74th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2007 Regular Session
Enrolled
Senate Bill 412
Sponsored by Senators BROWN, KRUSE, Representatives KRIEGER,
SCHAUFLER; Representative RICHARDSON
CHAPTER ................
AN ACT
Relating to reports of child abuse; amending ORS 419B.015.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1. ORS 419B.015 is amended to read:
419B.015. (1)(a) A person making a report of child abuse,
{ - whether voluntarily or pursuant to - } { + whether the
report is made voluntarily or is required by + }ORS 419B.010,
shall make an oral report by telephone or otherwise to the local
office of the Department of Human Services, to the designee of
the department or to a law enforcement agency within the county
where the person making the report is located at the time of the
contact. The report shall contain, if known, the names and
addresses of the child and the parents of the child or other
persons responsible for care of the child, the child's age, the
nature and extent of the abuse, including any evidence of
previous abuse, the explanation given for the abuse and any other
information that the person making the report believes might be
helpful in establishing the cause of the abuse and the identity
of the perpetrator.
(b) When a report of child abuse is received by the department,
the department shall notify a law enforcement agency within the
county where the report was made. When a report of child abuse is
received by a designee of the department, the designee shall
notify, according to the contract, either the department or a law
enforcement agency within the county where the report was made.
When a report of child abuse is received by a law enforcement
agency, the agency shall notify the local office of the
department within the county where the report was made.
(2) When a report of child abuse is received under subsection
(1)(a) of this section, the entity receiving the report shall
make the notification required by subsection (1)(b) of this
section according to rules adopted by the department under ORS
419B.017.
{ + (3)(a) When a report alleging that a child or ward in
substitute care may have been subjected to abuse is received by
the department, the department shall notify the attorney for the
child or ward, the child's or ward's court appointed special
advocate, the parents of the child or ward and any attorney
representing a parent of the child or ward that a report has been
received.
(b) The name and address of and other identifying information
about the person who made the report may not be disclosed under
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this subsection. Any person or entity to whom notification is
made under this subsection may not release any information not
authorized by this subsection.
(c) The department shall make the notification required by this
subsection within three business days of receiving the report of
abuse.
(d) Notwithstanding the obligation imposed by this subsection,
the department is not required under this subsection to notify
the parent or parent's attorney that a report of abuse has been
received if the notification may interfere with an investigation
or assessment or jeopardize the child's or ward's safety. + }
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Passed by Senate April 4, 2007
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Secretary of Senate
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President of Senate
Passed by House May 8, 2007
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Speaker of House
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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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