Office of the Legislative Counsel

900 Court St. NE, S-101, Salem, Oregon 97301 - Phone: 503-986-1243
General Fax: 503-373-1043 Publication Order Forms Fax: 503-373-1043
Dexter Johnson, Legislative Counsel

"No compilation of the statute laws of Oregon not bearing [the Legislative Counsel's] certificate ... shall be admissible as evidence of the law in any court or proceeding." — ORS 171.285 (2).

Advance Sheets of Oregon Laws 2011, which constitute the earliest official source of all new and amended session laws of the 76th Legislative Assembly, are accessible for searching on the legislative website www.leg.state.or.us. Each session law chapter contains a cross-reference to its bill number. The date of approval and filing by the Governor and the chapter’s effective date appear at the end of each chapter. The Advance Sheets are no longer available for purchase as a series of printed pamphlets.

Oregon Laws 2011 and 2012, hardbound volumes, will be published and available for distribution in the summer of 2012. This publication will contain the official version of all bills enacted by 2011 and 2012 regular sessions of the 76th Legislative Assembly, a subject index, bill-to-chapter tables and tables of ORS sections amended, repealed or “added to”. It will also include Oregon Laws 2010, the session laws from the 2010 special session of the 75th Oregon Legislative Assembly with its index and tables.

2011 Oregon Revised Statutes, the official edition of Oregon’s statutes, will be published and available for distribution in January 2012. As part of the ORS set subscription, you will also receive an even-year supplement of laws enacted during the February 2012 regular session and the Annotations 2012 Cumulative Supplement. The even-year supplement will be delivered in early summer 2012 and the even-year Annotations supplement in late fall 2012.

Order forms are available for:

2011 Oregon Revised Statutes
2010 Criminal Code of Oregon
2010 Family Laws of Oregon
2010 Landlord and Tenant Laws of Oregon
2010 Labor, Employment and Workers' Compensation Laws of Oregon
2010 Construction and Building Trade Laws of Oregon, and
2010 Insurance Laws of Oregon

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Mission Statement
Overseen by the Legislative Counsel Committee, the Office of the Legislative Counsel provides legal and publication services to the Legislative Assembly and its members and other agencies of state government. The office drafts measures and amendments for legislators, legislative committees and state agencies; provides legal advice to legislators and legislative committees; reviews state agency rules for legal sufficiency; prepares indexes and tables for legislative publications; and edits, publishes, sells and distributes the Oregon Revised Statutes, the official bound session laws and other print and electronic publications.

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Oregon Revised Statutes
The Office of the Legislative Counsel prepares and publishes the 21-volume Oregon Revised Statutes every two years.

View and search the text of the 2009 statutes right here on the web or get information about how to purchase Oregon law publications.

Administrative Rule Review
Pursuant to ORS 183.710 to 183.725, the Office of the Legislative Counsel reviews state agency rules for legal sufficiency. Written findings of negative determinations are considered by legislative interim committees and, if adopted, are posted on this website until the rule is amended or the defect is cured.

Oregon Law Commission
Pursuant to ORS 173.335, the Office of the Legislative Counsel assists the Oregon Law Commission in carrying out its program of law revision, reform and improvement as legislative priorities permit. The commission, which was established in 1997 by the Legislative Assembly, studies Oregon law, recommends reforms, proposes new ways to administer the law and makes suggestions for consolidating, codifying or revising the law.

How An Idea Really Becomes A Law
36 Willamette L. Rev. 1 (2000), by former Legislative Counsel Gregory A. Chaimov

The Oregon State Capitol Address is: 900 Court St. NE, Salem, Oregon 97301.
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