ORS 820.330
Failure to make, maintain and make available ambulance records

  • exemption
  • penalty

(1)

A person commits the offense of failure to make, maintain and make available ambulance records if the person violates any of the following:

(a)

When an ambulance is used in an emergency situation the driver of the ambulance, within 24 hours after such use, shall cause to be made and must sign a record that complies with ORS 820.340 (Contents of ambulance records).

(b)

The owner of any ambulance shall cause any record required by this section to be preserved for not less than seven years.

(c)

Upon demand of any district attorney, the custodian of any record required under this section shall make the record available to that district attorney for the purpose of investigating any alleged violation of ORS 820.320 (Illegal operation of emergency vehicle or ambulance) by a driver of an ambulance.

(d)

Upon demand of an authorized representative of the Oregon Health Authority, the custodian of any record required under this section shall make the record available to the authorized representative who wishes to inspect the record for purposes of ascertaining identities of emergency medical services providers as defined in ORS 682.025 (Definitions).

(2)

This section does not apply to any person or ambulance exempted by ORS 682.035 (Application of ORS chapter 682) or 682.079 (Power of Oregon Health Authority to grant exemptions or variances) from regulation by the authority.

(3)

Authority of political subdivisions to regulate records of ambulances is limited under ORS 682.031 (Local ordinances regulating ambulances and emergency medical services providers).

(4)

The offense described in this section, failure to make, maintain and make available ambulance records, is a Class B traffic violation. [1983 c.338 §760; 1985 c.393 §54; 1995 c.209 §6; 2009 c.595 §1148; 2011 c.703 §48]

Source: Section 820.330 — Failure to make, maintain and make available ambulance records; exemption; penalty, https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors820.­html.

820.010
Vehicles subject to safety regulation 820.020
Vehicles other than worker transport vehicles that are subject to safety regulation 820.030
Safety code 820.040
Inspection of vehicles 820.050
Orders regarding noncomplying vehicles or drivers 820.060
Safety requirement 820.070
Driver violation of worker transport vehicle safety code 820.100
Adoption of safety standards for construction and equipment of school vehicles 820.105
School bus stop arms 820.110
Rules and standards for driver qualification and training and accident reports 820.120
Rules and standards for school vehicle inspection 820.130
School bus registration 820.140
Revocation of registration 820.150
Rules and standards for exemption of certain vehicles from Oregon Vehicle Code 820.160
Illegal display of school bus markings 820.170
Improper school bus markings 820.180
Unsafe school vehicle operation 820.190
Minor operating school vehicle 820.200
Minor operating public passenger vehicle 820.210
Registration exemptions for golf carts and similar vehicles 820.220
Operation of low-speed vehicle in prohibited area 820.300
Exemptions from traffic laws 820.320
Illegal operation of emergency vehicle or ambulance 820.330
Failure to make, maintain and make available ambulance records 820.340
Contents of ambulance records 820.350
Ambulance warning lights 820.360
Illegal ambulance lighting equipment 820.370
Ambulance or emergency vehicle sirens 820.380
Illegal ambulance or emergency vehicle sirens 820.400
Unlawful operation of implement of husbandry 820.520
Travel or special use trailer assessed as manufactured structure 820.570
Violating trip permit requirements for manufactured structures
Green check means up to date. Up to date

Current through early 2024

§ 820.330’s source at oregon​.gov