Title 33, Privileges and Benefits of Veterans and Service Personnel

The Legislative Assembly finds that: (1) The United States Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration should be encouraged to export its expertise in military sexual trauma, post-traumatic stress disorder and other conditions associated with military service to…

The county court or board of county commissioners of each county is authorized annually to budget and pay such amount of money as it may deem reasonable for the purpose of purchasing flags of the United States for placement, by any nationally chartered organization or organizatio…

(1) An employer shall provide an employee who is a veteran as defined in ORS 408.225 with paid or unpaid time off for Veterans Day if: (a) The employee would otherwise be required to work on that day; and (b) The employee provides the employer with: (A) At least 21 calendar days’…

(1) As used in this section, “service” and “uniformed service” have the meanings given those terms in ORS 659A.082. (2) A private, nonpublic employer may give preference in the hiring and promotion of employees to: (a) A person who is performing, or has performed, service in the …

(1) The Oregon Veterans’ Emergency Financial Assistance Program is created. (2) The purpose of the program is to provide emergency financial assistance to Oregon veterans and their immediate families for needs that include but are not limited to: (a) Emergency or temporary housin…

(1) The Department of Veterans’ Affairs shall establish a website that allows members of the public to request information about veterans’ benefits and services and enter contact information. (2) The department shall coordinate outreach to individuals who request information thro…

An agency, as defined in ORS 183.310, shall include on the agency’s website a link to the website established by the Department of Veterans’ Affairs under ORS 408.503. [2009 c.851 §2] Note: See note under 408.503.

(1) As used in this section, “agency” has the meaning given that term in ORS 183.310. (2) In order to assist veterans in claiming federal benefits, the Department of Veterans’ Affairs and the Oregon Military Department shall provide agencies with materials to inform individuals h…

The Department of Human Services, the Department of Transportation, the Housing and Community Services Department, the Employment Department, the Department of Justice, the Judicial Department, public universities listed in ORS 352.002, the Bureau of Labor and Industries, the Off…

(1) The Department of Veterans’ Affairs and the Oregon Military Department shall make available to establishments operated to provide food to indigent or needy persons information on how to contact the Department of Veterans’ Affairs and the reintegration team within the Oregon M…

(1) As used in this section: (a) “Incarcerated veteran” means a veteran sentenced to a period of incarceration in a prison or other correctional facility until such time as a lawful release authority authorizes the release of the veteran. (b) “Veteran” has the meaning given that …

(1) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, a person who sends or serves a document listed in subsection (2) of this section shall include the following information with the document: (a) A statement that if the recipient is a veteran of the armed forces, assistance…

When determining an applicant’s eligibility for benefits or services that are offered by or through a state agency, the state agency may use a summary of benefits letter from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs. [2025 c.269 §1] Note: 408.518 was enacted into law by t…

All buildings acquired or constructed by county courts pursuant to chapter 595, Oregon Laws 1947, shall be made available for the use of any veterans’ organizations and their auxiliaries located in the city, town or community where any such building is located.

In counties where there is no armory belonging to or under control of state authority, the county courts or boards of county commissioners, upon written application of the commander or president of any organized unit of war veterans or its auxiliary, shall allow its unit organize…

When a veteran who has been adjudged under ORS 426.130 to be a person with mental illness is eligible for treatment in a United States veterans facility and commitment is necessary for the proper care and treatment of such veteran, the Oregon Health Authority or community mental …

Upon receipt of a certificate of eligibility and available facilities, the Oregon Health Authority may cause to be transferred any veteran from any facility to which the veteran has been assigned to a United States veterans facility. No veteran under sentence by any court, or com…

(1) As used in ORS 408.710 to 408.740, “indigent veteran” means any veteran who is without means of procuring the necessities of life. (2) A person may not be deprived of the benefits provided for in ORS 408.720 to 408.740 by reason of the fact that the person owns property that …

(1) The governing body of a county may set apart in the county treasury a special fund for the purpose of financing the employment and the activities of the service officer appointed under ORS 408.410. If an unobligated balance remains in the special fund at the end of a fiscal y…

(1) The commander or executive head of any veterans organization organized under a charter issued by an Act of Congress, proposing to undertake the relief provided for under ORS 408.720, shall file with the county clerk of the county in which the veterans organization may be situ…

The relief fund may be disbursed by an officer to be appointed by the county court or board of county commissioners. The commanders or executive heads of the various veterans organizations shall constitute an advisory board to consult and advise with the court or board relative t…

On or before December 1 of each year, the Department of Veterans’ Affairs and the Housing and Community Services Department shall jointly submit a written report on veterans’ housing programs to the interim House committee related to veterans. The report must describe: (1) Expend…