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Or. Rev. Stat. § 433.010 (2026)

Spreading disease prohibited; health certificates to be issued by health professionals; rules

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      433.010 Spreading disease prohibited; health certificates to be issued by health professionals; rules. (1) No person shall willfully cause the spread of any communicable disease within this state.

      (2) Whenever the laws of this state require a person to secure a health certificate, such certificate shall be acquired from a physician licensed by the Oregon Medical Board or the Oregon Board of Naturopathic Medicine, a physician associate licensed under ORS 677.505 to 677.525 or a nurse practitioner licensed under ORS 678.375 to 678.390 in accordance with rules adopted by the Oregon Health Authority. [Amended by 1973 c.259 §5; 1979 c.731 §5; 2001 c.104 §155; 2009 c.43 §3; 2009 c.595 §628; 2014 c.45 §52; 2024 c.73 §77]

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Cited in 3 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2020–2025 · leading case: Vergara v. Patel, 471 P.3d 141 (Or. Ct. App. 2020).
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Vergara v. Patel, 471 P.3d 141 (Or. Ct. App. 2020). · cites it 2× “155, and ORS 433.010—we acknowledge that those provisions evince a general public policy in favor of healthy communities and preventing communicable diseases.”
Jackson v. Surber (D. Or. 2025). · cites it 8× “ORS § 433.010 Jackson appears to allege that Surber and Jeske violated ORS § 433.”
Jackson v. Surber (D. Or. 2024). · cites it 4× “Oregon Revised Statute § 433.010 Jackson alleges that Surber violated Oregon Revised Statute § 433.”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 433.010(1) — 3 cases
Vergara v. Patel, 471 P.3d 141 (Or. Ct. App. 2020). “155, and ORS 433.010—we acknowledge that those provisions evince a general public policy in favor of healthy communities and preventing communicable diseases.”
Jackson v. Surber (D. Or. 2024). “Oregon Revised Statute § 433.010 Jackson alleges that Surber violated Oregon Revised Statute § 433.”
Jackson v. Surber (D. Or. 2025). “ORS § 433.010 Jackson appears to allege that Surber and Jeske violated ORS § 433.”
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