Oregon Administrative Code

471-070-8520 One-Percent Penalty (1) If an employer has failed to file or complete all required reports or pay all required contributions for the calendar year as described in 471-070-3030, the department shall assess the penalty authorized by ORS 657B.910 on the Paid Leave Orego…

471-070-8530 Good Cause for Failure to File Reports or Pay Contributions (1) As used in ORS 657B.910 and 657B.920 and OAR 471-070-8520, good cause for failure to file all required reports or to pay all contributions due will be found when the employer establishes, by satisfactory…

471-070-8540 Penalty Amount When Employer Fails to File Report (1) If an employer fails to file all required reports within the time period described in ORS 657B.920(2), the department may assess a late filing penalty in addition to any other amounts due. (2) The penalty shall be…

543-001-0000 Reasonable Notice Prior to the adoption, amendment, or repeal of any rules, the State Librarian, Secretary to the Board, shall give notice of the proposed adoption, amendment, or repeal: (1) In the Secretary of State's Bulletin referred to in ORS 183.360 at least twe…

543-001-0005 Model Rules of Procedure Pursuant to provisions of ORS 183.341, the State Library adopts the Attorney General's Model Rules of Procedure as amended effective July 2019. [ED. NOTE: The full text of the Attorney General's Model Rules of Procedure is available from the …

543-001-0010 Confidentiality and Inadmissibility of Mediation Communications (1) Words and phrases used in this rule have the same meaning as given to them in ORS 36.110 and 36.234. (2) Nothing in this rule affects any confidentiality created by other law. Nothing in this rule re…

543-010-0003 Definitions The following words or phrases, when used in Administrative Rules adopted by the State Library Board, shall mean the following: (1) “Board” means the State Library Board. (2) “Chair” means the presiding officer of the Board. (3) “Public funding" is all fu…

543-010-0016 Meetings and Notice (1) The State Librarian shall follow the procedures established by the Attorney General's Public Meetings and Records Manual, as amended from time to time, for providing notices of Board meetings. Unless the meeting is called exclusively for the p…

543-010-0017 Appearances Before the Board The policy of the Board is to hold public meetings and to permit all persons, groups and organizations having relevant business or opinions to appear before them and be heard. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 357.026(1) Statutes/Other Imple…

543-010-0021 Eligible Borrowers The State Library will lend library materials to: (1) Legally established public libraries. (2) Educational institution libraries. (3) State agencies and their employees. (4) Print-disabled individuals who are eligible to borrow library materials f…

543-010-0025 Loan Periods The State Library Board authorizes the State Librarian to set loan periods for State Library materials. Loan periods will be available to the public in a State Library policy. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 357.026(1) Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 357.…

543-010-0026 Copying Charges The State Library Board authorizes the State Library to charge current rates for the following types of copying. The fee schedule will be available to the public in a State Library policy. (1) Photocopies from print publications. (2) Photocopies from …

543-010-0030 Overdue and Lost Materials (1) Borrowers will: (a) Return library materials no later than the due date; (b) Make full payment for lost materials within 30 days of the date of the bill notice. (c) Materials borrowed through Interlibrary Loan will be billed in amounts …

543-010-0033 Postage Charges Borrowers shall pay all return postage costs. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 357 Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 357.015(2) History: OSL 55, f. & ef. 1-12-76

543-010-0034 Hours of Service The Oregon State Library Building will be open from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, excepting legal holidays, and may be open at other times by special arrangement with the State Librarian. The State Library Board authorizes the State …

543-020-0050 Scope OAR chapter 543, division 20, applies only to the Government Information Services and to carry out the provisions of Chapter 328 (2015 Oregon Laws) Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 357.008(1) Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 357.028, 357.029, 357.031 & 357.115 His…

543-020-0055 Definitions The following definitions apply to the terms used in this division: (1) “Government Information Services” means the physical collections, online resources and professional library staff that support the information needs of Oregon State Government (2) “Te…

543-020-0060 Eligible Recipients of Government Information Services The State Library provides Government Information Services that pertain to the business of state government according to its Terms of Service for these recipients: (1) State officials, including legislators; (2) …

543-020-0070 Certification of State Agency Libraries (1) The certification process applies to all state agency libraries and resource centers, except the State of Oregon Law Library, a County Law Library and the State Archives. (2) Intent and Purpose (a) The intent of library cer…

543-020-0080 Database and Subscriptions Licenses (1) The approval process for database and subscriptions licenses applies to all state agencies except the State of Oregon Law Library, a county law library and the State Archives or to legal databases, information resources, subscr…

543-040-0005 Scope OAR chapter 543, division 40, applies only to the award of grants for public library services to carry out the provisions of ORS 357.740 to 357.780. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 357.026(1) & 357.760 Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 357.740 History: OSL 4-2026,…

543-040-0010 Definitions The following definitions apply to the terms used in this division: (1) "Board": Has the meaning given to "Board" in OAR 543-010-0003(1). (2) "Fiscal Year": Means the period of one year commencing on July 1 and closing on June 30. (3) "Per Child": Means f…

543-040-0015 Authorized Activities Ready to Read Grants made under the provisions of this division shall be used only to establish, develop, or improve public library early literacy services for children from birth to 5 years of age, and to provide the statewide summer reading pr…

543-040-0020 Population Determination (1) The State Librarian shall use the population estimates for cities and counties included in the publication, Population Estimates for Oregon, published by the Population Research Center, Portland State University, as amended by the latest …

543-040-0023 Square Mileage Determination In determining the specific area that a public library serves for the purposes of distributing funds under ORS 357.780(3), the State Librarian shall determine the number of square miles, rounded to the nearest square mile, within which re…

