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Or. Rev. Stat. § 128.640 (2026)

Exemptions from application of ORS 128.610 to 128.769

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      128.640 Exemptions from application of ORS 128.610 to 128.769. (1) ORS 128.610 to 128.769 do not apply to the United States, any state, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or to any of their agencies or governmental subdivisions.

      (2) ORS 128.650 to 128.670 and 128.720 do not apply to:

      (a) Any religious corporation sole or other religious corporation or organization which holds property for religious purposes, or to any officer, director or trustee thereof who holds property for like purposes;

      (b) A cemetery that is registered with the State Mortuary and Cemetery Board under ORS 692.275 or a historic cemetery listed with the Oregon Commission on Historic Cemeteries under ORS 97.782; or

      (c) A trustee that holds property for charitable purposes in the event that the sole beneficiary of a charitable remainder trust serves as trustee. [1963 c.583 §5; 1971 c.589 §4; 1981 c.593 §4; 1985 c.730 §7; 1989 c.334 §2; 1999 c.731 §10; 2003 c.173 §8; 2016 c.106 §40]

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 2005–2009 · leading case: Doe v. Medford Sch. Dist. 549C, 221 P.3d 787 (Or. Ct. App. 2009).
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Doe v. Medford Sch. Dist. 549C, 221 P.3d 787 (Or. Ct. App. 2009). “953(11) (organizations “regulated under federal or state law”); ORS 128.640(2)(d) (“child-caring agency regulated under ORS 418.”
Tort Comm. v. Roman Catholic Archbishop of Portland in Oregon, 335 B.R. 842 (Bankr. D. Or. 2005). “ORS 128.640(2). Those provisions that do apply to such organizations relate primarily to the authority of the attorney general to investigate and enforce the provisions of the Act.”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 128.640(2) — 1 case
Tort Comm. v. Roman Catholic Archbishop of Portland in Oregon, 335 B.R. 842 (Bankr. D. Or. 2005). “ORS 128.640(2). Those provisions that do apply to such organizations relate primarily to the authority of the attorney general to investigate and enforce the provisions of the Act.”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 128.640(2)(d) — 1 case
Doe v. Medford Sch. Dist. 549C, 221 P.3d 787 (Or. Ct. App. 2009). “953(11) (organizations “regulated under federal or state law”); ORS 128.640(2)(d) (“child-caring agency regulated under ORS 418.”
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