A county accountant may administer oaths. The accountant may require any person presenting for settlement an account or claim for any cause against the county to be sworn before the accountant touching such account or claim, and when so sworn to answer orally as to any facts relative to the justice and items of such account or claim. No demand shall be approved, allowed, audited or paid unless it specifies each item, date and amount composing it. [Amended by 1981 c.216 § 10; 1983 c.310 § 11]

Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 210.200

  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.

 

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