543-040-0025 Grant Restrictions No grant to any public library shall include a per child amount for any children living in geographical areas where the public library does not provide services. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 357.026(1) & 357.760 Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 35…

543-040-0030 Grant Applications (1) At the commencement of any fiscal year in which moneys for Ready to Read Grants are available, the State Librarian shall publish a list of grants the State Librarian proposes to make under the provisions of ORS 357.780 and of this division. The…

543-040-0035 Grant Appeals (1) Any affected agency may appeal the proposed allocation of grant funds to the Board. The appeal must be in writing and must contain a detailed statement specifying: (a) The action being appealed; (b) The reason the appellant agency believes the actio…

543-040-0040 Distribution Schedule The State Library shall distribute Ready to Read Grants to all eligible library recipients prior to the end of the second quarter of any fiscal year in which the grant funds are available. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 357.026(1) & 357.760 Stat…

543-060-0000 Scope OAR chapter 543, division 60, applies to programs that assist libraries to provide reference services, including statewide licensing of electronic databases in public, school, academic, and tribal libraries and statewide cooperative reference services. Statutor…

543-060-0010 Definitions The following definitions apply to the terms used in this division: (1) "Public library" has the meaning given to public library in ORS 357.400(3), and shall be established in accordance with ORS 357.410. (2) "Academic library" means any library of a not-…

543-060-0020 Authorized Activities (1) State Library is authorized to negotiate and contract with commercial database providers on behalf of public, school, academic, and tribal libraries to provide access to electronic databases. The statewide database subsidy program is establi…

543-060-0030 Statewide Database Licensing Program (1) Eligibility: Any public, school, academic, tribal library or resource sharing system as defined above is eligible to participate in the program if the following criteria are met: (a) The library or resource sharing system prov…

543-060-0040 Calendar for Statewide Database License Procurement The Statewide Database Licensing Program in Request for Proposal years shall follow a calendar of events as listed below: (1) The Request for Proposal shall be issued no later than January in a year requiring propos…

543-060-0070 Statewide Cooperative Reference Service Program (1) Eligibility: Any public, school, academic, tribal library or resource sharing system as defined above is eligible to participate in the program. (2) Partial Support by Public and Academic Libraries: (a) The State Li…

543-070-0000 Public Documents Depository Libraries (1) The following libraries are designated as depository libraries and are hereby entitled to receive copies of all public documents deposited with the State Library for distribution under the public documents depository program:…

543-080-0005 Scope OAR chapter 543, division 80, applies to public libraries as defined in ORS 357.400(3) that were established under one of the methods described in ORS 357.216-286 or 357.400-621. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 357 Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 357 History: OS…

543-080-0010 Definitions The following definitions apply to the terms used in this division: (1) “Annual report” means usage, financial, and other data that public libraries are required to submit to the State Library annually, in accordance with ORS 357.520 and OAR 43-080-0020. …

543-080-0020 Annual Reports (1) Not later than October 31 of each year, public libraries shall submit an annual report to the State Library using a form furnished by the State Library. (2) The report shall cover the previous fiscal year. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 357 Statute…

543-080-0030 Official Recognition of Public Libraries (1) The State Library Board will officially recognize those public libraries that become legally established under one of the methods described in ORS 357.216-286 or 357.400-621 and have met all minimum conditions. (2) Librari…

543-080-0040 Population Determination for Public Libraries (1) The State Library shall estimate population using latest data published by the Portland State University Center for Population Research and the U.S. Census Bureau. Data from the Oregon Secretary of State Elections Div…

573-050-0005 Authority to Establish Motor Vehicle Regulations Authority to establish regulations governing the use of motor vehicles on the Southern Oregon University (SOU) campus for visitors, faculty, staff, and students is derived from ORS 352.360 and action of the Oregon Univ…

573-050-0010 Application of Motor Vehicle Laws of the State of Oregon and the City of Ashland All motor vehicle laws of the State of Oregon and City of Ashland, including specifically, but not by way of limitation, ORS Chapters 810, 811, 814, 815, and 816, together with amendment…

573-050-0015 Definitions (1) For the purpose of these regulations, the word "parking" means any vehicle which is stopped and/or waiting, regardless of the period of time the vehicle is stopped or whether a driver is present, except for a vehicle immobilized by traffic control, co…

573-050-0016 Service Vehicles, Delivery Vehicles, and Loading Zones (1) Loading Zones: (a) Loading zones are located throughout the campus and are reserved for people loading and unloading heavy or bulky packages; (b) Signed loading zones are limited to 30-minute occupancy; (c) L…

573-050-0020 Driver Responsibility (1) All persons operating vehicles on campus are responsible for knowing and adhering to the regulations herein. All parking and vehicle operating regulations are enforced 24 hours per day unless posted otherwise. All vehicles driven or parked o…

573-050-0025 Vehicle Permits, Parking Areas and Fee Schedule (1) All vehicles parked on the University campus are required to display a valid SOU permit when the posted signs require a permit. Faculty/Staff lots are posted yellow; Student Commuter lots are posted green; Resident …

573-050-0030 Driving and Parking Regulations on Campus The Vice President for Finance and Administration, in consultation with the Transportation Planning and Parking Committee (TPPC), will designate parking areas on campus. (1) Anyone operating a vehicle on campus will observe p…

573-050-0035 Transportation Planning and Parking Committee (1) The Transportation Planning and Parking Committee (TPPC), is established to advise on policies, procedures, and programs which address the transportation needs of students, faculty, staff, and visitors who access the …

573-050-0040 Penalties for Offenses Multiple violations may be cited for a single incident: (1) Failure to display valid permit: Fine $30. (2) Fraudulent display of permit: Fine $85. (3) Permit not affixed: Fine $25. (4) Improper permit: Fine $20. (5) Parking in disabled space: $…