Chapter 171 — Chapter 171

ORS 171.136 Supplies and equipment. (1) The Legislative Administrator, subject to the policies of the Legislative Administration Committee and the rules of each house, shall furnish necessary office supplies, equipment and stationery for the use of all members, officers and employees of the Legislative Assembly, taking their receipt therefor. It is the duty of such members, officers and employees to return to the Legislative Administrator any unused stationery or supplies and all equipment at the close of each session of the Legislative Assembly unless otherwise directed by the Legislative Administrator. The Legislative Administrator is authorized to charge the cost of any unreturned nonconsumable supplies or equipment against the final payroll check of the member, officer or employee responsible therefor

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ORS 171.137 [1969 c.620 §16; repealed by 1981 c.130 §1]

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ORS 171.140 [1961 c.167 §15; 1969 c.620 §7; repealed by 1981 c.517 §4 (171.136 enacted in lieu of 171.135 and 171.140)]

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ORS 171.150 Applications for amendment convention withdrawn. An application for an amendment convention under Article V of the United States Constitution that was submitted by the Legislative Assembly to Congress before September 24, 2023, is hereby withdrawn and is null and void. [2023 c.349 §1]

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ORS 171.180 State policy governing election dates. The Legislative Assembly finds that to limit the number of days on which elections are held in this state would consolidate separate single purpose elections, reduce the cost of elections and local government, and increase participation in the electoral process. It, therefore, finds that the number of election days in this state is a matter of statewide concern. [1979 c.316 §1]

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ORS 171.185 Dates for legislatively prescribed elections; emergency election. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, an election called by the Legislative Assembly shall be held only on

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ORS 171.200 “Publications” defined for ORS 171.206. As used in ORS 171.206, “publications” does not include materials published under ORS 171.236 or 171.275, but does include

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ORS 171.205 [Formerly 171.090; 1965 c.424 §5; 1971 c.638 §2; repealed by 1981 c.517 §6 (171.206 enacted in lieu of 171.205, 171.211, 171.215 and 171.625)]

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ORS 171.206 Legislative publications; distribution; form and number; charges; disposition; reports of witnesses. (1) Except as provided in ORS 171.236 and 171.275, all publications printed for either house of the Legislative Assembly and their committees, including joint committees created by law, rule or joint resolution, shall be published and distributed by the Legislative Administrator, subject to the rules of each house and under the direction of the Legislative Administration Committee

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ORS 171.210 [Repealed by 1961 c.150 §9]

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ORS 171.211 [1961 c.167 §20; 1965 c.424 §6; 1969 c.620 §8; repealed by 1981 c.517 §6 (171.206 enacted in lieu of 171.205, 171.211, 171.215 and 171.625)]

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ORS 171.215 [Formerly 171.092; repealed by 1981 c.517 §6 (171.206 enacted in lieu of 171.205, 171.211, 171.215 and 171.625)]

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ORS 171.218 [1961 c.167 §22; repealed by 1965 c.424 §8]

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ORS 171.220 [Amended by 1959 c.577 §2; renumbered 171.405]

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ORS 171.222 [1961 c.167 §23; repealed by 1965 c.424 §8]

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ORS 171.225 [1965 c.424 §1; repealed by 1981 c.517 §8 (171.236 enacted in lieu of 171.225 and 171.235)]

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ORS 171.226 [1961 c.167 §24; repealed by 1965 c.424 §8]

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ORS 171.230 [Amended by 1959 c.577 §3; repealed by 1965 c.424 §8]

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ORS 171.235 [1965 c.424 §7; 1969 c.174 §1; 1969 c.620 §9; repealed by 1981 c.517 §8 (171.236 enacted in lieu of 171.225 and 171.235)]

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ORS 171.236 Session laws; publication; distribution; form and number; charges; disposition. (1) The Legislative Counsel, under the direction of the Legislative Counsel Committee, shall publish and distribute the laws enacted by the Legislative Assembly

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ORS 171.240 [Amended by 1959 c.577 §4; repealed by 1965 c.424 §8]

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ORS 171.245 Legislative Publications Account. (1) There is established in the General Fund an account to be known as the Legislative Publications Account. All moneys collected or received under ORS 171.236 shall be paid into the account. All moneys in the account are appropriated continuously for and shall be used for the purposes described in ORS 171.236

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ORS 171.250 [Repealed by 1965 c.424 §8]

