179.495 Disclosure
of written accounts of adult in custody; penalty. (1) Written accounts of the adults
in custody of any Department of Corrections institution as defined in ORS
421.005, maintained in the institution by the officers or employees of the
institution who are authorized to maintain written accounts within the official
scope of their duties, are not subject to disclosure unless the disclosure is
permitted or authorized by the Department of Corrections in compliance with ORS
179.505 (3), (4), (6), (7), (9), (11), (12), (14), (15), (16) or (17) or
179.508 or upon order of a court of competent jurisdiction. The restriction
contained in this section does not apply to disclosure of written accounts made
under ORS 179.505 (3) with the authorization of the individual or a personal
representative of the individual.
(2) Except as
authorized under subsection (1) of this section, any person who discloses or
any person who knowingly obtains information from a written account referred to
in subsection (1) of this section commits a Class B violation.
(3) As used in
this section, “disclosure,” “personal representative” and “written account”
have the meanings given those terms in ORS 179.505. [1955 c.452 §1; 1969 c.597 §44;
1973 c.736 §3; 1977 c.812 §5; 1987 c.320 §133; 1991 c.807 §2; 1999 c.1051 §165;
2003 c.14 §76; 2003 c.88 §1; 2005 c.498 §4; 2019 c.213 §52]
179.500 [Repealed by 1969 c.597 §281]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in
7
cases (
2 in the last 5 years), 1972–2025 · leading case:
Turner v. Reed, 538 P.2d 373 (Or. Ct. App. 1975).
Turner v. Reed, 538 P.2d 373 (Or. Ct. App. 1975).
“490(1), we conclude our authority is commensurate with that granted to the circuit court, and therefore review de novo on the record.”
Maimon v. Bd. of Parole & Post-Prison Supervision, 909 P.2d 874 (Or. Ct. App. 1995).
“” 1 *332 “Notwithstanding the provisions of ORS 179.495, prior to aparóle hearing or other personal interview, each prisoner shall have access to the written materials which the board shall consider with respect to the release of the prisoner on parole, with the exception of…”
Byers v. Vester (D. Or. 2020).
· cites it 2× “Or. Rev. Stat. § 179.495 . Plaintiff alleges physical and psychological injury, and he has placed his physical and mental health squarely at issue.”
Van Wagner v. Peters (D. Or. 2025).
· cites it 2× “ODOC objects that the information entered on those screens are protected medical and health information that ODOC is barred from producing under ORS 179.495 and ORS 179.505. ODOC Reply at 3.”
Dept. of Human Servs. v. M. A. H. (Or. Ct. App. 2024).
“558(2)(b) (same); ORS 179.495(1) (same). 3 The jurisdictional bases also included that mother was “the subject of a criminal investigation for alleged sexual abuse of [C] and alleged sexual exploita- tion of children” and was “unable to be a custodial resource.”
Coman v. Corr. Dep't, 960 P.2d 383 (Or. 1998).
· cites it 2× “ORS 179.495 provides, in part: “(1) Medical case histories, clinical records, X-rays, treatment charts, progress reports and other similar written accounts of the inmates of any Department of Corrections institution * * *, maintained in such institution by the officers or…”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 179.495(1) — 1 case
Dept. of Human Servs. v. M. A. H. (Or. Ct. App. 2024).
“558(2)(b) (same); ORS 179.495(1) (same). 3 The jurisdictional bases also included that mother was “the subject of a criminal investigation for alleged sexual abuse of [C] and alleged sexual exploita- tion of children” and was “unable to be a custodial resource.”
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