Oregon Statutes 198.510 – Definitions for ORS 198.510 to 198.600
As used in ORS § 198.510 to 198.600, unless the context requires otherwise:
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 198.510
- County court: includes board of county commissioners. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
- district: means any one of the following:
(1) A people's utility district organized under ORS Chapter 261. See Oregon Statutes 198.010
- Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
- Presiding officer: A majority-party Senator who presides over the Senate and is charged with maintaining order and decorum, recognizing Members to speak, and interpreting the Senate's rules, practices and precedents.
(1) ‘County’ means the county in which the district, or the greater portion of the assessed value of the district, is located.
(2) ‘County board’ means the board of county commissioners or the county court of the county.
(3) ‘County clerk’ means the county clerk of the county.
(4) ‘District’ has the meaning given that term in ORS § 198.010 (2), (4), (5), (11), (12), (14), (16), (17), (19), (20) to (23), (25) to (28). In addition, ‘district’ means any one of the following:
(a) A county service district organized under ORS Chapter 451.
(b) The Port of Portland established by ORS § 778.010.
(5) ‘District board’ means the governing body of a district and the term includes a county board that is in the governing body of a district.
(6) ‘Presiding officer’ means the chairperson, president or other person performing the office of presiding officer of the district board.
(7) ‘Principal Act’ means the law, other than ORS § 198.510 to 198.600, applicable to a district. [1971 c.268 § 2; 2007 c.179 § 5; 2007 c.562 § 22b; 2009 c.584 § 22; 2015 c.544 § 17; 2015 c.560 § 12; 2019 c.621 § 30]
[1971 c.268 § 1; 1975 c.782 § 48b; 1977 c.756 § 3; 1981 c.226 § 20; repealed by 2007 c.179 § 9]