Terms Used In Oregon Statutes > Chapter 195 > Urban Service Provider Annexation

• association: means the association provided for under ORS § 100. See Oregon Statutes 100.005
• City: includes any incorporated village or town. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
• Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
• 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.
• Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
• Declaration: means the instrument described in ORS § 100. See Oregon Statutes 100.005
• Department: means the Department of Transportation. See Oregon Statutes 366.005
• Director: means the Director of Transportation. See Oregon Statutes 366.005
• 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.
• Governing document: means articles of incorporation, bylaws, a declaration or a rule, regulation or resolution that was properly adopted by the association of unit owners or any other instrument or plat relating to common ownership or common maintenance of a portion of a condominium that is binding upon units within the condominium. See Oregon Statutes 100.005
• Highway: means every public way, road, street, thoroughfare and place, including bridges, viaducts and other structures within the boundaries of this state, open, used or intended for use of the general public for vehicles or vehicular traffic as a matter of right. See Oregon Statutes 366.005
• Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
• judicial department: means the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeals, the Oregon Tax Court, the circuit courts and all administrative divisions of those courts, whether denominated as boards, commissions, committees or departments or by any other designation. See Oregon Statutes 174.113
• local government: means all cities, counties and local service districts located in this state, and all administrative subdivisions of those cities, counties and local service districts. See Oregon Statutes 174.116
• Mortgagee: The person to whom property is mortgaged and who has loaned the money.
• Mortgagee: means any person who is:

  (a) A mortgagee under a mortgage;

  (b) A beneficiary under a trust deed; or

  (c) The vendor under a land sale contract. See Oregon Statutes 100.005

• Mortgagor: The person who pledges property to a creditor as collateral for a loan and who receives the money.
• Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
• Proceeding: means a civil, criminal, administrative or investigatory action. See Oregon Statutes 60.001
• Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
• Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
• Share: means a unit into which the proprietary interest in a corporation is divided. See Oregon Statutes 60.001
• State highway: means any road or highway designated as such by law or by the Oregon Transportation Commission pursuant to law and includes both primary and secondary state highways. See Oregon Statutes 366.005