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ORS Chapter 174 — Construction of Statutes;

ORS 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: (a) An entity created by statute for the purpose of giving advice only to the judicial department and that does not have members who are officers or employees of the executive department or legislative department; (b) An entity created by the judicial department for the purpose of giving advice to the judicial department, if the document creating the entity indicates that the entity is a public body; and (c) Any entity created by the judicial department other than an entity described in paragraph (b) of this subsection, unless the document creating the entity indicates that the entity is not a governmental entity or the entity is not subject to any substantial control by the judicial department.
ORS Chapter 174 — Construction of Statutes;

ORS 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: (a) An entity created by statute for the purpose of giving advice only to the legislative department and that does not have members who are officers or employees of the executive department or judicial department; (b) An entity created by the legislative department for the purpose of giving advice to the legislative department, but that is not created by statute, if the document creating the entity indicates that the entity is a public body; and (c) Any entity created by the legislative department by a document other than a statute and that is not an entity described in paragraph (b) of this subsection, unless the document creating the entity indicates that the entity is not a governmental entity or the entity is not subject to any substantial control by the legislative department.
ORS Chapter 174 — Construction of Statutes;

ORS 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: (a) A public corporation created under a statute of this state and specifically designated as a public corporation. (b) A school district. (c) A public charter school established under ORS chapter 338. (d) An education service district. (e) A community college district or community college service district established under ORS chapter 341. (f) An intergovernmental body formed by two or more public bodies. (g) Any entity that is created by statute, ordinance or resolution that is not part of state government or local government. (h) Any entity that is not otherwise described in this section that is: (A) Not part of state government or local government; (B) Created pursuant to authority granted by a statute, ordinance or resolution, but not directly created by that statute, ordinance or resolution; and (C) Identified as a governmental entity by the statute, ordinance or resolution authorizing the creation of the entity, without regard to the specific terms used by the statute, ordinance or resolution. (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: (a) An entity created by statute for the purpose of giving advice only to a special government body; (b) An entity created by a special government body for the purpose of giving advice to the special government body, if the document creating the entity indicates that the entity is a public body; and (c) Any entity created by a special government body described in subsection (1) of this section, other than an entity described in paragraph (b) of this subsection, unless the document creating the entity indicates that the entity is not a governmental entity or the entity is not subject to any substantial control by the special government body.
ORS Chapter 174 — Construction of Statutes;

ORS 174.118. provision of ORS 174.108 to 174.118 that defines the term and indicates that the term has the meaning specified in that provision. (2) Nothing in ORS 174.108 to 174.118 affects the meaning of any statute that uses one or more of the terms defined in ORS 174.108 to 174.118 and that is in effect on January 1, 2002. Nothing in ORS 174.108 to 174.118 affects the meaning of any statute that uses one or more of the terms defined in ORS
ORS Chapter 174 — Construction of Statutes;

ORS 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. (2) For the purposes of determining whether a person has complied with a statutory time limitation governing an act to be performed in a circuit court, the Oregon Tax Court, the Court of Appeals or the Supreme Court, the time prescribed by law for the performance of the act does not include the day on which the specified period begins to run. The designated period does include the last day unless the last day is: (a) A legal holiday or Saturday; (b) A day on which the court is closed for the purpose of filing pleadings and other documents; (c) A day on which the court is closed by order of the Chief Justice, to the extent provided by the order; or (d) A day on which the court is closed before the end of the normal hours during which pleadings and other documents may be filed. (3) If the last day of a designated period is excluded under the provisions of subsection (2) of this section, the act must be performed on the next day that the court is open for the purpose of filing pleadings and other documents. (4) The provisions of subsections (2) and (3) of this section apply to time limitations established by statutes of limitation and other procedural statutes governing civil and criminal proceedings. (5) If a statute of limitation or other procedural statute governing civil or criminal proceedings provides that an act be done within one or more years, the time for performing the act is computed in calendar years. If the specified period begins to run on a date other than February 29, the act must be done on or before the same date in the calendar year in which the specified period ends as the date in the calendar year in which the specified period began to run. If the specified period of time begins to run on February 29, the act must be done on or before February 28 of the calendar year in which the specified period ends.
ORS Chapter 174 — Construction of Statutes;

