Source: https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors174.html
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CONSTRUCTION OF STATUTES; DEFINITIONS
174.010 General rule for construction of statutes
174.020 Legislative intent; general and particular provisions; consideration of legislative history
174.030 Construction favoring natural right to prevail
174.060 Effect of amendment of statute adopted by reference
174.090 Effect of repeal of repealing constitutional provision
174.100 Definitions
174.102 “Agricultural commodity,” “agricultural product” defined; harvesting or baling of straw as farming practice
174.104 “Public notice” defined
174.107 “Person with a disability” defined
174.108 Effect of definitions
174.109 “Public body” defined
174.111 “State government” defined
174.112 “Executive department” defined
174.113 “Judicial department” defined
174.114 “Legislative department” defined
174.116 “Local government” and “local service district” defined
174.117 “Special government body” defined
174.118 Application of definitions to ORS 174.108 to 174.118
174.120 Computation of time; leap year
174.125 Computation of time period for personal service
174.127 Singular or plural number; masculine, feminine or neuter gender
174.140 Construction of “a surety” or similar words
174.170 Notice by personal service equivalent to notice by mail
174.510 Statute revision of 1953 enacted as law; Oregon Revised Statutes; citation
174.515 Duplicate original of 1953 revision; evidentiary effect
174.520 General statutes enacted prior to January 12, 1953, repealed; exceptions
174.530 Construction of statutes enacted as part of 1953 revision
174.535 Construction of reviser’s bills
174.540 Parts of printed statute editions not part of the law
174.580 Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure; citation form
174.590 Statutory terminology not intended to preserve procedural distinctions between actions and suits
(2) When a general provision and a particular provision are inconsistent, the latter is paramount to the former so that a particular intent controls a general intent that is inconsistent with the particular intent.
(3) A court may limit its consideration of legislative history to the information that the parties provide to the court. A court shall give the weight to the legislative history that the court considers to be appropriate. [Amended by 2001 c.438 §1; 2017 c.17 §16]
174.102 “Agricultural commodity,” “agricultural product” defined; harvesting or baling of straw as farming practice. As used in the statute laws of this state and in any administrative rule adopted pursuant thereto unless the context or a specifically applicable definition requires otherwise:
174.103 [1987 c.162 §§1,2; 1989 c.264 §1; 2001 c.90 §1; repealed by 2003 c.242 §7]
174.104 “Public notice” defined. As used in the statute laws of this state, unless the context or a specially applicable definition requires otherwise, “public notice” means any legal publication which requires an affidavit of publication as required in ORS 193.070, or is required by law to be published. [Formerly subsection (1) of 193.010]
174.105 [1967 c.409 §2; 2005 c.22 §122; repealed by 2009 c.41 §26]
174.106 [2001 c.783 §1; repealed by 2009 c.11 §15]
174.107 “Person with a disability” defined. (1) As used in the statute laws of this state, “person with a disability” means any person who:
174.109 “Public body” defined. Subject to ORS 174.108, as used in the statutes of this state “public body” means state government bodies, local government bodies and special government bodies. [2001 c.74 §2]
174.111 “State government” defined. Subject to ORS 174.108, as used in the statutes of this state “state government” means the executive department, the judicial department and the legislative department. [2001 c.74 §3]
174.112 “Executive department” defined. (1) Subject to ORS 174.108, as used in the statutes of this state “executive department” means all statewide elected officers other than judges, and all boards, commissions, departments, divisions and other entities, without regard to the designation given to those entities, that are within the executive branch of government as described in Article III, section 1, of the Oregon Constitution, and that are not:
(2) Subject to ORS 174.108, as used in the statutes of this state “executive department” includes:
174.113 “Judicial department” defined. (1) Subject to ORS 174.108, as used in the statutes of this state “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.
(2) Subject to ORS 174.108, as used in the statutes of this state “judicial department” includes:
174.114 “Legislative department” defined. (1) Subject to ORS 174.108, as used in the statutes of this state “legislative department” means the Legislative Assembly, the committees of the Legislative Assembly and all administrative divisions of the Legislative Assembly and its committees, whether denominated as boards, commissions or departments or by any other designation.
(2) Subject to ORS 174.108, as used in the statutes of this state “legislative department” includes:
174.116 “Local government” and “local service district” defined. (1)(a) Subject to ORS 174.108, as used in the statutes of this state “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.
(b) Subject to ORS 174.108, as used in the statutes of this state “local government” includes:
(2) Subject to ORS 174.108, as used in the statutes of this state “local service district” means:
(o) A 9-1-1 communications district organized under ORS 403.300 to 403.380.
(ff) A weed control district organized under ORS 569.350 to 569.445.
(jj) A heritage district organized under ORS 358.442 to 358.474.
(kk) A radio and data district organized under ORS 403.500 to 403.542.
(LL) A sand control district organized under ORS 555.500 to 555.535. [2001 c.74 §7; 2003 c.802 §1; 2007 c.562 §18; 2009 c.584 §19; 2015 c.560 §13]
174.117 “Special government body” defined. (1) Subject to ORS 174.108, as used in the statutes of this state “special government body” means any of the following:
(i) A public university listed in ORS 352.002.
(2) Subject to ORS 174.108, as used in the statutes of this state “special government body” includes:
174.120 Computation of time; leap year. (1) The time within which an act is to be done, as provided in the civil and criminal procedure statutes, is computed by excluding the first day and including the last day, unless the last day falls upon any legal holiday or on Saturday, in which case the last day is also excluded.
