Oregon Statutes 30.492 – Limitation on liability of volunteer providing assistance or advice related to mitigation or cleanup of discharge of hazardous material
(1) Except as provided in ORS § 30.495 and 30.497, no person may maintain an action for damages against a person for voluntarily providing assistance or advice directly related to:
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 30.492
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
(a) Mitigating or attempting to mitigate the effects of an actual or threatened discharge of hazardous material; or
(b) Preventing, cleaning up or disposing of or in attempting to prevent, clean up or dispose of any discharge of hazardous material.
(2) Except as provided in ORS § 30.495 and 30.497, no state or local agency may assess a civil or criminal penalty against a person for voluntarily providing assistance or advice directly related to:
(a) Mitigating or attempting to mitigate the effects of an actual or threatened discharge of hazardous material; or
(b) Preventing, cleaning up or disposing of or in attempting to prevent, clean up or dispose of any discharge of hazardous material. [1985 c.376 § 2]