(1) The Department of the State Fire Marshal shall keep a record of all fires occurring in this state and of all facts concerning the same, including statistics as to the extent of such fires and the damage caused, whether such losses were covered by insurance, and if so, in what amount. All such records shall be public, except any testimony, information or other evidence taken in an investigation under ORS § 476.010 to 476.090, 476.155 to 476.170, 476.210 to 476.270 and 479.180, which shall be considered investigatory information as described in ORS § 192.345.

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Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 476.090

  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • 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.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.

(2) This section shall not apply to forestlands under the jurisdiction of the State Forester. [Amended by 1967 c.417 § 3; 1981 c.701 § 1; 2021 c.539 § 125]

 

[Amended by 1973 c.832 7,7a; 1977 c.104 § 2; repealed by 1987 c.414 § 172]

 

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