Oregon Statutes > Chapter 645 > Miscellaneous
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- Director: means the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services or an agent or employee authorized to act on the director's behalf. See Oregon Statutes 645.005
- 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.
- Person: includes an individual, a joint venture, a partnership, a cooperative, an association, a joint stock company, a corporation, a trust, an unincorporated organization, a government or a political subdivision of a government. See Oregon Statutes 645.005
- Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
