Oregon Statutes 418.955 – Policy
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The Legislative Assembly finds and declares that:
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 418.955
- Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts
(1) It is the policy of this state to encourage and promote the provision of local residential care for the disadvantaged children of this state;
(2) There is a growing need for community-based child-caring facilities to provide quality care and protect the welfare of these children;
(3) Restrictions on the siting of such facilities have become a problem in the state;
(4) It is the policy of this state to provide for the equitable distribution of child-caring facilities throughout the cities and counties of the state; and
(5) It is a matter of statewide concern that procedures be adopted by cities and counties for determining the siting of child-caring facilities. [1979 c.597 § 1]