Oregon Statutes 42.125 – Seal of state officer or state agency authorized
(1) For the purposes of ORS § 40.510 (1)(a) and (d), each state officer and state agency may have a seal which, unless specifically provided otherwise by law, shall consist of an impression, imprint or likeness of the state seal accompanied by the name of the state officer or state agency.
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 42.125
- state government: means the executive department, the judicial department and the legislative department. See Oregon Statutes 174.111
(2) As used in this section:
(a) ‘Seal’ has the meaning given that term in ORS § 42.110.
(b) ‘State agency’ means every state officer, board, commission, department, institution, branch or agency of the state government, except:
(A) The Legislative Assembly and the courts and their officers and committees; and
(B) The Oregon Public Defense Commission.
(c) ‘State officer’ includes any appointed state official who is authorized by the Oregon Department of Administrative Services to have a seal and any elected state official, except members of the Legislative Assembly. [1982 s.s.1 c.14 § 1; 2003 c.449 § 23; 2005 c.22 § 32; 2023 c.281 § 19]
The amendments to 42.125 by section 80, chapter 281, Oregon Laws 2023, become operative January 1, 2025. See section 92, chapter 281, Oregon Laws 2023. The text that is operative on and after January 1, 2025, is set forth for the user’s convenience.
(1) For the purposes of ORS § 40.510 (1)(a) and (d), each state officer and state agency may have a seal which, unless specifically provided otherwise by law, shall consist of an impression, imprint or likeness of the state seal accompanied by the name of the state officer or state agency.
(2) As used in this section:
(a) ‘Seal’ has the meaning given that term in ORS § 42.110.
(b) ‘State agency’ means every state officer, board, commission, department, institution, branch or agency of the state government, except the Legislative Assembly and the courts and their officers and committees.
(c) ‘State officer’ includes any appointed state official who is authorized by the Oregon Department of Administrative Services to have a seal and any elected state official, except members of the Legislative Assembly.
[Repealed by 1965 c.502 § 6]
[Repealed by 1965 c.502 § 6]
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