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Oregon Motor Carrier Bond Update

Eric Weisbrot — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:28:52 +0000

The State of Oregon enacted a new bill affecting motor carriers. The new law is titled SB 259 and states that provisions in motor carrier transportation contracts requiring party or their surety or insurer to indemnify or hold harmless the other party against accountability for death, injury, or damaged property caused by negligence are invalid.

Oregon Manufactured Structure Dealer Bond

Eric Weisbrot — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 18:23:56 +0000

The state of Oregon has enacted a new bill concerning manufactured structure dealers. The new bill is titled SB 85 and gets rid of the cap on the amount recoverable by anyone other than a retail customer on the surety bond that’s required of manufactured structure dealers. The previous law capped the recoverable amount at $20,000.

Oregon Landscape Contractor Bond Update

Eric Weisbrot — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 19:35:14 +0000

Legislators in Oregon have made some changes to the existing surety bond requirement concerning landscape contractors. The new bill which applies the change is titled HB 2156 and affects landscape contractors with $15,000 bonds; the surety bond will now guarantee backflow assembly testing services provided by employees of the contractor; the contractor’s installation and upkeep of backflow assemblies for irrigation systems or ornamental water features; and the installation of irrigation control wiring and outdoor landscape lighting.