ORS 192.848: When Attorney General may disclose actual address or telephone number.
Edition: 2025 EditionEffective: 2026-01-01Last verified: 2026-09-07
(1) The Attorney General may not disclose the actual address or telephone number of a program participant, except under either of the following circumstances: (a) Upon receipt of a court order signed by a judge pursuant to a finding of good cause. Good cause exists when disclosure is sought for a lawful purpose that outweighs the risk of the disclosure and, in the case of a request for disclosure received from a federal, state or local law enforcement agency, district attorney or other public body, when information is provided to the court that describes the official purpose for which the actual address or telephone number of the program participant will be used. If a judge finds that good cause exists, the terms of the court order shall address, as much as practicable, the safety and protection of the program participant. In cases where the Attorney General has not received prior notice of a court order, not later than three business days after receiving the order, the Attorney General may object to the order and request a hearing before the judge who signed the order. (b) Where the program participant is required to disclose the actual address of the program participant as part of a registration for sex offenders as required under ORS 163A.005 to 163A.235. (2) A person to whom an actual address or telephone number of a program participant has been disclosed pursuant to a court order may not disclose the actual address or telephone number to any other person unless permitted to do so by order of the court. (3) The Attorney General shall notify a program participant within one business day after the Attorney General discloses an actual address under subsection (1)(a) of this section. (4) Upon request by a public body, the Attorney General may verify whether or not a person is a program participant when the verification is for official use only. [2005 c.821 §10; 2007 c.542 §4; 2013 c.708 §26]
Official history and status
History: 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
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