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ORS 171.255 Evidentiary status of published session laws. The laws enacted by the Legislative Assembly and by the people, when published in accordance with the provisions of ORS 171.236, shall be received in all courts of this state as an authorized publication of the laws of Oregon published therein. [1965 c.424 §2; 1981 c.517 §17]

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ORS 171.260 [Amended by 1959 c.577 §5; repealed by 1965 c.424 §8]

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ORS 171.270 Legislative materials furnished to public officers without charge are public property. Except as otherwise provided by or pursuant to law, the copies of the legislative materials referred to in ORS 171.236 furnished free of charge to the public officers of this state pursuant to law are public property and shall be delivered over by them to their successors in office. [Amended by 1969 c.174 §3; 1981 c.517 §18]

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ORS 171.272 [1953 c.546 §1; 1961 c.167, §27; renumbered 173.152]

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ORS 171.275 Oregon Revised Statutes; committee policy; charges. (1) Each biennium, the Legislative Counsel, under the direction of the Legislative Counsel Committee, shall publish and distribute the Oregon Revised Statutes, including an index and annotations

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ORS 171.280 [1963 c.418 §2; repealed by 1969 c.174 §5]

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ORS 171.285 Legislative Counsel certificate. (1) When any edition of the statutes, or part or supplement designed to replace parts of or to supplement a previous edition and to bring such edition up to date, is published by the Legislative Counsel Committee, the Legislative Counsel shall cause to be printed in the edition, part or supplement a certificate that the Legislative Counsel has compared each section in such edition, part or supplement with the original section in the enrolled bill or, if the enrolled bill is stored in a computer or similar device, with any printout or other output readable by sight, shown to reflect the enrolled bill accurately, and that, with the exception of the changes in form permitted by ORS 173.160 and other changes specifically authorized by law, the sections in the published edition, part or supplement are correctly copied

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ORS 171.295 Preservation and use of ORS medium. (1) In any contract for the printing of the Oregon Revised Statutes, the Legislative Counsel Committee may provide for preservation or purchase, on behalf of the state, of the medium from which the statutes were printed

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ORS 171.305 ORS Revolving Account. (1) The proceeds from the sale of an edition or publication made pursuant to ORS 171.275 shall be deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of a revolving account for the use of the Legislative Counsel Committee in publishing and distributing future editions or publications. The account, to be known as the ORS Revolving Account, is continuously appropriated to the committee for this purpose

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ORS 171.315 Distribution of ORS. (1) The Legislative Counsel shall provide one set of Oregon Revised Statutes, including an index and annotations

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ORS 171.325 Certified copy of statute or rule of civil procedure published in Oregon Revised Statutes; form; fee. (1) Upon request of any person, the Secretary of State may certify under the seal of the State of Oregon

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ORS 171.405 Binding original enrolled laws and joint resolutions. The Legislative Counsel Committee shall cause the original enrolled laws and joint resolutions passed at each session of the Legislative Assembly to be bound in a volume in a substantial manner in the order in which they are approved. The Legislative Counsel Committee is not required to keep any further record of the official acts of the Legislative Assembly, so far as relates to Acts and joint resolutions. [Formerly 171.220; 1971 c.638 §3; 2016 c.88 §6]

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ORS 171.407 Sound recordings of legislative proceedings; public access. (1) Sound recordings, produced on equipment selected by the Legislative Administration Committee for compatibility with equipment for reproduction by the State Archives, shall be made of every meeting of the Legislative Assembly and of every hearing and meeting of every standing, special and interim committee of the Legislative Assembly, or subcommittee thereof

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ORS 171.410 “Legislative record” defined for ORS 171.410 to 171.430. As used in ORS 171.410 to 171.430, unless the context requires otherwise, “legislative record” means a measure or amendment thereto, a document, book, paper, photograph, sound recording or other material exclusive of personal correspondence, regardless of physical form or characteristics, made by the Legislative Assembly, a committee or employee thereof, in connection with the exercise of legislative or investigatory functions, but does not include the record of an official act of the Legislative Assembly kept by the Secretary of State under section 2, Article VI of the Oregon Constitution. [1961 c.150 §1; 1981 c.517 §19]

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ORS 171.415 Delivery to Legislative Administration Committee; exception. (1) Except as provided in subsections (2) and (3) of this section, a committee or employee of the Legislative Assembly having possession of legislative records that are not required for the regular performance of official duties shall, within 10 days after the adjournment sine die of a regular or special session, deliver all such legislative records to the Legislative Administration Committee

