# ORS § 192.001: 192.001 Policy concerning public records

> Oregon · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T19_C192_S192.001

## Section

- **Citation:** ORS § 192.001
- **Heading:** 192.001 Policy concerning public records
- **Jurisdiction:** Oregon
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** OR Code / Title 19 / Chapter 192 / Section 192.001

## Text

(1) The Legislative Assembly finds that:

(a) The records of the state and its political subdivisions are so interrelated and interdependent that the decision as to what records are retained or destroyed is a matter of statewide public policy.

(b) The interest and concern of citizens in public records recognizes no jurisdictional boundaries and extends to such records wherever they may be found in Oregon.

(c) As local programs become increasingly intergovernmental, the state and its political subdivisions have a responsibility to ensure orderly retention and destruction of all public records, whether current or noncurrent, and to ensure the preservation of public records of value for legal, administrative, fiscal, tribal cultural, historical or research purposes.

(2) The purpose of ORS 192.005 (Definitions for ORS 192.005 to 192.170) to 192.170 (Disposition of materials without authorization) and 357.805 (Definitions for ORS 357.805 to 357.895) to 357.895 (Rules) is to provide direction for the retention or destruction of public records in Oregon in order to ensure the retention of records essential to meet the needs of the Legislative Assembly, the state, its political subdivisions and its citizens, insofar as the records affect the administration of government, legal rights and responsibilities, and the accumulation of information of value for research purposes of all kinds, and in order to ensure the prompt destruction of records without continuing value. All records not included in types described in this subsection shall be destroyed in accordance with rules adopted by the Secretary of State. [1973 c.439 §1; 1991 c.671 §3; 2015 c.27 §18; 2023 c.35 §1]

Source: Section 192.001 — Policy concerning public records , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors192.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).

## Nearby sections

- [ORS § 192.001 192.001 Policy concerning public records](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T19_C192_S192.001.md)
- [ORS § 192.005 192.005 Definitions for ORS 192.005 to 192.170](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T19_C192_S192.005.md)
- [ORS § 192.015 192.015 Secretary of State as public records administrator](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T19_C192_S192.015.md)
- [ORS § 192.018 192.018 Written policies on use, retention and ownership of public records](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T19_C192_S192.018.md)
- [ORS § 192.040 192.040 Making, filing and recording records by photocopying](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T19_C192_S192.040.md)
- [ORS § 192.050 192.050 Copying records](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T19_C192_S192.050.md)
- [ORS § 192.060 192.060 Indexing and filing copied records](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T19_C192_S192.060.md)
- [ORS § 192.070 192.070 Duplicate rolls of microfilm required](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T19_C192_S192.070.md)
- [ORS § 192.072 192.072 State Archivist performing microfilm services for public body](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T19_C192_S192.072.md)
- [ORS § 192.105 192.105 State Archivist authorization for state officials to dispose of records](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T19_C192_S192.105.md)
- [ORS § 192.108 192.108 Retention schedules](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T19_C192_S192.108.md)
- [ORS § 192.130 192.130 Disposition of valueless records in custody of State Archivist](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T19_C192_S192.130.md)
- [ORS § 192.170 192.170 Disposition of materials without authorization](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T19_C192_S192.170.md)
- [ORS § 192.173 192.173 Records and reports required by law to be in English](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T19_C192_S192.173.md)

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