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Who Has To Report It

ORS 419B.010 — any public or private official, immediately, a Class A violation for failing

Immediately. A public or private official with reasonable cause to believe that a child they come in contact with has been abused, or that a person they come in contact with has abused a child, reports it immediately.

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The duty is personal to the official, whatever an employer's internal policies say. Failing to report is a Class A violation, prosecuted within 18 months.

  • ORS 419B.010

Privileged communications to a psychiatrist, psychologist, member of the clergy or attorney are not covered, and an official who reasonably believes the authorities already know need not report again.

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  1. ORS 419B.010 — Duty of officials to report child abuse

Legal information, not legal advice. Verified as of October 2026. Applying it to a particular situation is the work of a licensed Oregon attorney.

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