Oregon — State Statute

Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 291 § 291.990 — Penalties

Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 291 ·
Oregon Code § 291.990 · Enacted · Last updated March 01, 2026
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Penalties. (1) If a person incurs or orders or votes to incur an obligation in violation of a provision of the statutes listed in subsection (4) of this section, the person and the sureties on the person’s bond are jointly and severally liable for the violation to the person in whose favor the obligation was incurred. (2) Upon certification by the Oregon Department of Administrative Services or the State Chief Information Officer that a state officer or employee of a state agency has failed or refused to comply with a statute listed in subsection (4) of this section or an order, rule, policy or regulation the department or the State Chief Information Officer made in accordance with the statutes listed in subsection (4) of this section, the salary of the officer or employee may not be paid until the officer or employee complies with the statute, order, rule, policy or regulation. A state officer or employee who fails to comply with a statute listed in subsection (4) of this section or with an order, rule, policy or regulation the department or the State Chief Information Officer made in accordance with a statute listed in subsection (4) of this section is subject to discipline or termination in accordance with ORS chapter 240 or otherwise as provided by law or under the personnel rules and policies of the state agency that employs the officer or employee. The state agency that employs the officer or employee may consult with the State Chief Information Officer before imposing a disciplinary measure. (3) A violation of a provision of a statute listed in subsection (4) of this section is a Class A violation. (4) Subsections (1) to (3) of this section apply to ORS 84.064, 276A.203, 276A.206, 276A.223, 276A.233, 276A.236, 276A.300, 276A.303, 276A.403, 276A.406, 276A.412, 276A.415, 279A.050, 279A.140, 279A.280, 279B.270, 283.020, 283.110, 283.140, 283.143, 283.305 to 283.390, 291.001 to 291.034, 291.047, 291.201 to 291.222, 291.232 to 291.260, 291.307, 292.220 and 292.230. [Amended by 1953 c.530 §2; 1955 c.260 §2; subsections (2) and (3) of 1961 Replacement Part renumbered 293.990; 1967 c.419 §14; subsection (2) of 1965 Replacement Part renumbered 283.990; 1993 c.500 §44; 1997 c.249 §89; 1999 c.1051 §172; 2003 c.794 §246; 2005 c.121 §1; 2009 c.601 §4; 2011 c.597 §177; 2015 c.807 §45] _______________
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