New Oregon Public Records Orders Database

The State of Oregon Law Library is excited to unveil a new online database of the Oregon Attorney General’s public records orders.

For those unfamiliar with public records orders, a person who has been denied the right to inspect or receive a copy of a public record of a state agency may submit a petition to the Attorney General. The Attorney General reviews the public record to determine if it may be withheld from public inspection and issues an order responding to the petition. Public records orders are the Attorney General's interpretation of the Oregon Public Records Law, ORS 192.410 to 192.505, as applied to the records being sought.

The new free public tool allows for full-text searching of orders issued 1981-present. The database also gives users advanced searching capabilities to locate statutes based on the petitioner’s name, the agency whose records are being sought, or the date issued. SOLL worked closely with the Oregon Department of Justice to provide online access to these documents.

Visit and explore the new database at: http://cdm17027.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/landingpage/collection/p17027coll2.

For more information on Oregon Public Records and Meetings Law, please visit the Department of Justice Web site: http://www.doj.state.or.us/public_records/pages/index.aspx.