ORS 480.158 Parents of minor liable for costs incurred in suppressing fires caused by use of fireworks by minor; exception
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.
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.
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.
Nothing in subsections (1) to (3) of this section applies to foster parents.
Official sources · 2Tap to view provenance and version history
Provenance
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes
Official online edition
- Source
- oregonlegislature.gov
- SHA-256
7bf4e7e8…d9da407c- Review
- auto verified
Version history
Prior statutory text is not available in the ingested published editions. Consult an earlier official ORS edition or the cited Oregon Laws chapter.
2025 Oregon Revised Statutes — official online source · active · operative text
Official source2023 Oregon Revised Statutes · active · operative text
Official source