Guide for Public Officials
This guide has been approved by the Oregon Government Ethics Commission pursuant to ORS 244.320. This version was updated April 30, 2021.
Guide for Public Officials
ORS 244.320 requires this publication to explain in
understandable terms the requirements of Oregon Government Ethics Law
and the Oregon Government Ethics Commission’s interpretation of those
requirements. Toward that end, statutes and rules have been summarized
and paraphrased in this guide. Therefore, the discussion in this guide
should not be used as a substitute for a review of the specific statutes
and rules.
Any public official, business or any person shall not be
liable under ORS Chapter 244 for any action or transaction carried out
in accordance with Commission opinions set forth in this guide. “In
accordance with” the opinions means that the fact circumstances of any
action or transaction for which any public official, business or person
shall not be liable must be the same fact circumstances for an action or
transaction described in this guide as the basis for an opinion in this
guide.
There may be other laws or regulations not within the
jurisdiction of the Commission that apply to actions or transactions
described in this guide.