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ORS 418.990

Known as the Karly’s Law

The act spans §§ 418–418 (369 sections).

Applied in 6 court decisions — leading case State v. Cloutier (1979)

Most recently applied in Oregonian Publishing Co. v. Portland School District No. 1J (January 1998)

Formerly part of 419.990; subsection (2) enacted as 1961 c.341 §3; subsection (5) enacted as 1969 c.641 §20; subsection (6) enacted as 1971 c.451 §8; subsection (7) enacted as 1…

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Court decisions citing this, by year. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.

(1) A person who violates ORS 418.255, 418.290 or 418.300 commits a Class D violation.

(2) A person who violates ORS 418.630 commits a Class B misdemeanor.

(3) Violation of ORS 418.215, 418.250 or 418.327 (4) is a Class A misdemeanor. Each day of violation is a separate offense.

Official source: Oregon State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Oregon statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.