ORS 480.158: Parents of minor liable for costs incurred in suppressing fires caused by use of fireworks by minor; exception.
Edition: 2025 EditionEffective: 2026-01-01Last verified: 2026-09-07
(1) In addition to any other remedy provided by law, the parent or parents of an unemancipated minor child shall be liable for costs incurred by a public fire agency in suppressing fires caused by use of fireworks by such minor child. However, a parent who is not entitled to legal custody of the minor child at the time of the fire shall not be liable for such damages. (2) The legal obligation of the parent or parents of an unemancipated minor child to pay damages under this section shall be limited to not more than $5,000 payable to the same claimant, for one or more acts. (3) When an action is brought under this section on parental responsibility for acts of their children, the parents shall be named as defendants therein and, in addition, the minor child shall be named as a defendant. The filing of an answer by the parents shall remove any requirement that a guardian ad litem be required. (4) Nothing in subsections (1) to (3) of this section applies to foster parents. [1985 c.789 §6]
Administrative rules citing this section
- OAR 837-012-0305: Purpose and Scope—Pest Control Fireworks in Oregon — implements
- OAR 837-012-0310: Pest Control Fireworks Permit Applications — implements
- OAR 837-012-0315: Definitions — implements
- OAR 837-012-0320: Storage of Pest Control Fireworks — implements
- OAR 837-012-0325: Permits-Denial, Suspension, Revocation — implements
- OAR 837-012-0330: General — implements
- OAR 837-012-0500: Purpose and Scope—Wholesale Sales and Storage of Fireworks in Oregon — implements
- OAR 837-012-0505: Effective Dates — implements
- OAR 837-012-0510: Definitions — implements
- OAR 837-012-0515: General — implements
- OAR 837-012-0520: Wholesale Permit Applications — implements
- OAR 837-012-0535: Denial, Suspension and/or Revocation of Wholesale Permit — implements
- OAR 837-012-0540: Wholesale Sites Located in Oregon — implements
- OAR 837-012-0545: Sales and Records — General — implements
- OAR 837-012-0550: Sales to Out-of-State Residents by In-State Wholesalers — implements
- OAR 837-012-0555: Prohibited Acts and Limitations — implements
- OAR 837-012-0560: Civil and Criminal Enforcement Actions — implements
- OAR 837-012-0565: Transportation — implements
- OAR 837-012-0570: Hazardous Materials Reporting for Wholesalers with Oregon Storage Sites — implements
- OAR 837-012-0610: Definitions — implements
- OAR 837-012-0615: General — implements
- OAR 837-012-0625: Retail Permit Fees — implements
- OAR 837-012-0630: Issuance of Retail Permits — implements
- OAR 837-012-0635: Purchase of Retail Fireworks by Retail Permit Holder — implements
- OAR 837-012-0645: Sales and Storage of Retail Fireworks — implements
- OAR 837-012-0700: Purpose and Scope—Display of Fireworks in Oregon — implements
- OAR 837-012-0710: Effective Dates — implements
- OAR 837-012-0720: Definitions — implements
- OAR 837-012-0730: General — implements
- OAR 837-012-0740: Display Permit Applications — implements
- OAR 837-012-0750: Display Permit Application Fees — implements
- OAR 837-012-0760: Issuance of Display Permits — implements
- OAR 837-012-0770: Operator Certificate Applications — implements
- OAR 837-012-0780: Operator and Assistant Qualifications — implements
- OAR 837-012-0790: Issuance of Operator Certificate — implements
- OAR 837-012-0800: Renewal of Operator Certificate — implements
- OAR 837-012-0810: Training Course Instructor — implements
- OAR 837-012-0820: Pyrotechnician Training Course Requirements — implements
- OAR 837-012-0830: Denial, Suspension or Revocation of Display Permit or General or Limited Operator Certificate — implements
- OAR 837-012-0835: Purchase, Transportation and Storage of Display Fireworks — implements
- OAR 837-012-0840: Selection of Display Site and Set Up — implements
- OAR 837-012-0850: Construction of Fireworks Aerial Shells — implements
- OAR 837-012-0855: Barge Requirements — implements
- OAR 837-012-0860: Operation of Fireworks Display — implements
- OAR 837-012-0865: Operations for Barge Displays — implements
- OAR 837-012-0870: Loading and Firing of Shells — implements
- OAR 837-012-0875: Mortar Racks for Barge Displays — implements
- OAR 837-012-0880: Ground Display Fireworks — implements
- OAR 837-012-0890: Site Clean-Up — implements
- OAR 837-012-0900: Transportation and Storage — implements
- OAR 837-012-0910: Prohibited Acts and Limitations — implements
- OAR 837-012-0920: Records Keeping — implements
- OAR 837-012-0940: Civil and Criminal Enforcement Actions — implements
- OAR 837-012-0950: Insurance Requirements — implements
- OAR 837-012-0960: Fire Protection — implements
- OAR 837-012-0970: Reports for General Displays — implements
- OAR 837-012-1000: Authority and Application—Fireworks Citations and Civil Penalty Assessments — implements
- OAR 837-012-1010: Purpose and Scope — implements
- OAR 837-012-1020: Effective Dates — implements
- OAR 837-012-1030: Definitions — implements
- OAR 837-012-1040: General — implements
- OAR 837-012-1050: Violation Types, Instances, and Penalty Assessments — implements
- OAR 837-012-1060: Issuance of Civil Penalty Citation and Forwarding to the Office of State Fire Marshal — implements
- OAR 837-012-1070: Hearings — implements
- OAR 837-012-1080: Informal Conference — implements
- OAR 837-012-1090: Formal Hearing — implements
- OAR 837-012-1100: Penalty Adjustments — implements
- OAR 837-012-1110: Judicial Review — implements
- OAR 837-012-1120: Payment of Civil Penalty — implements
- OAR 837-012-1130: Type I Violations — implements
- OAR 837-012-1140: Type II Violations — implements
- OAR 837-012-1150: Type III Violations — implements
- OAR 837-012-1160: Type IV Violations — implements
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