174.125 Computation of time period for personal service. Notwithstanding ORCP 10 and ORS 174.120 (1), if a time period is prescribed or allowed for personal service of a document or notice on a public officer or the filing of a document or notice with a public office, other than a time period subject to ORS 174.120 (2), and if the last day falls on a day when that particular office is closed before the end of or for all of the normal work day, the last day shall be excluded in computing the period of time within which the document or notice is to be filed. If the last day is so excluded, the time period runs until the close of office hours on the next day the office is open for business. [1983 c.548 §1; 2002 s.s.1 c.10 §8]
174.140 Construction of “a surety” or similar words. In any statute requiring a public official to furnish a fidelity bond or bond conditioned upon the faithful performance of the duties of the official, whenever the words “a surety” or “a corporate insurance company” or words of similar import are used in referring to execution of the bond, the bond may be executed by one or more sureties, or one or more corporate insurance companies, unless the particular statute specifically provides otherwise. [1955 c.289 §1]
(2) The statute laws described in subsection (1) of this section, together with sections compiled in parts bearing the certificate of the Legislative Counsel pursuant to ORS 171.285, may be cited as Oregon Revised Statutes. In citing a specific section of Oregon Revised Statutes, the designation “ORS (number of section)” may be used. [1953 c.3 §§1,7; 1961 c.90 §2]
174.515 Duplicate original of 1953 revision; evidentiary effect. The three volumes entitled “Proposed Oregon Revised Statutes,” consisting of pages 1 through 1,058 in Volume 1, pages 1 through 2,066 in Volume 2 and pages 1 through 1,915 in Volume 3, on file in the office of the Secretary of State on January 1, 1961, are considered to be a duplicate original of the statute laws described in ORS 174.510 (1). A copy of all or any part of these volumes, certified by the Secretary of State, has the same effect as a copy of the same part of the original, certified by the Secretary of State. [1961 c.90 §1]
174.535 Construction of reviser’s bills. It is the policy of the Legislative Assembly to revise sections from Oregon Revised Statutes and Oregon law periodically in order to maintain accuracy. However, nothing in chapter 740, Oregon Laws 1983, chapter 565, Oregon Laws 1985, chapter 158, Oregon Laws 1987, chapter 171, Oregon Laws 1989, chapters 67 and 927, Oregon Laws 1991, chapters 18 and 469, Oregon Laws 1993, chapter 79, Oregon Laws 1995, chapter 249, Oregon Laws 1997, chapter 59, Oregon Laws 1999, chapter 104, Oregon Laws 2001, chapter 14, Oregon Laws 2003, chapter 22, Oregon Laws 2005, chapter 71, Oregon Laws 2007, chapter 11, Oregon Laws 2009, chapter 9, Oregon Laws 2011, chapter 1, Oregon Laws 2013, chapter 27, Oregon Laws 2015, or chapter 17, Oregon Laws 2017, is intended to alter the legislative intent or purpose of statutory sections affected by chapter 740, Oregon Laws 1983, chapter 565, Oregon Laws 1985, chapter 158, Oregon Laws 1987, chapter 171, Oregon Laws 1989, chapters 67 and 927, Oregon Laws 1991, chapters 18 and 469, Oregon Laws 1993, chapter 79, Oregon Laws 1995, chapter 249, Oregon Laws 1997, chapter 59, Oregon Laws 1999, chapter 104, Oregon Laws 2001, chapter 14, Oregon Laws 2003, chapter 22, Oregon Laws 2005, chapter 71, Oregon Laws 2007, chapter 11, Oregon Laws 2009, chapter 9, Oregon Laws 2011, chapter 1, Oregon Laws 2013, chapter 27, Oregon Laws 2015, and chapter 17, Oregon Laws 2017, except insofar as the amendments thereto, or repeals thereof, specifically require. [Derived from 1983 c.740 §1; 1985 c.565 §1; 1987 c.158 §1; 1989 c.171 §1; 1991 c.67 §1; 1991 c.927 §1; 1993 c.18 §1; 1993 c.469 §1; 1995 c.79 §1; 1997 c.249 §1; 1999 c.59 §1; 2001 c.104 §1; 2003 c.14 §1; 2005 c.22 §1; 2007 c.71 §1; 2009 c.11 §1; 2011 c.9 §1; 2013 c.1 §1; 2015 c.27 §1; 2017 c.17 §1]
174.540 Parts of printed statute editions not part of the law. Title heads, chapter heads, division heads, section and subsection heads or titles and explanatory notes, in the statute laws described in ORS 174.510 (1) and in parts of Oregon Revised Statutes, do not constitute any part of the law. [1953 c.3 §4; 1961 c.90 §5; 2013 c.1 §15]
174.580 Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure; citation form. (1) As used in the statute laws of this state, including provisions of law deemed to be rules of court as provided in ORS 1.745, “Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure” means the rules adopted, amended or supplemented as provided in ORS 1.735.
(2) In citing a specific rule of the Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure, the designation “ORCP (number of rule)” may be used. For example, Rule 7, section D, subsection (3), paragraph (a), subparagraph (iv), part (A), may be cited as ORCP 7 D(3)(a)(iv)(A). [1979 c.284 §4; 1993 c.18 §30; 2011 c.9 §9]