(1) In accordance with ORS Chapter 183, the director may adopt such rules as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter.

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Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 645.205

  • Director: means the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services or an agent or employee authorized to act on the director's behalf. See Oregon Statutes 645.005
  • 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.
  • Person: includes an individual, a joint venture, a partnership, a cooperative, an association, a joint stock company, a corporation, a trust, an unincorporated organization, a government or a political subdivision of a government. See Oregon Statutes 645.005

(2) The director may:

(a) Adopt rules or issue orders prescribing the terms and conditions of all transactions and contracts covered by the provisions of this chapter which are not within the exclusive jurisdiction of the federal Commodity Futures Trading Commission; and

(b) Exempt any person or transaction from any provision of this chapter conditionally or unconditionally.

(3) No rule may be adopted unless the director finds that the action is necessary or appropriate for the public interest or for the protection of investors or speculators and consistent with the purposes fairly intended by the provisions of this chapter. [1987 c.148 § 10]