ORS 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] MISCELLANEOUS
ORS Chapter 174 — Construction of Statutes;

ORS 174.127. Singular or plural number; masculine, feminine or neuter gender. As used in the statute laws of this state: (1) The singular number may include the plural and the plural number, the singular. (2) Words used in the masculine gender may include the feminine and the neuter. [Formerly
ORS Chapter 174 — Construction of Statutes;

ORS 174.129. Statutes, rules and orders to use sex-neutral terms. It shall be the policy of the State of Oregon that all statutes, rules and orders enacted, adopted or amended after October 3, 1979, be written in sex-neutral terms unless it is necessary for the purpose of the statute, rule or order that it be expressed in terms of a particular gender. [Formerly 174.115]
ORS Chapter 174 — Construction of Statutes;

ORS 174.130. Majority can exercise authority given jointly. Any authority conferred by law upon three or more persons may be exercised by a majority of them unless expressly otherwise provided by law.
ORS Chapter 174 — Construction of Statutes;

ORS 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.
ORS Chapter 174 — Construction of Statutes;

ORS 174.160. Mailing methods authorized in place of notice by registered or certified mail. Whenever, for the purpose of giving notice, registered or certified mail, with or without return receipt, is authorized or required by or pursuant to statute, it is sufficient to use in lieu thereof any mailing method that provides for a return receipt.
ORS Chapter 174 — Construction of Statutes;

ORS 174.170. Notice by personal service equivalent to notice by mail. Whenever notice by any mailing method is authorized or required by or pursuant to statute, notice given by personal service that meets the requirements for service of a summons is equivalent thereto.
ORS Chapter 174 — Construction of Statutes;

ORS 174.510. Statute revision of 1953 enacted as law; Oregon Revised Statutes; citation. (1) The statute laws set forth after section 8 of enrolled House Bill No. 2 of the Forty-seventh Legislative Assembly were enacted as law of the State of Oregon, effective December 31, 1953. (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.
ORS Chapter 174 — Construction of Statutes;

ORS 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.
ORS Chapter 174 — Construction of Statutes;

ORS 174.520. General statutes enacted prior to January 12, 1953, repealed; exceptions. (1) All statute laws of Oregon of a general, public and permanent nature enacted prior to January 12, 1953, were repealed effective December 31, 1953, except as provided in subsection (2) of this section. (2) If any provision of the statute laws described in ORS 174.510 (1), derived from an Act that amended or repealed a preexisting statute, is held unconstitutional, the provisions of subsection (1) of this section shall not prevent the preexisting statute from being law if that appears to have been the intent of the Legislative Assembly or the people.
ORS Chapter 174 — Construction of Statutes;

ORS 174.530. Construction of statutes enacted as part of 1953 revision. The statute laws described in ORS 174.510 (1) are intended to speak for themselves. All sections of the statute laws so described are considered to speak as of the same date, except that in cases of conflict between two or more sections or of an ambiguity in a section, reference may be had to the Acts from which the sections are derived, for the purpose of applying the rules of construction relating to repeal or amendment by implication or for the purpose of resolving the ambiguity.
ORS Chapter 174 — Construction of Statutes;

ORS 174.535. Construction of revisers 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, chapter 17, Oregon Laws 2017, chapter 13, Oregon Laws 2019, chapter 97, Oregon Laws 2021, or chapter 9, Oregon Laws 2023, 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, chapter 17, Oregon Laws 2017, chapter 13, Oregon Laws 2019, chapter 97, Oregon Laws 2021, and chapter 9, Oregon Laws 2023, except insofar as the amendments thereto, or repeals thereof, specifically require.
ORS Chapter 174 — Construction of Statutes;

ORS 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.
ORS Chapter 174 — Construction of Statutes;

