Oregon Law
Law as of Jan 1, 2026
Chapter contents
124.005Definitions for ORS 124.005 to 124.040 124.010Petition for relief; time limitation; information to be provided petitioner; exception 124.012Filing of petitions; where contempt proceedings must be conducted 124.015Hearing upon request of respondent; relief; settlement; effect of proceedings 124.020Ex parte hearing; required findings; judicial relief; forms; request by respondent for hearing 124.022Service of restraining order by sheriff; transmission by electronic communication device 124.024Notice to be given by guardian petitioner 124.025Removal of personal effects; accompanying peace officer; limitation on liability 124.030Proof of service of restraining order to be delivered to sheriff; entry in LEDS; expiration of restraining order; release of respondent pending hearing 124.035Renewal of restraining order 124.040Short title 124.050Definitions for ORS 124.050 to 124.095 124.055Policy 124.060Duty of officials to report; exceptions 124.065Method of reporting; content; notice to law enforcement agency and to department 124.070Duty to investigate; notice to law enforcement agency and department; written findings; review by district attorney 124.071Deadline to complete abuse investigation; exception; written report required 124.072Required disclosure of protected health information to law enforcement agency; liability for disclosure 124.073Training for abuse investigators 124.075Immunity of person making report in good faith; identity confidential 124.077Immunity for disclosure to prospective employer 124.080Photographing of victim; photograph as record 124.085Catalog of abuse records; confidentiality 124.087Policies and guidelines to plan for development and standardization of certain resources and technologies 124.088Certain privileges not grounds for excluding evidence in court proceedings 124.090Confidentiality of records; exceptions 124.095Spiritual treatment not abuse 124.100Definitions for ORS 124.100 to 124.140; action authorized; relief; qualifications for bringing action; notice to Attorney General 124.105Physical abuse subject to action 124.110Financial abuse subject to action 124.115Persons not subject to action 124.120Relief available 124.125Action by Attorney General, Department of Human Services, other agency or district attorney; investigative demands 124.130Statute of limitation 124.135Remedies not exclusive 124.140Estoppel based on criminal conviction 124.990Criminal penalty

Chapter 124 — Abuse Prevention and Reporting; Civil Action for Abuse

ORS 124.060 Duty of officials to report; exceptions

(1)

Any public or private official having reasonable cause to believe that any person 65 years of age or older with whom the official comes in contact has suffered abuse, or that any person with whom the official comes in contact has abused a person 65 years of age or older, shall report or cause a report to be made in the manner required in ORS 124.065.

(2)

Nothing contained in ORS 40.225 to 40.295 affects the duty to report imposed by this section, except that a psychiatrist, psychologist, member of the clergy or attorney is not required to report such information communicated by a person if the communication is privileged under ORS 40.225 to 40.295.

(3)

An attorney is not required to make a report under this section by reason of information communicated to the attorney in the course of representing a client if disclosure of the information would be detrimental to the client.

(4)

The Long Term Care Ombudsman or a designee of the ombudsman is not required to make a report under this section to the extent the report would violate 42 U.S.C. 3058g(d).

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Earlier statutory text is available in an ingested published ORS edition.