Print - For lack of a keyword index, research
in the 18-volume Oregon Administrative Rules often resembles
looking for a flashlight after the lights go out. There
is no problem if you have an OAR citation to the chapter, division
and rule number. For example, OAR 162-001-0005 refers
to Chapter 162, Division 1, Rule 5. Each agency is assigned
a chapter number. Absent a citation, consult the Table
of Contents in Volume 1. Locate the appropriate agency
and division and scan the rule topics. Once you have found
a relevant rule, update it by consulting the OAR Revision Cumulative
Index at the back of the most recent issue of the Oregon Bulletin,
shelved adjacent to the OARs.
ONLINE. Full text searching on Westlaw and Lexis
is available using either terms and connectors or natural language.
State Archives Website - Another option is to use the
excellent State of Oregon Archives Webpage to access the OAR,
http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/banners/rules.htm. The
menu screen indicates the date through which the rules have
been filed. The database includes current rules published in
the Oregon Bulletin. There is an alphabetical index by
agency name, a numerical index by OAR chapter number and you
can search the full text by terms and connectors.
