# ORS § 147.115: 147.115 Confidentiality of application information > Oregon · Statutes · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T14_C147_S147.115 ## Section - **Citation:** ORS § 147.115 - **Heading:** 147.115 Confidentiality of application information - **Jurisdiction:** Oregon - **Kind:** Statutes - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** OR Code / Title 14 / Chapter 147 / Section 147.115 ## Text (1) All information submitted to the Department of Justice by an applicant and all hearings of the Workers’ Compensation Board under ORS 147.005 (Definitions) to 147.367 (Services to victims of acts of mass destruction) shall be open to the public unless the department or board determines that the information shall be kept confidential or that a closed hearing shall be held because: (a) The alleged assailant has not been brought to trial and disclosure of the information or a public hearing would adversely affect either the apprehension or the trial of the alleged assailant; (b) The offense allegedly perpetrated against the victim is rape, sodomy, sexual abuse, trafficking in persons or a crime involving domestic violence as defined in ORS 135.230 (Definitions for ORS 135.230 to 135.290) , and the interests of the victim or of the victim’s dependents require that the information be kept confidential or that the public be excluded from the hearing; (c) The victim or alleged assailant is a minor; or (d) The interests of justice would be frustrated rather than furthered, if the information were disclosed or if the hearing were open to the public. (2) Intentionally left blank —Ed. (a) A record shall be kept of the proceedings held before the board and shall include the board’s findings of fact and conclusions concerning the amount of compensation, if any, to which the applicant and the dependents of a deceased victim are entitled. (b) No part of the record of any proceedings before the board may be used for any purpose in a criminal proceeding except in the prosecution of a person alleged to have committed perjury in testimony before the board. (c) Where the interests of justice require, the board may refuse to disclose to the public the names of victims or other material in the record by which the identity of the victim could be discovered. (3) Notwithstanding subsection (2)(b) and (c) of this section, the record of the proceedings held before the board is a public record. However, any record or report obtained by the board, the confidentiality of which is protected by any other law, shall remain confidential subject to such law. (4) Witnesses required to appear at any proceeding before the board shall receive such fees and mileage allowance as are provided for witnesses in ORS 44.415 (Fees and mileage of witnesses) (2). [1977 c.376 §9; 1989 c.980 §7a; 2012 c.81 §10; 2023 c.318 §6] Source: Section 147.115 — Confidentiality of application information; board proceedings; use of record; witnesses before board , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors147.­html (accessed May 26, 2025). ## Nearby sections - [ORS § 147.005 147.005 Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T14_C147_S147.005.md) - [ORS § 147.015 147.015 Eligibility for compensation generally](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T14_C147_S147.015.md) - [ORS § 147.025 147.025 Eligibility of person not victim or survivor or dependent of deceased victim](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T14_C147_S147.025.md) - [ORS § 147.035 147.035 Compensable losses](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T14_C147_S147.035.md) - [ORS § 147.055 147.055 Emergency awards](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T14_C147_S147.055.md) - [ORS § 147.065 147.065 Limitation on time for commencing action for compensable crime](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T14_C147_S147.065.md) - [ORS § 147.105 147.105 Application for compensation](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T14_C147_S147.105.md) - [ORS § 147.115 147.115 Confidentiality of application information](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T14_C147_S147.115.md) - [ORS § 147.125 147.125 Determining amount of compensation](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T14_C147_S147.125.md) - [ORS § 147.135 147.135 Processing compensation application](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T14_C147_S147.135.md) - [ORS § 147.145 147.145 Review of order](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T14_C147_S147.145.md) - [ORS § 147.155 147.155 Appeal to Workers’ Compensation Board](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T14_C147_S147.155.md) - [ORS § 147.165 147.165 Payment of awards](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T14_C147_S147.165.md) - [ORS § 147.205 147.205 Authority of Department of Justice](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T14_C147_S147.205.md) --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T14_C147_S147.115. 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