ORS 174.550. Statute revision of 1953 substituted for statutes repealed by ORS 174.520. The provisions of the statute laws described in ORS 174.510 (1) are considered as substituted in a continuing way for the provisions of the prior statute laws repealed by ORS
ORS Chapter 174 — Construction of Statutes;

ORS 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).
ORS Chapter 174 — Construction of Statutes;

ORS 174.590. Statutory terminology not intended to preserve procedural distinctions between actions and suits. References in the statute laws of this state, including provisions of law deemed to be rules of court as provided in ORS 1.745, in effect on or after January 1, 1980, to actions, actions at law, proceedings at law, suits, suits in equity, proceedings in equity, judgments or decrees are not intended and shall not be construed to retain procedural distinctions between actions at law and suits in equity abolished by ORCP 2. [1979 c.284 5] CHAPTER 175 [Reserved for expansion] _______________
ORS Chapter 187 — Holidays; Standard of Time;

ORS 187.010. Legal holidays; acts deferred to next business day; effect on labor agreements. (1) The following days are legal holidays in this state: (a) Each Sunday. (b) New Years Day on January 1. (c) Martin Luther King, Jr.s Birthday on the third Monday in January. (d) Presidents Day, for the purpose of commemorating Presidents Washington and Lincoln, on the third Monday in February. (e) Memorial Day on the last Monday in May. (f) Juneteenth on June 19. (g) Independence Day on July 4. (h) Labor Day on the first Monday in September. (i) Veterans Day on November 11. (j) Thanksgiving Day on the fourth Thursday in November. (k) Christmas Day on December 25. (2) Each time a holiday, other than Sunday, listed in subsection (1) of this section falls on Sunday, the succeeding Monday shall be a legal holiday. Each time a holiday listed in subsection (1) of this section falls on Saturday, the preceding Friday shall be a legal holiday. (3) Any act authorized, required or permitted to be performed on a holiday as designated in this section may be performed on the next succeeding business day; and no liability or loss of rights of any kind shall result from such delay. (4) In enumerating legal holidays in subsection (1) of this section, the Legislative Assembly does not intend to limit or otherwise affect public or private collective bargaining or collective bargaining agreements.
ORS Chapter 187 — Holidays; Standard of Time;

ORS 187.020. Additional legal holidays. In addition to those specified in ORS 187.010, the following days are legal holidays in this state: (1) Every day appointed by the Governor as a holiday. (2) Every day appointed by the President of the United States as a day of mourning, rejoicing or other special observance only when the Governor also appoints that day as a holiday.
ORS Chapter 187 — Holidays; Standard of Time;

ORS 187.030. [Repealed by 1985 c.627 4] STANDARD OF TIME
ORS Chapter 187 — Holidays; Standard of Time;

ORS 187.110. (1) The standard of time for the State of Oregon shall be one hour in advance of the United States standard of time as established by the Congress of the United States for any particular area of the state under 15 U.S.C. 261, except that: (a) The standard of time for that portion of the State of Oregon that is in the Mountain Time Zone shall be the United States standard of time as established by the Congress of the United States for that area under 15 U.S.C. 261; and (b) From 2 a.m. on the second Sunday in March until 2 a.m. on the first Sunday in November the standard of time for that portion of the State of Oregon that is in the Mountain Time Zone shall be one hour in advance of the standard established for that area by the Congress of the United States under 15 U.S.C. 261. (2) No department of the state government and no county, city or other political subdivision shall employ any other time or adopt any statute, ordinance or order providing for the use of any other standard of time. Note 2: Sections 2 and 3, chapter 421, Oregon Laws 2019, provide: Sec. 2. The amendments to ORS 187.110 by section 1 of this 2019 Act become operative at 2 a.m. on the first Sunday of the first November in which the standard of time in the States of California and Washington is one hour in advance of the United States standard of time for California and Washington. [2019 c.421 2] Sec. 3. If the amendments to ORS 187.110 by section 1 of this 2019 Act have not become operative by December 1, 2029, section 2 of this 2019 Act is repealed on December 1, 2029. [2019 c.421 3] Note 3: The amendments to 187.110 by section 4, chapter 421, Oregon Laws 2019, become operative December 1, 2029, only if section 2, chapter 421, Oregon Laws 2019, is repealed by section 3, chapter 421, Oregon Laws 2019 (see Note 2). 187.110, as amended by sections 1 and 4, chapter 421, Oregon Laws 2019, is set forth for the users convenience.
ORS Chapter 187 — Holidays; Standard of Time;

