Oregon Statutes 470.065 – Confidentiality of information provided by or on behalf of applicant
(1) The following records, communications and information furnished by or on behalf of the applicant under this chapter shall be confidential and maintained as such, if so requested in writing by the person providing the information:
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 470.065
- Applicant: means an applicant for a loan to construct a small scale local energy project. See Oregon Statutes 470.050
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
- Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
- Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
- Small scale local energy project: means any of the following:
(a) A system, mechanism or series of mechanisms located primarily in Oregon that directly or indirectly uses or enables the use of, by the applicant or another person, renewable resources including, but not limited to, solar, wind, geothermal, biomass, waste heat or water resources to produce energy, including heat, electricity and substitute fuels, to meet a local community or regional energy need in this state. See Oregon Statutes 470.050
(a) Personal financial statements;
(b) Financial statements of applicants;
(c) Customer lists;
(d) Information of an applicant pertaining to litigation to which the applicant is a party if the complaint has been filed, or if the complaint has not been filed, if the applicant shows that such litigation is reasonably likely to occur;
(e) Production, sales and cost data;
(f) Marketing strategy information that relates to an applicant’s plan to address specific markets or the applicant’s strategy regarding specific competitors, or both; and
(g) Technical information or data related to an applicant’s proposed small scale local energy project, including but not limited to any description, analysis, evaluation or projection regarding the project or a component of the project.
(2) The confidentiality provided by subsection (1)(d) of this section does not apply to concluded litigation. Nothing in subsection (1)(d) of this section limits any right granted by discovery statutes to a party to litigation or potential litigation. [1991 c.118 § 2; 2005 c.201 § 5; 2007 c.71 § 152]
470.065 was added to and made a part of ORS Chapter 470 by legislative action but was not added to any smaller series therein. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.