Terms Used In Oregon Statutes > Chapter 837 > Unmanned Aircraft Systems > Offenses

• Agreement for exchange of interest rates: means a contract, or an option or forward commitment to enter into a contract, for the exchange of interest rates that provides for:

  (a) Payments based on levels of or changes in interest rates; or

  (b) Provisions to hedge payment, rate, spread or similar exposure including, but not limited to, an interest rate floor or cap or an option, put or call. See Oregon Statutes 286A.001

• Any other state: includes any state and the District of Columbia. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
• General obligation bond: means a bond that constitutes indebtedness of the state under section 7, Article XI of the Oregon Constitution, and that is exempt from the $50,000 limitation on indebtedness set forth in that section. See Oregon Statutes 286A.001
• Interest rate: The amount paid by a borrower to a lender in exchange for the use of the lender's money for a certain period of time. Interest is paid on loans or on debt instruments, such as notes or bonds, either at regular intervals or as part of a lump sum payment when the issue matures. ^{Source: OCC}
• local government: means all cities, counties and local service districts located in this state, and all administrative subdivisions of those cities, counties and local service districts. See Oregon Statutes 174.116
• Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
• Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
• Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
• public body: means state government bodies, local government bodies and special government bodies. See Oregon Statutes 174.109
• Related agency: means the state agency that requests the State Treasurer to issue bonds pursuant to ORS § 286A. See Oregon Statutes 286A.001
• Revenue: means all fees, tolls, excise taxes, assessments, property taxes and other taxes, rates, charges, rentals and other income or receipts derived by a state agency or to which a state agency is entitled. See Oregon Statutes 286A.001
• special government body: means any of the following:

  (a) A public corporation created under a statute of this state and specifically designated as a public corporation. See Oregon Statutes 174.117

• state government: means the executive department, the judicial department and the legislative department. See Oregon Statutes 174.111
• Statute: A law passed by a legislature.