(1) A civil action against a manufacturer of extendable equipment for injury or other damage arising out of contact with power lines, including any product liability action under ORS § 30.900 to 30.920 and any action based on negligence, must be commenced not later than two years after the injury or damage occurs. A civil action against a manufacturer of extendable equipment for death arising out of contact with power lines, including any product liability action under ORS § 30.900 to 30.920 and any action based on negligence, must be commenced not later than three years after the death.

(2) A civil action against a manufacturer of extendable equipment for injury, death or other damage arising out of contact with power lines is not subject to ORS § 12.115, 30.020 or 30.905 or any other statute of limitation or statute of ultimate repose in Oregon Revised Statutes.

(3) For purposes of this section, ‘extendable equipment’ means cranes, truck-mounted cranes, truck-mounted booms, and any self-powered vehicle with booms or other extensions that can reach power lines from the ground. [1999 c.514 § 1; 2009 c.485 § 6]

12.282 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS Chapter 12 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.

Sections 6 and 7, chapter 599, Oregon Laws 2021, provide:

Section 7 of this 2021 Act is added to and made a part of ORS Chapter 12. [2021 c.599 § 6]

An action to challenge the validity of a building permit that a contract building official, as defined in section 2 of this 2021 Act [455.202], issued before the effective date of this 2021 Act [January 1, 2022] on the basis that the contract building official lacked the authority to issue the building permit or to make a discretionary decision, as defined in section 2 of this 2021 Act, must be commenced on or before December 31, 2024. [2021 c.599 § 7]

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