ORS 192.418: Effect of failure of Attorney General, district attorney or elected official to take timely action on inspection petition.

Edition: 2025 EditionEffective: 2026-01-01Last verified: 2026-09-07

(1) The failure of the Attorney General or district attorney to issue an order under ORS 192.401, 192.411 or 192.415 denying, granting, or denying in part and granting in part a petition to require disclosure within seven days from the day of receipt of the petition shall be treated as an order denying the petition for the purpose of determining whether a person may institute proceedings for injunctive or declaratory relief under ORS 192.401, 192.411 or 192.415. (2) The failure of an elected official to deny, grant, or deny in part and grant in part a request to inspect or receive a copy of a public record within seven days from the day of receipt of the request shall be treated as a denial of the request for the purpose of determining whether a person may institute proceedings for injunctive or declaratory relief under ORS 192.401, 192.411 or 192.415. [Formerly 192.465]

Administrative rules citing this section

OAR 115-040-0040: Exemption from Disclosure Under ORS 192.410 to 192.505 and Inadmissibility of Mediation Communication Pursuant to OEC Rule 408 — implements
OAR 115-040-0041: Applicability of Mediator Disclosure Rules — implements
OAR 115-040-0042: Mediator May Not Disclose Mediation Communications in Subsequent Proceedings — implements
OAR 115-040-0043: Mediator May Disclose Certain Mediation Communications — implements
OAR 115-040-0044: Notice of Disclosure of Mediation Communications — implements
OAR 123-005-0000: Applicability of Rules and Definitions — implements
OAR 123-005-0010: Access to Records — implements
OAR 123-005-0020: Requests to Inspect or Obtain Copies of Public Records — implements
OAR 123-005-0030: Payment for Inspection and Copies of Public Records — implements
OAR 123-052-2400: Confidential Records — implements
OAR 123-052-2400: Confidential Records — authority
OAR 125-020-0010: Definitions — implements
OAR 125-020-0020: Applicability of Rules — implements
OAR 125-020-0030: Access to Public Records — implements
OAR 125-020-0040: Requests to Inspect or Obtain Copies of Public Records — implements
OAR 125-020-0050: Fees for Public Records and Other Services — implements
OAR 170-002-0002: Procedure to Request Public Records — authority
OAR 255-015-0002: Board Records — authority
OAR 255-015-0003: Oral Record of Hearing — implements
OAR 330-001-0025: Public Records Request — implements
OAR 340-011-0310: Public Records Access and Reproduction: Purpose — implements
OAR 340-011-0310: Public Records Access and Reproduction: Purpose — authority
OAR 340-011-0320: Public Records Access and Reproduction: Scope — implements
OAR 340-011-0320: Public Records Access and Reproduction: Scope — authority
OAR 340-011-0330: Public Records Access and Reproduction: Requests for Review or to Obtain Copies of Public Records — authority
OAR 340-011-0340: Public Records Access and Reproduction: Costs for Record Review and Copying — authority
OAR 340-011-0360: Public Records Access and Reproduction: Collecting Fees — authority
OAR 340-011-0370: Public Records Access and Reproduction: Certification of Copies of Records — authority
OAR 340-011-0380: Public Records Access and Reproduction: Fee Waivers and Reductions — authority
OAR 340-011-0390: Public Records Access and Reproduction: Exempt Records — authority
OAR 340-100-0005: Public Availability of Information — implements
OAR 340-214-0130: Reporting: Information Exempt from Disclosure — implements
OAR 409-021-0005: Introduction — implements
OAR 409-021-0010: Definitions — implements
OAR 409-021-0115: Calculation of Fees — implements
OAR 409-021-0120: Inspection of Health Data — implements
OAR 409-021-0130: Requests to Obtain Copies of Public Use Health Data Files — implements
OAR 409-021-0140: Requests and Requirements to Obtain Restricted Health Data Sets — implements
OAR 409-021-0150: Denial of Requests to Inspect or Obtain Copies of Health Data — implements
OAR 410-120-1980: Requests for Information and Public Records — implements
OAR 410-133-0340: Client Rights and Record Confidentiality — implements
OAR 413-010-0068: Disclosure of Information Exempt Under the Public Records Law — implements
OAR 414-002-0000: Definitions — implements
OAR 414-002-0000: Definitions — authority
OAR 414-002-0001: Fees for Inspection or Copies of Public Records and Department Publications; Other Services — implements
OAR 440-005-0001: Authority for Rules — implements
OAR 440-005-0005: Applicability of Rule — implements
OAR 459-060-0001: Definitions — implements
OAR 459-060-0010: Requests and Fees for Public Records — implements
OAR 459-060-0020: Confidentiality of Member Records — implements
OAR 459-060-0030: Disclosure of Records Without Consent — implements
OAR 459-060-0050: Request for Benefit Estimate — implements
OAR 581-021-0280: Fees for Copies of Education Records — authority
OAR 585-001-0007: Definitions — implements
OAR 585-001-0008: Request to Inspect or Obtain Copies of Public Records — implements
OAR 585-001-0008: Request to Inspect or Obtain Copies of Public Records — authority
OAR 690-003-0100: Purpose — implements
OAR 695-003-0010: Purpose — implements
OAR 695-003-0020: Requests to Inspect or Obtain Copies of Public Records — implements
OAR 695-003-0030: Fees for Inspections or Copies of Public Records — implements
OAR 695-003-0040: Exception to Fee Charge; Fee Waivers and Reductions — implements
OAR 733-001-0025: Public Records Request Requirements and Fees — implements
OAR 736-001-0030: Fees for Public Records — authority
OAR 806-010-0106: Public Record Requests — authority
OAR 856-010-0007: Fee For Copies — implements
OAR 860-001-0060: Public Records Requests — implements

This rule cites

ORS 192.401 — resolved
192.411 — resolved
192.415 — resolved

Cited by

Official source: https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors192.html