Oregon § 40.250 Rule 504-4. Regulated social worker-client privilege

Oregon Statutes

§ 40.250 — Rule 504-4. Regulated social worker-client privilege

Oregon § 40.250

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Title 4Evidence and Witnesses

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Or. Rev. Stat. § 40.250 (2026).

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A regulated social worker under ORS 675.510 to 675.600 may not be examined in a civil or criminal court proceeding as to any communication given the regulated social worker by a client in the course of noninvestigatory professional activity when the communication was given to enable the regulated social worker to aid the client, except when:

(1)The client or a person legally responsible for the client’s affairs gives consent to the disclosure;

(2)The client initiates legal action or makes a complaint against the regulated social worker to the State Board of Licensed Social Workers;

(3)The communication reveals a clear intent to commit a crime that reasonably is expected to result in physical injury to a person;

(4)The communication reveals that a minor was the victim of a crime, abuse

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A regulated social worker under ORS 675.510 to 675.600 may not be examined in a civil or criminal court proceeding as to any communication given the regulated social worker by a client in the course of noninvestigatory professional activity when the communication was given to enable the regulated social worker to aid the client, except when:
(1) The client or a person legally responsible for the client’s affairs gives consent to the disclosure;
(2) The client initiates legal action or makes a complaint against the regulated social worker to the State Board of Licensed Social Workers;
(3) The communication reveals a clear intent to commit a crime that reasonably is expected to result in physical injury to a person;
(4) The communication reveals that a minor was the victim of a crime, abuse or neglect; or
(5) The regulated social worker is a public employee and the public employer has determined that examination in a civil or criminal court proceeding is necessary in the performance of the duty of the regulated social worker as a public employee.