(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (2) to (5) of this section, a person or government agency that is authorized under ORS § 802.179 to receive personal information from motor vehicle records may resell or redisclose the information only:

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(a) To a person or government agency authorized to receive the information under ORS § 802.179 and only if the person or government agency is authorized by the Department of Transportation to receive the resold or redisclosed information; and

(b) For purposes authorized under ORS § 802.179.

(2) A researcher who receives personal information under ORS § 802.179 (5) may not resell or redisclose the information except as provided in ORS § 802.179 (5).

(3) A person who receives personal information under ORS § 802.179 (11) may not resell or redisclose the information except as provided in ORS § 802.179 (11).

(4) A representative of the news media who receives personal information under ORS § 802.179 (14) may not resell or redisclose the information except as provided in ORS § 802.179 (14).

(5) No one who receives personal information from the department under ORS § 802.179 may sell or redisclose the information to a person who is in the business of disseminating the information.

(6) A person who resells or rediscloses personal information as authorized by this section, other than a representative of the news media, must keep records for a period of five years that identify each person who receives the information and the permitted purpose for which the person received the information. Records kept in accordance with this subsection must be made available to the department on request.

(7) A procurement organization that receives personal information as authorized by ORS § 802.179 (19) may not resell or redisclose the information.

(8) The State of Oregon is immune from liability for any claim resulting from the resale or redisclosure of personal information under this section. [1997 c.678 § 5; 1999 c.24 § 2; 2005 c.291 § 2; 2005 c.505 § 7]