Oregon Statutes 659A.400 – Place of public accommodation defined
(1) A place of public accommodation, subject to the exclusions in subsection (2) of this section, means:
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 659A.400
- public body: means state government bodies, local government bodies and special government bodies. See Oregon Statutes 174.109
(a) Any place or service offering to the public accommodations, advantages, facilities or privileges whether in the nature of goods, services, lodgings, amusements, transportation or otherwise.
(b) Any place that is open to the public and owned or maintained by a public body, as defined in ORS § 174.109, regardless of whether the place is commercial in nature.
(c) Any service to the public that is provided by a public body, as defined in ORS § 174.109, regardless of whether the service is commercial in nature.
(2) A place of public accommodation does not include:
(a) A Department of Corrections institution as defined in ORS § 421.005.
(b) A state hospital as defined in ORS § 162.135.
(c) A youth correction facility as defined in ORS § 420.005.
(d) A local correction facility or lockup as defined in ORS § 169.005.
(e) An institution, bona fide club or place of accommodation that is in its nature distinctly private. [Formerly 30.675; 2013 c.429 § 1; 2013 c.530 § 4]