Oregon § 31.370 Presumption of absence of negligence if defendant conducts criminal records check through Department of State Police

Oregon Statutes

§ 31.370 — Presumption of absence of negligence if defendant conducts criminal records check through Department of State Police

Oregon § 31.370

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Title 3Remedies and Special Actions and Proceedings

Ch. 31Tort Actions

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Or. Rev. Stat. § 31.370 (2026).

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(1)In a claim for negligence based on the defendant’s failure to conduct an adequate criminal records check of a person, there is a rebuttable presumption that the defendant was not negligent if the defendant conducted the criminal records check through the Department of State Police.

(2)A criminal records check conducted through the Law Enforcement Data System meets the requirements of this section.

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(1) In a claim for negligence based on the defendant’s failure to conduct an adequate criminal records check of a person, there is a rebuttable presumption that the defendant was not negligent if the defendant conducted the criminal records check through the Department of State Police.
(2) A criminal records check conducted through the Law Enforcement Data System meets the requirements of this section.