Oregon Revised Statutes

Or. Rev. Stat. § 260.215 (2026)

Periodic examination and investigation of statements

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      260.215 Periodic examination and investigation of statements. (1) For statements filed during each calendar year, each filing officer shall examine each statement filed with the filing officer under ORS 260.044, 260.057, 260.083, 260.112 or 260.118 (6) to determine whether the statement is sufficient. The filing officer shall examine statements under this section not later than 90 days after the end of each calendar quarter for statements filed during the previous calendar quarter.

      (2) The filing officer may require any person to answer in writing and upon oath or affirmation before a judge, justice of the peace, county clerk or notary public any question within the knowledge of that person concerning the source of any contribution. The filing officer shall advise the person of the penalty for failure to answer. [1971 c.749 §19; 1973 c.744 §19; 1979 c.190 §358; 1981 c.142 §7; 1983 c.71 §7; 1993 c.493 §74; 1995 c.712 §78; 1999 c.999 §14; 2003 c.542 §17; 2005 c.809 §§39,39a; 2007 c.848 §15; 2009 c.818 §13; 2013 c.758 §9; 2017 c.517 §5; 2018 c.70 §16]

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 1991–2010 · leading case: State v. Moyer, 230 P.3d 7 (Or. 2010).
State v. Moyer, 230 P.3d 7 (Or. 2010). “205; ORS 260.215. Failure to file a proper statement of contributions and expenditures can lead to a court order compelling a proper filing, ORS 260.”
State v. Moyer, 200 P.3d 619 (Or. Ct. App. 2009). · cites it 2× “205; ORS 260.215. Failure to file a proper statement of contributions and expenditures can lead to a court order compelling such a proper filing, ORS 260.”
Gold v. Roberts, 809 P.2d 1334 (Or. Ct. App. 1991). · cites it 5× “She argues both that the Secretary failed to examine the statements within the 90-day period after their filings, as mandated by ORS 260.215, and that the 1989 investigation was that examination.”
Bernard v. Elections Div. of the Off. of the Sec'y of State, 211 P.3d 321 (Or. Ct. App. 2009). “205; ORS 260.215. Failure to file a proper statement of contributions and expenditures can lead to a court order compelling such a proper filing, ORS 260.”
BERNARD FOR COM'R v. Elections Div., 211 P.3d 321 (Or. Ct. App. 2009). “205; ORS 260.215. Failure to file a proper statement of contributions and expenditures can lead to a court order compelling such a proper filing, ORS 260.”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 260.215(1) — 1 case
Gold v. Roberts, 809 P.2d 1334 (Or. Ct. App. 1991). “She argues both that the Secretary failed to examine the statements within the 90-day period after their filings, as mandated by ORS 260.215, and that the 1989 investigation was that examination.”
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