ORS 192.461: Public Records Advocate.

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

(1) The office of the Public Records Advocate is created as an independent office within the executive department, separate and distinct from any other state agency. (2) The Public Records Advocate shall be appointed by the Public Records Advisory Council under ORS 192.481. (3) The Public Records Advocate shall be a licensee in good standing of the Oregon State Bar. (4) The term of office of the Public Records Advocate shall be four years, except that the advocate may be removed for cause by the Public Records Advisory Council. A determination to remove for cause may be appealed as a contested case proceeding under ORS chapter 183. (5) The advocate may be reappointed to consecutive terms. (6) The Public Records Advocate is in the exempt service. (7)(a) The Public Records Advocate shall select, appoint and fix the compensation of a Deputy Public Records Advocate. The Deputy Public Records Advocate shall be a licensee in good standing of the Oregon State Bar. (b) The Public Records Advocate may delegate to the Deputy Public Records Advocate any authority, power or duty to act possessed by the Public Records Advocate except the power to delegate set forth in this paragraph. (c) If the position of the Public Records Advocate becomes vacant, the Deputy Public Records Advocate shall serve as the acting Public Records Advocate until a new Public Records Advocate has been appointed. (8)(a) The Public Records Advocate may hire and fix the compensation of other professional staff to assist in performing the duties assigned to the Public Records Advocate. (b) Officers and employees of the office of the Public Records Advocate are in the exempt service. (9) The Public Records Advocate may seek out office facilities and administrative support from other state agencies or local public bodies. State agencies shall assist the advocate. Local public bodies may assist the advocate. [2017 c.728 §1; 2017 c.728 §16; 2019 c.107 §1; 2021 c.582 §1; 2025 c.32 §97]

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 330-001-0025: Public Records Request — 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 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 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 690-003-0240: Exempt Public Records — 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 860-001-0040: Commission Publications — implements
OAR 860-001-0060: Public Records Requests — implements
OAR 860-001-0070: Confidential Information — implements

This rule cites

ORS 192.481 — resolved
ORS chapter 183 — target_record_not_published

Cited by

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