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ORS 171.420 Classification and arrangement; delivery to State Archivist. The Legislative Administrator shall classify and arrange the legislative records delivered to the Legislative Administrator pursuant to ORS 171.415, in a manner that the Legislative Administrator considers best suited to carry out the efficient and economical utilization, maintenance, preservation and disposition of the records. The State Archivist shall assist the Legislative Administrator in the performance of this work. The Legislative Administrator shall deliver to the State Archivist all legislative records in the possession of the Legislative Administrator when such records have been classified and arranged. The State Archivist shall thereafter be official custodian of the records so delivered. [1961 c.150 §3; 1969 c.620 §11]

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ORS 171.425 Borrowing by certain legislative personnel. The State Archivist shall allow the Legislative Fiscal Officer, the Legislative Administrator, the Legislative Counsel, the Legislative Revenue Officer or the Legislative Policy and Research Director to borrow and temporarily have possession of such legislative records as such officer requests. [1961 c.150 §4; 1969 c.620 §12; 1975 c.789 §6; 2016 c.88 §8]

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ORS 171.427 Schedule for retention, destruction or disposition of records. The Legislative Administration Committee and State Archivist shall establish and from time to time may revise a schedule that shall govern the retention and destruction or other disposition of legislative records delivered to and in the custody of the archivist under ORS 171.420 or 171.430 and of sound recordings retained by a committee under ORS 171.430 (2). The schedule agreed upon by the committee and archivist shall be set forth in the rules and regulations issued by the archivist. [1973 c.555 §3]

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ORS 171.430 Disposal by certain committees; sound recordings by certain committees. (1) Except for legislative records borrowed under ORS 171.425 and except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the Emergency Board, the Legislative Administration Committee, the Legislative Counsel Committee, the Legislative Policy and Research Committee or the Joint Committee on Ways and Means may cause any legislative records in its possession to be destroyed or otherwise disposed of, if such legislative records are considered by such committee to be of no value to the state or the public and are no longer necessary under or pursuant to any statute requiring their creation or maintenance or affecting their use. However, such committee shall prior to destruction or disposal notify the State Archivist and transfer to the official custody of the State Archivist any such legislative records that are requisitioned by the State Archivist, except those designated as confidential by statute or by rule or resolution of the Legislative Assembly or of such committee

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ORS 171.450 Legislative intent. In enacting ORS 171.455 to 171.465, it is the intention of the Legislative Assembly to support the privilege of free suffrage and to protect the integrity of the election process against improper conduct

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ORS 171.455 Complaint of elector; content. (1) Within 30 days after a general election, any elector may file a complaint with the Secretary of State alleging a criminal violation of any election law by a member or member-elect of the Legislative Assembly

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ORS 171.460 Secretary of State to conduct investigation; findings; report. (1) Upon receipt of the complaint, the Secretary of State shall conduct an investigation to determine whether there is probable cause to believe that the alleged violation occurred, and that it was both deliberate and capable of having some possible effect upon the election

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ORS 171.465 Credentials committee; appointment; duties. The presiding officer of each house of the Legislative Assembly shall appoint a credentials committee. The credentials committee shall review the finding of any report of the Secretary of State submitted under this section and ORS 171.450 to 171.460, hear additional evidence if it so chooses, and make recommendations to the appropriate legislative body. [1985 c.693 §4]

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ORS 171.505 Administering oaths or affirmations to witnesses. The President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the chairperson or vice chairperson of any statutory, standing, special or interim committee of either house of the Legislative Assembly, or the chairperson or vice chairperson of a statutory, standing, special or interim joint committee of the two houses, may administer oaths or affirmations to witnesses in any proceedings under their examination. [Formerly 171.075; 2016 c.90 §1]

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ORS 171.510 Legislative process to compel attendance and production of papers; service. (1) The President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, or the chairperson or vice chairperson of any of the legislative committees referred to in ORS 171.505 upon a majority vote of any such committee, may issue any processes necessary to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of any books, papers, records or documents as may be required

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ORS 171.515 Reimbursement of witnesses appearing under legislative process. (1) Witnesses appearing under process issued pursuant to ORS 171.510

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ORS 171.520 Reporting violations of ORS 171.510. (1) Whenever a person summoned as provided in ORS 171.510 fails to appear to testify or fails to produce any books, papers, records or documents as required, or whenever any person so summoned refuses to answer any question pertinent to the subject under inquiry before either house or any of the committees referred to in ORS 171.505, the fact of such failure may be reported to either house while in session

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