As used in ORS § 184.489 to 184.498 and 419B.112:

Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 184.489

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100

(1) ‘CASA Volunteer Program’ means a program that is approved or sanctioned by a juvenile court, has received accreditation from the National CASA Association and has entered into a contract with the statewide coordinating entity contracted with by the Oregon Department of Administrative Services under ORS § 184.492 to recruit, train and supervise diverse and culturally responsive volunteers to serve as court appointed special advocates.

(2) ‘Court appointed special advocate’ means a person in a CASA Volunteer Program who is appointed by the court to act as a court appointed special advocate pursuant to ORS § 419B.112. [2017 c.630 § 2; 2021 c.459 § 1]