ORS 192.842: Use of actual or substitute address in specified circumstances.
Edition: 2025 EditionEffective: 2026-01-01Last verified: 2026-09-07
(1) A county clerk or other elections official shall use the actual address of a program participant for voter registration purposes. Except as provided in ORS 192.820 to 192.868, a county clerk or other elections official may not disclose the actual address. (2) A county clerk or other elections official shall use the substitute address of the program participant for purposes of mailing a ballot to an elector under ORS 254.470. (3) A school district shall use the actual address of a program participant for any purpose related to admission or assignment. The school district shall take such measures as necessary to protect the confidentiality of the actual address of the program participant. Student records created under ORS 326.565 and 326.580 shall use the substitute address of the program participant. (4) A county clerk shall accept the substitute address of the program participant as the address of the applicant for the purpose of issuing a marriage license under ORS 106.041 or registering a Declaration of Domestic Partnership under ORS 106.325. [2005 c.821 §8; 2007 c.99 §13; 2007 c.542 §12] 192.842. (1) A county clerk or other elections official shall use the actual address of a program participant for voter registration purposes. Except as provided in ORS 192.820 to 192.868, a county clerk or other elections official may not disclose the actual address. (2) A county clerk or other elections official shall use the substitute address of the program participant for purposes of mailing a ballot to an elector under ORS 254.470. (3) A school district shall use the actual address of a program participant for any purpose related to admission or assignment. The school district shall take such measures as necessary to protect the confidentiality of the actual address of the program participant. Student records created under ORS 326.561 and 326.565 shall use the substitute address of the program participant. (4) A county clerk shall accept the substitute address of the program participant as the address of the applicant for the purpose of issuing a marriage license under ORS 106.041 or registering a Declaration of Domestic Partnership under ORS 106.325.
Official history and status
History: Note: The amendments to 192.842 by section 6, chapter 567, Oregon Laws 2025, become operative July 1, 2035. See section 12, chapter 567, Oregon Laws 2025. The text that is operative on and after July 1, 2035, is set forth for the user’s convenience. Note: See note under 192.820.
Administrative rules citing this section
- OAR 137-079-0110: Authority and Purpose — implements
- OAR 137-079-0120: Definitions — implements
- OAR 137-079-0130: Application Assistant Certification — implements
- OAR 137-079-0140: Application Process for the Address Confidentiality Program — implements
- OAR 137-079-0145: Application Process for the Address Confidentiality Program for Health Care Providers — implements
- OAR 137-079-0150: Certification Process for Program Participation — implements
- OAR 137-079-0160: Ongoing Program Participation — implements
- OAR 137-079-0180: Public Body Exemption Waiver — implements
- OAR 137-079-0190: Verification/Proof of Program Participation — implements
- OAR 137-079-0210: Service of Process; Certified and Registered Mail — implements
This rule cites
- ORS 192.820 — resolved
- 192.868 — resolved
- ORS 254.470 — resolved
- ORS 326.565 — resolved
- 326.580 — resolved
- ORS 106.041 — resolved
- ORS 106.325 — resolved
- ORS 326.561 — resolved
- 326.565 — resolved
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Official source: https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors192.html