Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 723 § 723.840 — Limitation on personal liability for good faith act or omission or exercise of
Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 723 ·
Oregon Code § 723.840·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Limitation on personal liability for good faith act or omission or exercise of
judgment or discretion; reliance on information or reports; causes of action.
(1) A person is not personally
liable for an act or omission the person does or fails to do in good faith and
in compliance with a statute, rule or order of the Director of the Department
of Consumer and Business Services under this chapter regardless of whether the
statute, rule or order is later amended, rescinded or determined to be invalid
by judicial or other authority.
(2) A director or
officer of a credit union is not personally liable to the credit union or to
members of the credit union for damages that result from the directors or
officers exercising judgment or discretion in connection with the directors
or officers duties or responsibilities or from the directors or officers act
or omission in rendering service to the credit union, except to the extent
that, in exercising judgment or discretion or in rendering service to the
credit union, the director or officer fails to act in good faith, with the care
an ordinarily prudent person in a like position would exercise under similar
circumstances and in a manner that the director or officer reasonably believes
is in the best interests of the credit union.
(3)(a) A
director, in discharging the directors duties, may rely on information,
opinions, reports or statements, including financial statements and other
financial data that any of the following persons prepare or present:
(A) An officer or
employee of the credit union that the director reasonably believes is competent
and reliable with respect to the matters the officer or employee prepares or
presents;
(B) Legal
counsel, public accountants or other persons with respect to matters that the
director reasonably believes are within the counsels, accountants or other
persons professional or expert competence; or
(C) A committee
of the board of directors of which the director is not a member if the director
reasonably believes that the committee merits the directors confidence.
(b) A director
does not act in good faith, with due care or in a manner that the director
reasonably believes is in the interests of the credit union if the director has
knowledge concerning a matter that makes the directors reliance on the
information, opinions, reports, statements or data described in paragraph (a)
of this subsection unwarranted.
(4) This section
does not bar a cause of action against the credit union or change any liability
of the credit union that arises out of an act or omission of a director,
officer or other who is exempt from liability for negligence under this
section. [1999 c.185 §38; 2013 c.480 §7]
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01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 723.840
03Subject to legislative amendments
04Consult a licensed attorney for application to specific cases
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