Source: https://www.oregonlaws.org/ors/2007/646.605
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ORS 646.605 - Definitions for ORS 646.605 to 646.652 - 2007 Oregon Revised Statutes
2007 ORS Vol. 14 Chapter 646 Section 646.605
ORS 646.605¹
As used in ORS 646.605 (Definitions for ORS 646.605 to 646.652) to 646.652 (District attorney's reports to Attorney General):
(1) "Appropriate court" means the circuit court of a county:
(c) Where one or more of the defendants are alleged to have committed an act prohibited by ORS 646.605 (Definitions for ORS 646.605 to 646.652) to 646.652 (District attorney's reports to Attorney General); or
(2) "Documentary material" means the original or a copy of any book, record, report, memorandum, paper, communication, tabulation, map, chart, photograph, mechanical transcription, or other tangible document or recording, wherever situate.
(3) "Examination" of documentary material shall include inspection, study or copying of any such material, and taking testimony under oath or acknowledgment in respect of any such documentary material or copy thereof.
(4) "Person" means natural persons, corporations, trusts, partnerships, incorporated or unincorporated associations and any other legal entity except bodies or officers acting under statutory authority of this state or the United States.
(5) "Prosecuting attorney" means the Attorney General or the district attorney of any county in which a violation of ORS 646.605 (Definitions for ORS 646.605 to 646.652) to 646.652 (District attorney's reports to Attorney General) is alleged to have occurred.
(6) "Real estate, goods or services" means those that are or may be obtained primarily for personal, family or household purposes, or that are or may be obtained for any purposes as a result of a telephone solicitation, and includes franchises, distributorships and other similar business opportunities, but does not include insurance. Except as provided in section 2, chapter 658, Oregon Laws 2003, real estate does not cover conduct covered by ORS chapter 90.
(7) "Telephone solicitation" means a solicitation where a person, in the course of the person’s business, vocation or occupation, uses a telephone or an automatic dialing-announcing device to initiate telephonic contact with a potential customer and the person is not one of the following:
(a) A person who is a broker-dealer or salesperson licensed under ORS 59.175 (Procedures for notice filing and licensing), or a mortgage banker or mortgage broker licensed under ORS 59.850 (Procedures for licensing) when the solicitation is for a security qualified for sale pursuant to ORS 59.055 (Conditions of offer and sale of securities).
(g) A supervised financial institution or parent, subsidiary or affiliate thereof. As used in this paragraph, "supervised financial institution" means any financial institution or trust company, as those terms are defined in ORS 706.008 (Additional definitions for Bank Act), or any personal property broker, consumer finance lender, commercial finance lender or insurer that is subject to regulation by an official or agency of this state or of the United States.
(8) "Trade" and "commerce" mean advertising, offering or distributing, whether by sale, rental or otherwise, any real estate, goods or services, and include any trade or commerce directly or indirectly affecting the people of this state.
(9) "Unconscionable tactics" include, but are not limited to, actions by which a person:
(b) Knowingly permits a customer to enter into a transaction from which the customer will derive no material benefit; or
(c) Permits a customer to enter into a transaction with knowledge that there is no reasonable probability of payment of the attendant financial obligation in full by the customer when due.
(11) A loan is made "in close connection with the sale of a manufactured dwelling" if:
(f) The lender supplies documents to the seller used by the borrower in obtaining the loan. [1965 c.490 §2; 1967 c.599 §1; 1971 c.744 §5; 1973 c.235 §1; 1977 c.195 §1; 1989 c.137 §1; 1993 c.508 §40; 1995 c.79 §328; 1997 c.249 §197; 1997 c.631 §514; 1999 c.59 §189; 1999 c.402 §6; 2001 c.917 §4; 2003 c.364 §52; 2003 c.658 §11; 2007 c.71 §198; 2007 c.319 §31]
Note: The amendments to 646.605 (Definitions for ORS 646.605 to 646.652) by section 12, chapter 658, Oregon Laws 2003, become operative January 2, 2012. See section 13, chapter 658, Oregon Laws 2003, as amended by section 41, chapter 906, Oregon Laws 2007. The text that is operative on and after January 2, 2012, including amendments by section 199, chapter 71, Oregon Laws 2007, and section 32, chapter 319, Oregon Laws 2007, is set forth for the user’s convenience.
646.605 (Definitions for ORS 646.605 to 646.652). As used in ORS 646.605 (Definitions for ORS 646.605 to 646.652) to 646.652 (District attorney's reports to Attorney General):
(6) "Real estate, goods or services" means those that are or may be obtained primarily for personal, family or household purposes, or that are or may be obtained for any purposes as a result of a telephone solicitation, and includes franchises, distributorships and other similar business opportunities, but does not include insurance. Real estate does not cover conduct covered by ORS chapter 90.
Defini­tion of "real estate, goods or services" does not include business opportunities other than opportunities similar in nature to franchises and distributorships. Graham v. Kold Kist Beverage Ice, Inc., 43 Or App 1037, 607 P2d 759 (1979)
"Wilful viola­tion," as defined by this sec­tion, requires only proof by preponderance of evidence. State ex rel Redden v. Discount Fabrics, 289 Or 375, 615 P2d 1034 (1980)
Hay baler bought for use on family farm was not goods "customarily bought by substantial number of purchasers for per­sonal, family or household purposes." Miller v. Hubbard-Wray Co., 52 Or App 897, 630 P2d 880 (1981), Sup Ct review denied, as modified by 53 Or App 531, 633 P2d 1 (1981)