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ORS 183.310 - Definitions for chapter - 2017 Oregon Revised Statutes
2017 ORS Vol. 5 Chapter 183 Section 183.310
2017 ORS 183.310¹
(1) “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.
(D) Where the agency by rule or order provides for hearings substantially of the character required by ORS 183.415 (Notice of right to hearing), 183.417 (Procedure in contested case hearing), 183.425 (Depositions or subpoena of material witness), 183.450 (Evidence in contested cases), 183.460 (Examination of evidence by agency) and 183.470 (Orders in contested cases).
(b) “Contested case” does not include proceedings in which an agency decision rests solely on the result of a test.
(3) “Economic effect” means the economic impact on affected businesses by and the costs of compliance, if any, with a rule for businesses, including but not limited to the costs of equipment, supplies, labor and administration.
(4) “Hearing officer” includes an administrative law judge.
(5) “License” includes the whole or part of any agency permit, certificate, approval, registration or similar form of permission required by law to pursue any commercial activity, trade, occupation or profession.
(6)(a) “Order” means any agency action expressed orally or in writing directed to a named person or named persons, other than employees, officers or members of an agency. “Order” includes any agency determination or decision issued in connection with a contested case proceeding. “Order” includes:
(A) Agency action under ORS chapter 657 making determination for purposes of unemployment compensation of employees of the state;
(B) Agency action under ORS chapter 240 which grants, denies, modifies, suspends or revokes any right or privilege of an employee of the state; and
(C) Agency action under ORS 468B.050 (Water quality permit) to issue a permit.
(b) “Final order” means final agency action expressed in writing. “Final order” does not include any tentative or preliminary agency declaration or statement that:
(A) Precedes final agency action; or
(B) Does not preclude further agency consideration of the subject matter of the statement or declaration.
(7) “Party” means:
(a) Each person or agency entitled as of right to a hearing before the agency;
(b) Each person or agency named by the agency to be a party; or
(c) Any person requesting to participate before the agency as a party or in a limited party status which the agency determines either has an interest in the outcome of the agency’s proceeding or represents a public interest in such result. The agency’s determination is subject to judicial review in the manner provided by ORS 183.482 (Jurisdiction for review of contested cases) after the agency has issued its final order in the proceedings.
(8) “Person” means any individual, partnership, corporation, association, governmental subdivision or public or private organization of any character other than an agency.
(9) “Rule” means any agency directive, standard, regulation or statement of general applicability that implements, interprets or prescribes law or policy, or describes the procedure or practice requirements of any agency. The term includes the amendment or repeal of a prior rule, but does not include:
(a) Unless a hearing is required by statute, internal management directives, regulations or statements which do not substantially affect the interests of the public:
(A) Between agencies, or their officers or their employees; or
(B) Within an agency, between its officers or between employees.
(b) Action by agencies directed to other agencies or other units of government which do not substantially affect the interests of the public.
(c) Declaratory rulings issued pursuant to ORS 183.410 (Agency determination of applicability of rule or statute to petitioner) or 305.105 (Declaratory rulings by department).
(d) Intra-agency memoranda.
(e) Executive orders of the Governor.
(f) Rules of conduct for persons committed to the physical and legal custody of the Department of Corrections, the violation of which will not result in:
(A) Placement in segregation or isolation status in excess of seven days.
(B) Institutional transfer or other transfer to secure confinement status for disciplinary reasons.
(C) Disciplinary procedures adopted pursuant to ORS 421.180 (Disciplinary procedures).
