§ 200.005 Definitions
§ 200.015 Legislative findings
§ 200.025 Governors Policy Advisor for Economic and Business Equity; Certification Office for Business Inclusion and Diversity; duties
§ 200.035 Notice to Governors Policy Advisor for Economic and Business Equity
§ 200.045 Required participants; rebuttable presumption of responsibility and good faith efforts to encourage participation in public contracts

Terms Used In Oregon Statutes > Chapter 200 > General Provisions

  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Bankruptcy: Refers to statutes and judicial proceedings involving persons or businesses that cannot pay their debts and seek the assistance of the court in getting a fresh start. Under the protection of the bankruptcy court, debtors may discharge their debts, perhaps by paying a portion of each debt. Bankruptcy judges preside over these proceedings.
  • 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.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • 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.
  • state government: means the executive department, the judicial department and the legislative department. See Oregon Statutes 174.111
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
  • Violate: includes failure to comply. See Oregon Statutes 174.100