Oregon Statutes 426.160 – Disclosure of record of commitment proceeding
(1) The court having jurisdiction over any proceeding conducted pursuant to ORS § 426.005, 426.060 to 426.170, 426.217, 426.228, 426.255 to 426.292, 426.300 to 426.309, 426.385, 426.395, 426.701 and 426.702 may not disclose any part of the record of the proceeding or commitment to any person except:
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 426.160
- Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
(a) The court shall, pursuant to rules adopted by the Department of State Police, transmit the minimum information necessary, as defined in ORS § 181A.290, to the Department of State Police for persons described in ORS § 181A.290 (1)(a) or (b) to enable the department to access and maintain the information and transmit the information to the federal government as required under federal law;
(b) As provided in ORS § 426.070 (5)(c), 426.130 (3) or 426.170;
(c) On request of the person subject to the proceeding;
(d) On request of the person’s legal representative or the attorney for the person or the state; or
(e) Pursuant to court order.
(2) In any proceeding described in subsection (1) of this section that is before the Supreme Court or the Court of Appeals, the limitations on disclosure imposed by this section apply to the appellate court record and to the trial court record while it is in the appellate court’s custody. The appellate court may disclose information from the trial or appellate court record in a decision, as defined in ORS § 19.450, provided that the court uses initials, an alias or some other convention for protecting against public disclosure the identity of the person subject to the proceeding. [Amended by 1965 c.420 § 1; 1969 c.148 § 1; 1973 c.838 § 21; 1993 c.223 § 11; 1993 c.484 § 19; 1995 c.498 § 3; 2009 c.826 § 2; 2011 c.332 1,6a; 2011 c.547 § 45; 2013 c.715 7,18]