Oregon Statutes 824.200 – Definitions for ORS 824.200 to 824.256
As used in ORS § 824.200 to 824.256, unless the context requires otherwise:
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 824.200
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
(1) ‘High speed rail system’ means a fixed guideway passenger transportation system capable of transporting passengers at speeds exceeding 79 miles per hour and connecting two or more urban areas, including but not limited to any such system that utilizes or incorporates, in whole or in part, existing rail transportation facilities and any necessary upgrades of or modifications to existing rail transportation facilities.
(2) ‘Highway’ includes all roads, streets, alleys, avenues, boulevards, parkways and other places in this state actually open and in use, or to be opened and used for travel by the public.
(3) ‘Installation costs,’ when used in the context of protective devices, includes costs of acquiring, assembling and rendering operational the device and its attendant controls, circuitry and fail-safe mechanisms.
(4) ‘Maintenance costs,’ when used in the context of protective devices, includes preventive maintenance, repair and replacement of the device and its attendant controls, circuitry and fail-safe mechanisms.
(5) ‘Protective device’ means a sign, signal, gate or other device to warn or protect the public, installed at or in advance of a railroad-highway crossing.
(6) Except in proceedings under ORS § 824.236, ‘public authority in interest’ means the state, county, municipal or other governmental body with jurisdiction over the highway crossing the railroad track. In proceedings under ORS § 824.236, ‘public authority in interest’ means the county, municipal or other governmental body that has primary zoning authority over the lands served by the crossing.
(7) ‘Railroad’ has the meaning given that term in ORS § 824.020, and includes logging and other private railroads.
(8) ‘Railroad company’ includes every corporation, company, association, joint stock association, partnership or person, and their lessees, trustees or receivers, appointed by any court whatsoever, owning, operating, controlling or managing any railroad.
(9) ‘Unauthorized railroad-highway crossing’ means a crossing at grade that is actually open and in use, or to be opened and used for travel by the public, and that has not been authorized under ORS § 824.204. [Formerly 763.010; 2005 c.22 § 517]