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The Oregon Revised Statutes (ORS) are the official laws of Oregon, debated and approved by the Oregon Legislative Assembly and signed by the Governor.
 
This section includes statutes governing the operation and management of libraries around the state, including chapter 357 (Libraries; Archives; Poet Laureate), chapter 198 (Special Districts), chapter 451 (County Service Districts), and chapter 255 (District Elections).  Several other chapters include provisions affecting libraries, such as public libraries' exemption from obscenity laws found in chapter 167 (Offenses Against Public Health, Decency, Animals).
 
NOTE:  We have included below excerpts from the statutes that affect various types of libraries: public, school, academic, tribal, and others.  In compiling these texts, we tried to include only those sections directly relevant to libraries.  Please note that, in many cases, we have not included the full text of the statutes.  If you are interested in reading the entire text of the Oregon Revised Statutes, please visit them online.  Also keep in mind that the official copy of the ORS is the printed published copy. The text on this site and in the ORS the database is not the official text of Oregon law.
Oregon Revised Statutes

Libraries (ORS Chapter 357)
State Library
 ORS 357.001-357.212
     Policy and Definitions
 ORS 357.001-357.004
     Duties, Powers, and Location ORS 357.005-357.007
     Trustees ORS 357.010.357.040
     State Librarian ORS 357.050-357.071
     Public Documents ORS 357.090.357.105
     Finances ORS 357.195.357.203
     Grants ORS 357.206-357.212
Library Districts ORS 357.216-357.286
     Generally ORS 357.216
     Formation ORS 357.221-357.223
     Governing Boards ORS 357.226-357.256
     Powers ORS 357.261
     Finances ORS 357.266-357.276
     Miscellaneous ORS 357.281-357.286
Interstate Library Compact ORS 357.330-357.370
Public Libraries ORS 357.400-357.621
     Generally ORS 357.400-357.410
     Formation ORS 357.417
     Finances ORS 357.430-357.460
     Governing Boards ORS 357.465-357.490
     Miscellaneous ORS 357.520-357.621
Ready to Read Grants ORS 357.740-357.780
Detaining Library Property ORS 357.975-357.990
 

Special Districts (ORS Chapter 198)
Generally ORS 198.010-198.320
Dissolution of Inactive Districts ORS 198.335-198.365
Recall of Districts Officers ORS 198.410-198.440
Ordinances and Regulations ORS 198.510-198.600
Miscellaneous ORS 198.605-198.611
Creating or Altering Districts ORS 198.705-198.955
     Generally ORS 198.705-198.794
     Formation ORS 198.795-198.845
     Annexation ORS 198.850-198.869
     Withdrawal ORS 198.870-198.882
     Merger and Consolidation ORS 198.885-198.915
     Dissolution ORS 198.920-198.955
 

County Service Districts (ORS Chapter 451) 
Generally ORS 451.010
County Master Plans ORS 451.110-451.140
Service Districts ORS 451.410-451.990
     Generally ORS 451.410-451.420
     Creating or Altering Districts ORS 451.435-451.472
     Governing Boards & Referenda ORS 451.485-451.487
     Finances ORS 451.490-451.547
     Powers ORS 451.550
     Miscellaneous ORS 451.555-451.990
 
District Elections (ORS Chapter 255)  
Generally ORS 255.005-255.095
Initiative and Referendum ORS 255.115-255.215
Nominations ORS 255.235-255.245
Conduct of Elections ORS 255.275-255.305
Election Dates ORS 255.325-255.345
 

Other Statutes
Finances  
     Property Tax Exemption for Libraries ORS 307.160
     Community College Districts Tax  Limits ORS 310.156
     State Aid for Community College Districts ORS 341.660
State Library
     State Legislature Publications ORS 171.200-171.206
     State Librarian and Economic Interest ORS 244.050
Intellectual Freedom  
     Freedom of Speech and Press Constitution, Art. 1, Sec. 8
     Child Pornography ORS 163.665-163.695
     Sound and Video Recordings ORS 164.864-164.875
     Obscenity ORS 167.060-167.100
Public Records  
     Library Records Exempt from Disclosure ORS 192.502
     State Budget Reports ORS 291.218 & 291.222
     County and Municipal Financial Reports ORS 294.250
     Hazardous Substance Reports ORS 453.342
Law Libraries
     Generally ORS 009.760-009.850
     Administration ORS 008.125
Connectivity
     Tax Breaks for Library Telecommunications ORS 285C.533 & 315.511
     State Internet Access Program ORS 291.038
     Connecting Oregon Communities Fund ORS 759.445
School Libraries & Educational Media
     "Instruction" Defined ORS 342.120

 
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