Oregon Statutes 179.495 – Disclosure of written accounts of adult in custody; penalty
(1) Written accounts of the adults in custody of any Department of Corrections institution as defined in ORS § 421.005, maintained in the institution by the officers or employees of the institution who are authorized to maintain written accounts within the official scope of their duties, are not subject to disclosure unless the disclosure is permitted or authorized by the Department of Corrections in compliance with ORS § 179.505 (3), (4), (6), (7), (9), (11), (12), (14), (15), (16) or (17) or 179.508 or upon order of a court of competent jurisdiction. The restriction contained in this section does not apply to disclosure of written accounts made under ORS § 179.505 (3) with the authorization of the individual or a personal representative of the individual.
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 179.495
- Institution: means the institutions designated in ORS § 179. See Oregon Statutes 179.010
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
(2) Except as authorized under subsection (1) of this section, any person who discloses or any person who knowingly obtains information from a written account referred to in subsection (1) of this section commits a Class B violation.
(3) As used in this section, ‘disclosure,’ ‘personal representative’ and ‘written account’ have the meanings given those terms in ORS § 179.505. [1955 c.452 § 1; 1969 c.597 § 44; 1973 c.736 § 3; 1977 c.812 § 5; 1987 c.320 § 133; 1991 c.807 § 2; 1999 c.1051 § 165; 2003 c.14 § 76; 2003 c.88 § 1; 2005 c.498 § 4; 2019 c.213 § 52]
[Repealed by 1969 c.597 § 281]