ORS 187.200. Garden Week. The first full week in June, beginning with the first Sunday, shall be known as Garden Week.
ORS Chapter 187 — Holidays; Standard of Time;

ORS 187.203. Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month. May of each year is designated as Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month.
ORS Chapter 187 — Holidays; Standard of Time;

ORS 187.206. Minoru Yasui Day. March 28 of each year is designated as Minoru Yasui Day.
ORS Chapter 187 — Holidays; Standard of Time;

ORS 187.210. Asian American Heritage Month. (1)(a) May of each year shall be known as Asian American Heritage Month. (b) As used in this section, Asian American has the meaning given that term in ORS 185.620. (2) The Governor shall issue a proclamation calling upon the people of this state to use the month of May to celebrate the contributions to the state by Asian Americans in the arts, sciences, commerce and education. (3)(a) The State Board of Education is encouraged to develop and adopt a curriculum to promote awareness of the contributions to the state by Asian Americans in the arts, sciences, commerce and education. (b) During school hours throughout Asian American Heritage Month, school districts may designate time for instruction and appropriate activities in commemoration of the lives, history and achievements of Asian Americans in Oregon history.
ORS Chapter 187 — Holidays; Standard of Time;

ORS 187.212. Cherry Blossom Day. The Legislative Assembly designates the third Saturday in March of each year as Cherry Blossom Day in Salem and encourages all residents and visitors to join in this observance.
ORS Chapter 187 — Holidays; Standard of Time;

ORS 187.215. Korean American Day. January 13 of each year shall be known as Korean American Day. The Governor shall issue a proclamation each year calling upon the people of this state to celebrate on January 13 the contributions to the state by Korean Americans in the arts, sciences, commerce and education.
ORS Chapter 187 — Holidays; Standard of Time;

ORS 187.218. Oregon Outdoor Recreation Day. The first Saturday in June of each year is designated as Oregon Outdoor Recreation Day to encourage Oregonians and visitors to enjoy the many spectacular opportunities for outdoor recreation that this state offers.
ORS Chapter 187 — Holidays; Standard of Time;

ORS 187.220. POW/MIA flag. (1) A public body shall display the National League of Families POW/MIA flag with the United States flag and the Oregon State flag upon or near the principal building of the public body on the following days: (a) Armed Forces Day on the third Saturday in May. (b) Memorial Day on the last Monday in May. (c) Flag Day on June 14. (d) Independence Day on July 4. (e) National POW/MIA Recognition Day and Oregon POW/MIA Recognition Day. (f) Veterans Day on November 11. (2) The Oregon Department of Administrative Services shall provide a National League of Families POW/MIA flag to a public body for display under subsection (1) of this section. (3) As used in this section, public body means the state, a county and a city.
ORS Chapter 187 — Holidays; Standard of Time;

ORS 187.222. Oregon POW/MIA Recognition Day. The third Friday in September of every year is designated as Oregon POW/MIA Recognition Day.
ORS Chapter 187 — Holidays; Standard of Time;

ORS 187.225. Thomas Paine Day. January 29 of every year is designated as Thomas Paine Day to commemorate Thomas Paine and his accomplishments.
ORS Chapter 187 — Holidays; Standard of Time;

ORS 187.228. Williams Syndrome Awareness Month. The month of May of each year is designated as Williams Syndrome Awareness Month.
ORS Chapter 187 — Holidays; Standard of Time;

ORS 187.230. Ewing Young Day. February 9 of each year shall be known as Ewing Young Day, to commemorate Ewing Youngs contribution to the formation of Oregons provisional government and aid to the settlers of the Willamette Valley.