Oregon Legal Research BlogOregon’s Uniform Electronic Legal Materials Act (UELMA):
1) Oregon’s UELMA is codified at 2013 ORS 192.715 et seq.
2) Session law: Oregon UELMA: Chapter 221, (2013 Laws): Effective date May 23, 2013
Articles Posted in State Government & Legal Resources
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One Reason Oregon Lawyer Bills are Higher Than They Should Be: Superseded ORSs and Wonky Websites
I have about 150 draft blog posts and no time to prep them for viewing, but some info just has to rise to the top:
A(nother) frustrated librarian has created this quick and dirty website to superseded ORS, Historical ORS, which can supplement the info on our Where are Superseded (Archived) Oregon Revised Statutes?
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Limits of Oregon Ski Area Negligence Release Liability: Oregon Supreme Court Review
On January 7, 2014, the Supreme Court:
“1. Allowed petitions for review in:
Myles A. Bagley v. Mt. Bachelor, Inc. (S061821) (A148231) (appeal from Dechutes County Circuit Court; opinion reported at 258 Or App 390, 310 P3d 692 (2013)).
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Vanornum II: Are Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure Statutes or Rules?
See Justice Landau’s concurring opinion in State of Oregon v. Ian George Vanornum (SC S060715), decided December 27, 2013 (on page PDF page 24 or Opinion page 23 or Concurring page 1)
Excerpt:
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Vanornum I: ORCP 1.735: Applicable to Appellate Courts? Tracking and Interpreting Legislative and Council on Court Procedures (CCP) History
State of Oregon v. Ian George Vanornum (SC S060715), decided December 27, 2013:
Excerpt, p. 7: “.... The initial question that this case raises — whether ORCP 59 H controls appellate court review of claims of instructional error — arises because subsection (1) declares that “a party may not obtain review on appeal” of a trial court’s asserted error in giving or refusing to give a jury instruction unless the party identified the asserted error to the trial court and made a timely notation of exception….” [Link to full opinion.]
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2013 Oregon Revised Statutes (ORS) are Here!
Reason to celebrate: The (print) 2013 Oregon Revised Statutes (ORSs) are In The Law Library – Hurrah!
The online version is likely not far behind.
(The print volumes are burnt orange 🙂
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Legal Research Databases in Oregon County Law Libraries
We’ve updated our guide to legal research, and other, databases in Oregon county law libraries:
OREGON COUNCIL OF COUNTY LAW LIBRARIES (OCCLL): ONLINE DATABASE SUBSCRIPTIONS
(or from this Washington County Law Library webpage – under “O” for OCCLL).
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States Must Spend Millions for ID Law
Remember “unfunded mandates?” They never really went away so you may as well get reacquainted with them. (See also, National Conference of State Legislatures on unfunded mandates.)
Interesting story in the Salem (Oregon) Statesman Journal, 11/21/13:
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Where are Superseded (Archived) Oregon Revised Statutes?
Superseded ORSs, formerly on the Oregon Legislature’s old website, along with audio recordings, minutes, and exhibits, are missing in action only temporarily while the Legislature’s website upgrade is in progress.
We have been reassured by Legislative Counsel that the superseded ORSs will be on the new website shortly. (New websites take time, lots of time to pull themselves together, even after launch.)
In the meantime:
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Oregon Small Business Fair, Sept. 28, 2013
Visit the website: Oregon Small Business Fair 2013
Or go to PSU Business Accelerator at 2828 SW Corbett Ave., Portland, OR 97201. Registration opens at 9 a.m.