2007 ORS § 476.720¹

Certain remedial statutes to be construed liberally

ORS 476.010 (Additional definitions) to 476.090 (Records of fires), 476.155 (When judges authorized to issue inspection warrants) to 476.170 (Execution of warrant), 476.210 (Investigation of fires by municipal officers and constables) to 476.270 (Insurance company reports of suspicious fires), 476.990 (Penalties) (1), 479.140 (School fire prevention) and 479.168 (Definitions for ORS 479.168 to 479.190 and 479.990) to 479.190 (Liability in damages for failure to comply with order under ORS 479.170) are remedial in nature and shall be construed liberally.