Terms Used In Oregon Statutes > Chapter 183 > Administrative Procedures Act > Alternative Dispute Resolution

• Agency: means any state board, commission, department, or division thereof, or officer authorized by law to make rules or to issue orders, except those in the legislative and judicial branches. See Oregon Statutes 183.310
• Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
• Contested case: means a proceeding before an agency:

  (A) In which the individual legal rights, duties or privileges of specific parties are required by statute or Constitution to be determined only after an agency hearing at which such specific parties are entitled to appear and be heard;

  (B) Where the agency has discretion to suspend or revoke a right or privilege of a person;

  (C) For the suspension, revocation or refusal to renew or issue a license where the licensee or applicant for a license demands such hearing; or

  (D) Where the agency by rule or order provides for hearings substantially of the character required by ORS § 183. See Oregon Statutes 183.310

• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Department: means the Department of Transportation. See Oregon Statutes 825.005
• Escrow: Money given to a third party to be held for payment until certain conditions are met.
• Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
• Household goods: means the personal effects or other property used or to be used in a dwelling but does not include property transported from a store or factory or property exclusively for office use. See Oregon Statutes 825.005
• Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
• Permit: means an authority issued to a carrier under ORS § 825. See Oregon Statutes 825.005
• Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
• Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.