(10) “Small business” means a corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship or other legal entity formed for the purpose of making a profit, which is independently owned and operated from all other businesses and which has 50 or fewer employees. [1957 c.717 §1; 1965 c.285 §78a; 1967 c.419 §32; 1969 c.80 §37a; 1971 c.734 §1; 1973 c.386 §4; 1973 c.621 §1a; 1977 c.374 §1; 1977 c.798 §1; 1979 c.593 §6; 1981 c.755 §1; 1987 c.320 §141; 1987 c.861 §1; 2003 c.75 §71; 2005 c.523 §8; 2007 c.288 §9]
The placing of specific names on a ballot by the Secretary of State is not the promulga­tion of a rule in that the place­ment does not imple­ment, interpret or prescribe law or policy. Porter v. Myers, 9 Or App 151, 496 P2d 227 (1972), Sup Ct review denied
A “cease and desist order” by the Board of Optometry requiring an optometrist to discontinue certain advertising, followed by a communica­tion stating that failure to comply would result in pro­ceed­ings to suspend or revoke his license, was an order subject to peti­tion for review. Aplanalp v. State ex rel Ore. Bd. of Optometry, 21 Or App 501, 535 P2d 573 (1975)
Because the decision to discontinue child care pay­ments was a rule requiring notice and hearing prior to adop­tion rather than an “internal manage­ment directive” which is exempt from the rule-making pro­vi­sions of the Administrative Procedures Act, it was error to dismiss the suit. Burke v. Children’s Services Div., 26 Or App 145, 552 P2d 592 (1976)
The com­mis­sion’s con­sent, pursuant to [former] ORS 483.542, to the City of Portland’s designa­tion of a truck route is not a rule within this sec­tion. United Parcel Serv. Inc. v. Ore. Trans. Comm., 27 Or App 147, 555 P2d 778 (1976)
The pro­vi­sion concerning medical expenses in the Public Welfare Division Manual did not fall within the “internal manage­ment directive” excep­tion to the rulemaking pro­ce­dures. Clark v. Public Welfare Div., 27 Or App 473, 556 P2d 722 (1976)
Agency ac­tion was a “rule” rather than an “internal manage­ment directive” and re­quired compliance with the rulemaking pro­ce­dures of ORS chapter 183. Gray Panthers v. Pub. Welfare Div., 28 Or App 841, 561 P2d 674 (1977)
Food Stamp Manual pro­vi­sion, which treated tribal land pay­ments to native Americans as “income,” was rule within meaning of this sec­tion, and was thus invalid where promulgated without public participa­tion. Burke v. Public Welfare Division, 31 Or App 161, 570 P2d 87 (1977)
Grandparents of prospective adoptive children do not, because of status as grandparents or former custodians of these children, have constitu­tionally protected liberty interest entitling them to contested case hearing under this sec­tion before agency refuses con­sent to adop­tion. Graham v. Children’s Services Division, 39 Or App 27, 591 P2d 375 (1979), Sup Ct review denied
Internal manage­ment directives and similar ac­tions under this sec­tion di­rected by govern­mental agency to other agencies or units of govern­ment cannot at the same time be orders under this sec­tion. Portland Inn v. OTC, 39 Or App 749, 593 P2d 1233 (1979)
Local govern­ment boundary com­mis­sions are state agencies within meaning of this sec­tion. Fosses v. Portland Area LGBC, 43 Or App 647, 603 P2d 1235 (1979)
Children’s Services Division’s original “directive” or “state­ment” adopting day care pay­ment program constituted imple­menta­tion of agency policy within meaning of this sec­tion, despite informality attending its promulga­tion. Burke v. Children’s Services Division, 288 Or 533, 607 P2d 141 (1980)
Agency state­ment is rule of statutory interpreta­tion and policy for imple­menta­tion. Morgan v. Stimson Lumber Co., 288 Or 595, 607 P2d 150 (1980)
Ac­tions by Health Division and Environ­mental Quality Commission under ORS 222.880 (Oregon Health Authority order or finding) are not combined administrative pro­ceed­ings, but rather separate agency ac­tions each resulting in “final order.” West Side Sanitary Dist. v. Health Div., 289 Or 417, 614 P2d 1151 (1980)
Since pro­vi­sions of ORS 197.251 (Compliance acknowledgment) do not require that rights of either local govern­ment whose comprehensive plan has been submitted for acknowledg­ment or per­sons who object to acknowledg­ment are to be “determined only after an agency hearing at which specific parties are entitled to be heard,” acknowledg­ment pro­ceed­ings are not “contested cases” under this sec­tion. Oregon Business Planning Council v. LCDC, 290 Or 741, 626 P2d 350 (1981)
LCDC orders “acknowledging” local comprehensive plans are not rules within meaning of this sec­tion. Oregon Business Planning Council v. LCDC, 290 Or 741, 626 P2d 350 (1981)
