71st OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2001 Regular Session
Enrolled
House Bill 2608
Sponsored by COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
CHAPTER ................
AN ACT
Relating to inspection of public records by members and
committees of the Legislative Assembly; amending ORS 98.050 and
192.410.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1. ORS 192.410 is amended to read:
192.410. As used in ORS 192.410 to 192.505:
(1) 'Custodian' means:
(a) The person described in ORS 7.110 for purposes of court
records; or
(b) A public body mandated, directly or indirectly, to create,
maintain, care for or control a public record. ' Custodian' does
not include a public body that has custody of a public record as
an agent of another public body that is the custodian unless the
public record is not otherwise available.
(2) 'Person' includes any natural person, corporation,
partnership, firm { + , + } { - or - } association { + or
member or committee of the Legislative Assembly + }.
(3) 'Public body' includes every state officer, agency,
department, division, bureau, board and commission; every county
and city governing body, school district, special district,
municipal corporation, and any board, department, commission,
council, or agency thereof; and any other public agency of this
state.
(4) 'Public record' includes any writing containing information
relating to the conduct of the public's business, including but
not limited to court records, mortgages, and deed records,
prepared, owned, used or retained by a public body regardless of
physical form or characteristics.
(5) 'State agency' means any state officer, department, board,
commission or court created by the Constitution or statutes of
this state but does not include the Legislative Assembly or its
members, committees, officers or employees insofar as they are
exempt under section 9, Article IV of the Oregon Constitution.
(6) 'Writing' means handwriting, typewriting, printing,
photographing and every means of recording, including letters,
words, pictures, sounds, or symbols, or combination thereof, and
all papers, maps, files, facsimiles or electronic recordings.
SECTION 2. ORS 98.050 is amended to read:
98.050. (1) The administrator may compile information or data
in the possession of the Division of State Lands into finder's
reports at the request of any person to assist in finding the
owners of abandoned or unclaimed property.
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(2) The administrator shall adopt by rule a fee for copies of
finder's reports. The fee charged shall be commensurate with
preparation costs including production, duplication and staff
time involved.
(3) Any person requesting a copy of a finder's report shall be
charged the fee.
(4) As used in subsections (1) to (3) of this section:
(a) 'Administrator' has the same meaning as given by ORS
98.302.
(b) 'Person' { - has the same meaning as given by ORS
192.410 - } { + includes any natural person, corporation,
partnership, firm or association + }.
(c) 'Finder's report' means any report prepared by the
administrator for the benefit of any person to assist in finding
the owners of abandoned or unclaimed property.
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Passed by House March 19, 2001
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Chief Clerk of House
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Speaker of House
Passed by Senate May 15, 2001
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President of Senate
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Received by Governor:
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Approved:
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Governor
Filed in Office of Secretary of State:
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Secretary of State
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