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Open Oregon: A Freedom of Information Coalition

(A member of NFOIC)

c/o PSU Student Publications
P.O. Box 347
Portland, OR 97207
Contact:  Judson Randall, President
Phone: 503.725.5687 |  Fax: 503.725.4534
http://www.open-oregon.com/
E-mail randallj@pdx.edu

QUICK FOI INFORMATION

Open Meetings Law O.R.S. 192.610 et seq.
Closed: Personnel matters; filling of a vacancy in elective office; misconduct investigations; conduct of medical staff at public hospitals; some labor negotiations; property negotiations; trade or commerce negotiations; and attorney consultations.

Open Records Laws O.R.S. 192.410 et seq.
Exempt: Records less than 75 years old containing information on the health care treatment of a living individual; impending litigation; trade secrets; criminal investigation materials; testing materials; real estate appraisals; personnel disciplinary action; and computer programs.

CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF OREGON

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CONTACTS

• Office of the Attorney General
• Department of Justice
• 1162 Court Street NE
• Salem, OR 97301-4096
• Phone (503) 378-4400
• TTY (503) 378-5938
• http://www.doj.state.or.us/

• Oregon State Bar
• 5200 SW Meadows Road
• Lake Oswego, OR 97035
• Phone (503) 620-0222; (800) 452-8260 (in Oregon)
• http://www.osbar.org/

• Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association
• 7150 S.W. Hampton Street, Suite 111
• Portland OR 97223
• Phone (503) 624-6397
• Fax (503) 639-9009 or (503) 624-9811
• http://www.orenews.com/
• onpa@orenews.com

• State Sunshine Chair
• ddietz@guardnet.com

FORM LETTERS

• The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
• 1101 Wilson Blvd., Suite 1100
• Arlington, Virginia 22209
• Phone (800) 336-4243 or (703) 807-2100
• E-mail rcfp@rcfp.org
• FOI Letter Generator

• Student Press Law Center
• 1101 Wilson Blvd., Suite 1100
• Arlington, Virginia 22209
• Phone (703) 807-1904
• E-mail splc@splc.org
• Request Letter Generator

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PUBLICATIONS

Media Handbook on Oregon Law and Court System was prepared by the Oregon Bar-Press-Broadcasters Council to increase cooperation among these professions and provide wider understanding of the Oregon court system among journalists and broadcasters. Members of the Oregon State Bar, the Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association, and the Oregon Association of Broadcasters shared their expertise to develop this reference manual. Its purpose is to answer the most commonly asked questions concerning the media and courts. Available online here.

Open Government Guide from the
Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press

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