Oregon Revised Statutes
Or. Rev. Stat. § 179.731 (2026)
Waiver of collection of amount payable
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179.731 Waiver of collection of amount payable. If the Department of Corrections or the Oregon Health Authority determines that collection of the amount payable under ORS 179.610 to 179.770 for the cost of care of a person would be detrimental to the best interests of the person or the agency, the agency may waive the collection of part or all of the amount otherwise payable. [1959 c.652 §§16,17,18; 1961 c.501 §3; 1973 c.546 §10; 1973 c.806 §7a; 1989 c.348 §9; 2001 c.487 §9; 2009 c.595 §155; 2013 c.36 §65]
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cases, 1978–1993 · leading case: Brumnett v. Psychiatric Sec. Review Bd., 848 P.2d 1194 (Or. 1993).
Brumnett v. Psychiatric Sec. Review Bd., 848 P.2d 1194 (Or. 1993). “of collection of any amount declared payable where collection “would be detrimental to the best interests ofthe person or the division,” ORS 179.731, or that “further efforts * * * to collect * * * would be harmful to the person.”
Brown v. Lobdell, 585 P.2d 4 (Or. Ct. App. 1978). “The Mental Health Division hearings officer waived the remainder of the bill pursuant to ORS 179.731, but sustained the application of the tax refund.”
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