Oregon Revised Statutes

Or. Rev. Stat. § 677.335 (2026)

Official actions of board and personnel; privileges and immunities; scope of immunity of complainant

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      677.335 Official actions of board and personnel; privileges and immunities; scope of immunity of complainant. (1) Members of the Oregon Medical Board, members of its administrative and investigative staff, medical consultants, and its attorneys acting as prosecutors or counsel shall have the same privilege and immunities from civil and criminal proceedings arising by reason of official actions as prosecuting and judicial officers of the state.

      (2) No person who has made a complaint as to the conduct of a licensee of the board or who has given information or testimony relative to a proposed or pending proceeding for misconduct against the licensee of the board, shall be answerable for any such act in any proceeding except for perjury committed by the person. [1975 c.776 §2; 1989 c.830 §26]

 

      677.340 [Amended by 1967 c.470 §6; renumbered 677.075]

 

      677.355 [1977 c.686 §1; repealed by 2025 c.592 §83]

 

      677.360 [1977 c.686 §2; repealed by 2025 c.592 §83]

 

      677.365 [1977 c.686 §3; 2015 c.629 §57; repealed by 2025 c.592 §83]

 

      677.370 [1977 c.686 §4; 2019 c.280 §14; 2019 c.456 §4; repealed by 2025 c.592 §83]

 

COMPETENCY TO PRACTICE MEDICINE OR PODIATRY

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1999–2026 · leading case: Johnson v. Eugene Emergency Physicians, P.C., 974 P.2d 803 (Or. Ct. App. 1999).
Johnson v. Eugene Emergency Physicians, P.C., 974 P.2d 803 (Or. Ct. App. 1999). · cites it 2× “425 and ORS 677.335 prohibit the dismissal sanction imposed here.”
Conklin (D. Or. 2026). · cites it 6× “See ORS § 677.335. That statute does not imbue the individual defendants with absolute immunity against Conklin’s federal claims.”
Thomas v. Harder (D. Or. 2023). · cites it 2× “335(1) (“Members of the Oregon Medical Board, members of its administrative and investigative staff, medical consultants, and its attorneys acting as prosecutors or counsel shall have the same privilege and immunities from civil and criminal proceedings arising by reason of…”
Bondick v. Mitchell Sanchez (D. Or. 2023). · cites it 2× “ORS § 677.335(1). The members of the Board are specifically mentioned in the statute and entitled to immunity for official actions.”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 677.335(1) — 3 cases
Thomas v. Harder (D. Or. 2023). “335(1) (“Members of the Oregon Medical Board, members of its administrative and investigative staff, medical consultants, and its attorneys acting as prosecutors or counsel shall have the same privilege and immunities from civil and criminal proceedings arising by reason of…”
Bondick v. Mitchell Sanchez (D. Or. 2023). “ORS § 677.335(1). The members of the Board are specifically mentioned in the statute and entitled to immunity for official actions.”
Conklin (D. Or. 2026). “See ORS § 677.335. That statute does not imbue the individual defendants with absolute immunity against Conklin’s federal claims.”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 677.335(2) — 1 case
Johnson v. Eugene Emergency Physicians, P.C., 974 P.2d 803 (Or. Ct. App. 1999). “425 and ORS 677.335 prohibit the dismissal sanction imposed here.”
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