Oregon Statutes 30.180 – Definitions for ORS 30.180 to 30.186
As used in ORS § 30.180 to 30.186:
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 30.180
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
(1) ‘Customer’ means the person in whose name a utility service is provided.
(2) ‘Divert’ means to change the intended course or path of the utility service without the authorization or consent of the utility.
(3) ‘Person’ means any individual, partnership, firm, association, corporation or government agency.
(4) ‘Reconnection’ means the commencement of utility service to a customer or other person after service has been lawfully disconnected by the utility.
(5) ‘Tamper’ means to rearrange, injure, alter, interfere with or otherwise prevent from performing the normal or customary function.
(6) ‘Utility’ means a private corporation, a municipal corporation or an agency thereof, any other public corporation or any district that provides electricity, gas, water, telephone or cable television to customers on a retail or wholesale basis.
(7) ‘Utility service’ means the provision of electricity, gas, water, telephone, cable television, electronic communications, steam or any other service or commodity furnished by the utility for compensation. [1989 c.670 § 3]