Title 192 · ORS Chapter 192
192.480] ����� 192.430 [1973 c.794 �4; 1989 c.546 �1; renumbered 192.318 in 2017] ����� 192.431 Court authority in reviewing action denying right to inspect public records; docketing; costs an
Citation: ORS 192.480
Section: 192.480
192.480]
����� 192.430 [1973 c.794 �4; 1989 c.546 �1; renumbered 192.318 in 2017]
����� 192.431 Court authority in reviewing action denying right to inspect public records; docketing; costs and attorney fees. (1) In any suit filed under ORS 192.401, 192.411, 192.415, 192.422 or 192.427, the court has jurisdiction to enjoin the public body from withholding records and to order the production of any records improperly withheld from the person seeking disclosure. The court shall determine the matter de novo and the burden is on the public body to sustain its action. The court, on its own motion, may view the documents in controversy in camera before reaching a decision. Any noncompliance with the order of the court may be punished as contempt of court.
����� (2) Except as to causes the court considers of greater importance, proceedings arising under ORS