Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 480 § 480.158 — Parents of minor liable for costs incurred in suppressing fires caused by use

Parents of minor liable for costs incurred in suppressing fires caused by use of fireworks by minor; exception. (1) In addition to any other remedy provided by law, the parent or parents of an unemancipated minor child shall be liable for costs incurred by a public fire agency in suppressing fires caused by use of fireworks by such minor child. However, a parent who is not entitled to legal custody of the minor child at the time of the fire shall not be liable for such damages. (2) The legal obligation of the parent or parents of an unemancipated minor child to pay damages under this section shall be limited to not more than $5,000 payable to the same claimant, for one or more acts. (3) When an action is brought under this section on parental responsibility for acts of their children, the parents shall be named as defendants therein and, in addition, the minor child shall be named as a defendant. The filing of an answer by the parents shall remove any requirement that a guardian ad litem be required. (4) Nothing in subsections (1) to (3) of this section applies to foster parents. [1985 c.789 §6]