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Portland is a Sanctuary City

Find sanctuary city resources from the City of Portland's Immigrant & Refugee Program, including free legal services and state resources for reporting hate crimes, bias incidents, discrimination, and violations of Oregon's sanctuary laws.

31.20.030 Violator Assumes Costs.

City Code Section

If a violation of this Chapter results in or contributes to any emergency, including a fire, the violator may be civilly liable for the full cost of the emergency response as well as cleanup costs. The City Administrator will fix the amount of such expense. The amounts of all such charges assessed pursuant to this Section must be paid to the City Treasurer, for deposit into the general fund of the City.

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