(1) The Director of the Department of State Lands shall investigate all trespasses on and damage to state lands and prosecute the same. The director shall appear before appropriate agencies of the United States in all cases involving the title or claim of the state to its granted land or lands selected in lieu thereof.

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Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 273.185

  • Department: means the Department of State Lands. See Oregon Statutes 273.006
  • Director: means the Director of the Department of State Lands. See Oregon Statutes 273.006
  • Land: includes water, water rights, easements of every nature and all appurtenances to land. See Oregon Statutes 273.006
  • Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
  • United States: includes territories, outlying possessions and the District of Columbia. See Oregon Statutes 174.100

(2) Expenses incurred under this section shall be paid out of the moneys available to the Department of State Lands for the payment of its expenses. [Formerly 273.530]

 

[Amended by 1967 c.421 § 90; renumbered 273.755]

 

STATE LAND MAINTENANCE AND SERVICES

 

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