Oregon Revised Statutes

Or. Rev. Stat. § 244.025 (2026)

Gift limit

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      244.025 Gift limit. (1) During a calendar year, a public official, a candidate or a relative or member of the household of the public official or candidate may not solicit or receive, directly or indirectly, any gift or gifts with an aggregate value in excess of $50 from any single source that could reasonably be known to have a legislative or administrative interest.

      (2) During a calendar year, a person who has a legislative or administrative interest may not offer to the public official or a relative or member of the household of the public official any gift or gifts with an aggregate value in excess of $50.

      (3) During a calendar year, a person who has a legislative or administrative interest may not offer to the candidate or a relative or member of the household of the candidate any gift or gifts with an aggregate value in excess of $50.

      (4) This section does not apply to public officials subject to the Oregon Code of Judicial Conduct. [2007 c.877 §18; 2009 c.68 §3]

 

      244.030 [1974 c.72 §24; repealed by 2007 c.865 §41]

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 2009–2020 · leading case: Vannatta v. Oregon Gov't Ethics Comm'n, 222 P.3d 1077 (Or. 2009).
Vannatta v. Oregon Gov't Ethics Comm'n, 222 P.3d 1077 (Or. 2009). · cites it 20× “” Plaintiffs assert that, because of the restrictions in ORS 244.025 and ORS 244.042, “plaintiffs and some (but not all) other lobbyists in Oregon are prevented from engaging” in *452 those activities and those activities are forms of expression protected by the state and…”
Multnomah Cnty. v. Mehrwein, 462 P.3d 706 (Or. 2020). · cites it 2× “For example, ORS 244.025(1) prohibited (and prohibits) public officials, candidates, and their relatives from receiving gifts in excess of $50 from a source with a legislative or administrative interest.”
Vannatta v. Oregon Gov't Ethics Comm'n, 228 P.3d 574 (Or. 2010). · cites it 10× “This court held that the parts of ORS 244.025(1) to (4) and ORS 244.042 that restrict the receipt of gifts and payment of expenses for entertainment did not violate the constitutional provisions relied on by petitioners.”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 244.025(1) — 3 cases
Vannatta v. Oregon Gov't Ethics Comm'n, 222 P.3d 1077 (Or. 2009). “” Plaintiffs assert that, because of the restrictions in ORS 244.025 and ORS 244.042, “plaintiffs and some (but not all) other lobbyists in Oregon are prevented from engaging” in *452 those activities and those activities are forms of expression protected by the state and…”
Multnomah Cnty. v. Mehrwein, 462 P.3d 706 (Or. 2020). “For example, ORS 244.025(1) prohibited (and prohibits) public officials, candidates, and their relatives from receiving gifts in excess of $50 from a source with a legislative or administrative interest.”
Vannatta v. Oregon Gov't Ethics Comm'n, 228 P.3d 574 (Or. 2010). “This court held that the parts of ORS 244.025(1) to (4) and ORS 244.042 that restrict the receipt of gifts and payment of expenses for entertainment did not violate the constitutional provisions relied on by petitioners.”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 244.025(2) — 2 cases
Vannatta v. Oregon Gov't Ethics Comm'n, 222 P.3d 1077 (Or. 2009). “” Plaintiffs assert that, because of the restrictions in ORS 244.025 and ORS 244.042, “plaintiffs and some (but not all) other lobbyists in Oregon are prevented from engaging” in *452 those activities and those activities are forms of expression protected by the state and…”
Vannatta v. Oregon Gov't Ethics Comm'n, 228 P.3d 574 (Or. 2010). “This court held that the parts of ORS 244.025(1) to (4) and ORS 244.042 that restrict the receipt of gifts and payment of expenses for entertainment did not violate the constitutional provisions relied on by petitioners.”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 244.025(4)(a) — 2 cases
Vannatta v. Oregon Gov't Ethics Comm'n, 222 P.3d 1077 (Or. 2009). “” Plaintiffs assert that, because of the restrictions in ORS 244.025 and ORS 244.042, “plaintiffs and some (but not all) other lobbyists in Oregon are prevented from engaging” in *452 those activities and those activities are forms of expression protected by the state and…”
Multnomah Cnty. v. Mehrwein, 462 P.3d 706 (Or. 2020). “For example, ORS 244.025(1) prohibited (and prohibits) public officials, candidates, and their relatives from receiving gifts in excess of $50 from a source with a legislative or administrative interest.”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 244.025(4)(b) — 1 case
Vannatta v. Oregon Gov't Ethics Comm'n, 222 P.3d 1077 (Or. 2009). “” Plaintiffs assert that, because of the restrictions in ORS 244.025 and ORS 244.042, “plaintiffs and some (but not all) other lobbyists in Oregon are prevented from engaging” in *452 those activities and those activities are forms of expression protected by the state and…”
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