Where school district employees were determined to be in bargaining unit at time of its recogni­tion by school district and no new negotia­tions were re­quired as to them, Employ­ment Rela­tions Board clarifica­tion order was not “tentative or preliminary” declara­tion and was final order. Reynolds School Dist. v. OSEA, 58 Or App 609, 650 P2d 119 (1982)
Order denying extension of time for filing request for hearing pursuant to ORS 657.875 (Extending period for appeal in certain claim and contribution matters) is “contested case” under this sec­tion. Sayers v. Employ­ment Division, 59 Or App 270, 650 P2d 1024 (1982)
“Internal manage­ment directives” exempted from defini­tion of rule have two main characteristics: (1) they affect individuals solely in their capacities as members of agency involved rather than as members of general public who may have occasion to deal with agency; and (2) they are not self-executing. Rogue Flyfishers v. Water Policy Review Bd., 62 Or App 412, 660 P2d 1089 (1983)
Order by Environ­mental Quality Commission denying applica­tion for solid waste pollu­tion control facility tax credit certificate is not reviewable in Court of Appeals because EQC pro­ceed­ing does not satisfy statutory require­ments of contested case. Linnton Plywood Assoc. v. DEQ, 68 Or App 412, 681 P2d 1180 (1984), Sup Ct review denied
Attorney general’s letter is not “final order” within meaning of this sec­tion. Mongelli v. Oregon Life and Health Guaranty, 85 Or App 518, 737 P2d 633 (1987)
Rejec­tion of contract bid constituted order in other than contested case. Clarke Electric, Inc. v. State Highway Division, 93 Or App 693 763 P2d 1199 (1988)
Peti­tioner, who held one-year teaching contract with state college was employee of Higher Educa­tion and not college, such that decision not to renew contract was not “order” under this sec­tion. Gruszczynski v. Bd. of Higher Ed, 106 Or App 260, 806 P2d 1168 (1991)
Oregon State Apprenticeship Council’s dissolu­tion of Oregon Operating Engineers Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee cannot lead to contested case, because committee’s specific func­tions are not rights or privileges within meaning of ORS 183.310 (Definitions for chapter) (2)(a)(B). Oregon Operating Eng. v. Oregon State Apprent., 108 Or App 24, 813 P2d 76 (1991), Sup Ct review denied
Notice of rule change issued under ORS 183.355 (Filing and taking effect of rules) is not “order” under this sec­tion, and judicial review is not available under ORS 183.484 (Jurisdiction for review of orders other than contested cases). Calif. Table Grape Comm’n v. Dept. of Human Res., 109 Or App 222, 818 P2d 983 (1991)
Directive announcing priorities for inmate access to law library was not “rule” under this sec­tion because failure to follow it could not result in disciplinary ac­tion. Smith v. Oregon State Penitentiary, 113 Or App 386, 832 P2d 1270 (1992)
Secretary of State qualifies as state agency entitled to con­duct contested case hearings. Strombeck v. Secretary of State, 128 Or App 142, 874 P2d 1366 (1994), Sup Ct review denied
“Final order” includes written findings of fact, conclusions of law, reasoning and result constituting final written expression of agency ac­tion regardless of how ma­te­ri­al is labeled. Brian v. Oregon Govern­ment Ethics Commission, 319 Or 151, 874 P2d 1294 (1994)
Agency approval of private sector standard without subjecting standard itself to rulemaking process is insufficient to qualify standard as “rule.” Lemma Wine Co. v. Na­tional Council on Compensa­tion Insurance, 194 Or App 371, 95 P3d 238 (2004)
Where per­son has es­tab­lished initial general qualifica­tion for, or entitle­ment to, benefit, pro­ceed­ing to determine extent of benefit must be con­ducted as contested case. Corey v. Depart­ment of Land Conserva­tion and Develop­ment, 210 Or App 542, 152 P3d 933 (2007), on reconsidera­tion 212 Or App 536, 159 P3d 327 (2007)
Agency decision rests solely on result of “test” if best way to verify passage or failure is to have per­son repeat testing process. Rooklidge v. DMV, 217 Or App 172, 174 P3d 1120 (2007), Sup Ct review denied
Construing the term “agency,” (1976) Vol 37, p 1487; construing the term “rule,” (1976) Vol 37, p 1487; “Guide­lines for Imple­menta­tion of Enrolled House Bill 2145” not subject to rule-making require­ments, (1976) Vol 38, p 34;
Establish­ment and Applica­tion of Standards By Commission for Child Care In Awarding Grants to Contractors of Newly Established Child Care Informa­tion and Referral Services, (1989) Vol 46, P 133
53 OLR 478 (1974); 54 OLR 387-389 (1975); 15 EL 223 (1985); 94 OLR 565 (2016)
Defini­tions for ORS 45.272 to 45.297
Link on agency websites
408.505
Agencies to make available and provide in­for­ma­­tion to veterans
Tradi­tional Health Workers Commission
741.105
Charges and fees to be paid by insurers and state programs