Terms Used In Oregon Statutes > Chapter 537 > Ground Water > Aquifer Storage and Recovery

• Any other state: includes any state and the District of Columbia. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
• Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
• City: includes any incorporated village or town. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
• Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
• 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
• Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
• 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
• Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
• Public defender: Represent defendants who can't afford an attorney in criminal matters.