# ORS § 419b.017: 419B.017 Time limits for notification between law enforcement agencies and Department of Human Services

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## Section

- **Citation:** ORS § 419b.017
- **Heading:** 419B.017 Time limits for notification between law enforcement agencies and Department of Human Services
- **Jurisdiction:** Oregon
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 419b / Section 419b.017

## Text

(1) The Department of Human Services shall adopt rules establishing:

(a) The time within which the notification required by ORS 419B.015 (Report form and content) (1)(b) must be made. At a minimum, the rules shall:

(A) Establish which reports of child abuse require notification within 24 hours after receipt;

(B) Provide that all other reports of child abuse require notification within 10 days after receipt; and

(C) Establish criteria that enable the department or a law enforcement agency to quickly and easily identify reports that require notification within 24 hours after receipt.

(b) How the notification is to be made.

(2) The department shall appoint an advisory committee to advise the department in adopting rules required by this section. The department shall include as members of the advisory committee representatives of law enforcement agencies and multidisciplinary teams formed pursuant to ORS 418.747 (County teams for investigation) and other interested parties.

(3) The department may recommend practices and procedures to local law enforcement agencies to meet the requirements of rules adopted under this section. [2005 c.250 §3; 2019 c.181 §2; 2023 c.132 §6]

Note: 419B.017 (Time limits for notification between law enforcement agencies and Department of Human Services) was added to and made a part of 419B.005 (Definitions) to 419B.050 (Authority of health care provider to disclose information) by legislative action but was not added to any smaller series therein. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.

Source: Section 419B.017 — Time limits for notification between law enforcement agencies and Department of Human Services; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors419B.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).

## Nearby sections

- [ORS § 419b.005 419B.005 Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T34_C419b_S419b.005.md)
- [ORS § 419b.007 419B.007 Policy](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T34_C419b_S419b.007.md)
- [ORS § 419b.010 419B.010 Duty of officials to report child abuse](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T34_C419b_S419b.010.md)
- [ORS § 419b.015 419B.015 Report form and content](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T34_C419b_S419b.015.md)
- [ORS § 419b.016 419B.016 Offense of false report of child abuse](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T34_C419b_S419b.016.md)
- [ORS § 419b.017 419B.017 Time limits for notification between law enforcement agencies and Department of Human Services](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T34_C419b_S419b.017.md)
- [ORS § 419b.019 419B.019 Investigation of report involving school](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T34_C419b_S419b.019.md)
- [ORS § 419b.020 419B.020 Duty of department or law enforcement agency receiving report](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T34_C419b_S419b.020.md)
- [ORS § 419b.021 419B.021 Degree requirements for persons conducting investigation or making determination regarding child](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T34_C419b_S419b.021.md)
- [ORS § 419b.023 419B.023 Duties of person conducting investigation under ORS 419B.020](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T34_C419b_S419b.023.md)
- [ORS § 419b.025 419B.025 Immunity of person making report in good faith](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T34_C419b_S419b.025.md)
- [ORS § 419b.026 419B.026 Required findings for investigation conducted under ORS 419B.020](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T34_C419b_S419b.026.md)
- [ORS § 419b.027 419B.027 Notice of founded disposition](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T34_C419b_S419b.027.md)
- [ORS § 419b.028 419B.028 Photographing child during investigation](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T34_C419b_S419b.028.md)

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