Public Complaint No. 1717187786 - 1852537185

Brian Hunzeker

Portland Police Bureau [PPB]

1111 SW 2nd Avenue

Portland, Oregon 97201

(503) 823-0000

https://www.portlan…

Date of Offense

March 3, 2021

Complaint

Misuse of Department Records

Statement

Officer Hunzeker, who was also the President of the Portland Police Association at the time, wrongly told a reporter at The Oregonian that Portland City Commissioner JoAnn Hardesty had engaged in criminal activity, and provided the newspaper with a screenshot of a CAD call. Commissioner Hardesty was not the person who engaged in criminal activity.

Oregon Public Records Law

O.R.S. 192.410 et seq.

The Oregon Public Records Law, first enacted in 1973, is a series of laws designed to guarantee that the public has access to public records of government bodies at all levels. The ORS 192.410(4)(a) says that a public record includes any writing that contains information that relates to the conduct of the public's business, is prepared, owned, used or maintained by a public body regardless of physical form or characteristics. If a record (a) does not relate to the conduct of the public's business and (b) is contained on a privately owned computer", then it is not a public record as defined in the law.

Anyone can request public records and a statement of purpose is not required. There are no restrictions on the use of records nor is there a specified time limit for responses.

Public Complaint No. 1717187786 - 1852537185

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