parliamentary procedure provide the means for orderly and expeditious disposition of matters before a board, commission, or council. They govern the way members of a multi-member body interact with each other. As a general proposition, those procedural… View Page
Appendix J – Samples, Forms
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Attorney General’s Public Records and Meetings Manual 2019 | Search | Table of Contents Guide to Bodies Subject to Public Meetings Law Public Meetings Checklist Sample Meeting Notices Checklist for Executive Session Sample Script to Announce Start of Executive Session Sample Public Meetings Minutes Guide to Bodies Subject to Public Meetings Law This is a simplified guide… View Page
Attorney General’s Public Records and Meetings Manual 2019
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HTML Quick Links Introduction | Search Table of Contents I. Public Records A. Who Has The Right To Inspect Public Records? B. Who Is Subject To The Public Records Law? C. What Records Are Covered By The Law? D. How Can A Person Inspect Or Obtain Public Records? E. How Does A Public Body Determine… View Page