Chapter 30 — Actions and Suits in Particular Cases
ORS 30.882 Award of liquidated damages to sports official subjected to offensive physical contact; attorney fees
In addition to, and not in lieu of any other damages that may be claimed, a plaintiff who is a sports official shall receive liquidated damages in an amount not less than $500 but not more than $1,000 in any action in which the plaintiff establishes that:
The defendant intentionally subjected the plaintiff to offensive physical contact;
The defendant knew that the plaintiff was a sports official at the time the offensive physical contact was made;
The offensive physical contact is made while the plaintiff is within, or in the immediate vicinity of, a facility at which the plaintiff serves as a sports official for a sports event; and
The offensive physical contact is made while the plaintiff is serving as a sports official or within a brief period of time thereafter.
The court shall award reasonable attorney fees to a prevailing plaintiff in an action in which liquidated damages are awarded under this section.
As used in this section, “sports official” means a person who:
Serves as a referee, umpire, linesman or judge or performs similar functions under a different title; and
Is a member of, or registered by, a local, state, regional or national organization that engages in providing education and training in sports officiating.
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