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2025 Oregon Revised Statutes
Volume : 10 - Highways, Military
Chapter 404 - Search and Rescue
Section 404.257 - Required disclosures by private search parties.
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OR Rev Stat § 404.257 (2025)
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(1) A private search party, before engaging in efforts to locate a missing person, shall disclose to an immediate family member of the missing person, verbally and in writing:
(a) That the private search party is not acting in connection with a governmental body; and
(b) The nature of the private search party’s involvement in the effort to locate the missing person.
(2) A private search party shall notify an immediate family member of the missing person, verbally and in writing, if the private search party:
(a) Intends to charge a fee for the private search party’s services or assistance;
(b) Intends to request donations for the private search party’s services or assistance; or
(c) Intends to derive profit from any production made in connection with the private search party’s services or assistance. [2025 c.200 §3]
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