Oregon Statutes > Chapter 274 > Abandoned and Derelict Property
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- City: includes any incorporated village or town. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
- Department: means the Department of State Lands. See Oregon Statutes 274.005
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- 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.
- Land: includes water, water rights, easements of every nature and all appurtenances to land. See Oregon Statutes 274.005
- Material: includes gravel, rock, sand and silt, but does not include hard minerals subject to ORS § 274. See Oregon Statutes 274.005
- Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.