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83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
HOUSE AMENDMENTS TO
HOUSE BILL 3564
By COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
April 10
On page 1 of the printed bill, line 13, restore the bracketed material and delete the boldfaced
material.
Delete lines 19 through 30.
On page 2 , delete lines 1 through 25 and insert:
“SECTION 3. ORS 31.215 is amended to read:
“31.215. (1) [The]A demand for correction or retraction [shall] of a defamatory statement
must be in writing, signed by the defamed person or the attorney of the person and be delivered
to the publisher of the defamatory statement, either personally, by registered mail or by certified
mail with return receipt at the publisher’s place of business or residence within [20] 40 days after
the defamed person receives actual knowledge of the defamatory statement. The demand [shall]
must specify which statements are false and defamatory and request that they be corrected or re-
tracted. The demand may also refer to the sources from which the true facts may be ascertained
withaccuracy.
“[(2) The publisher of the defamatory statement shall have not more than two weeks after receipt
of the demand for correction or retraction in which to investigate the demand; and, after making such
investigation, the publisher shall publish the correction or retraction in:]
“[(a) The first issue thereafter published, in the case of newspapers, magazines or other printed
periodicals.]
“[(b) The first broadcast or telecast thereafter made, in the case of radio or television stations.]
“[(c) The first public exhibition thereafter made, in the case of motion picture theaters.]
“(2) The publisher of the allegedly defamatory statement shall investigate the demand for
correction or retraction within two weeks after receiving the demand. If the publisher agrees
to the demand for correction or retraction, and the defamatory statement was published via:
“(a) A printed newspaper, magazine or other periodical, the publisher shall publish the
correction or retraction in the first issue thereafter made.
“(b) An electronic newspaper, magazine or other periodical, the publisher shall imme-
diately place a link to the correction or retraction on any page containing the defamatory
statement or retract the defamatory statement by removing the defamatory statement from
the electronic newspaper, magazine or other periodical.
“(c) A radio or television station, the publisher shall publish the correction or retraction
in the first broadcast or telecast thereafter made.
“(d) A motion picture theater, the publisher shall publish the correction or retraction in
the first public exhibition thereafter made.
“(3) Except when the publisher removes the defamatory statement under subsection (2)(b)
of this section:
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“(a) [The] A correction or retraction [shall] must consist of a statement by the publisher sub-
stantially to the effect that the defamatory statements previously made are not factually supported
and that the publisher regrets the original publication [thereof] of the defamatory statements.
“[(4)] (b) The correction or retraction [shall] must be published in substantially as conspicuous
a manner as the defamatory statement.”.
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