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2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 01 - Courts, Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure › Chapter 008 - Court Officers and District Attorneys › Section 8.760 - Deputies may be authorized and paid by county.

The county court or board of county commissioners may empower the district attorney to appoint one or more deputy district attorneys whose compensation shall be fixed by the county court or board of county commissioners and paid out of the county funds in the same manner as county officers are paid. [Amended by 1961 c.586 §4]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 01 - Courts, Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure › Chapter 008 - Court Officers and District Attorneys › Section 8.780 - Appointment of deputies; qualifications; duties.

A district attorney shall appoint deputies. A deputy district attorney shall have the same qualifications as the district attorney, and subject to the direction of the district attorney, has the same functions as the district attorney. [Amended by 1961 c.586 §5]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 01 - Courts, Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure › Chapter 008 - Court Officers and District Attorneys › Section 8.790 - Compensation of district attorney and deputies limited to salaries.

No salary, fees, percentage or compensation of any kind shall be allowed, paid to or received by any district attorney or deputy district attorney except as provided in ORS 8.110 to 8.150, 8.160 and 8.670 to 8.852.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 01 - Courts, Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure › Chapter 008 - Court Officers and District Attorneys › Section 8.830 - Additional compensation from county for district attorney and deputies paid by state.

Whenever, in the judgment of any county court or board of county commissioners, the salaries paid by the state to the district attorney, or to any deputy district attorney, are not commensurate with the character of the service performed, the county court or board of county commissioners may pay out of the funds of the county such additional amounts as will properly compensate said officers for the service performed. [Amended by 1955 c.220 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 01 - Courts, Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure › Chapter 008 - Court Officers and District Attorneys › Section 8.850 - Offices, supplies and stenographic assistance for district attorneys and deputies.

Each county shall provide the district attorney and any deputies for such county with such office space, facilities, supplies and stenographic assistance as is necessary to perform efficiently the duties of such office. [1953 c.652 §3]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 01 - Courts, Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure › Chapter 008 - Court Officers and District Attorneys › Section 8.852 - Salary plan for district attorneys.

The district attorneys of the various counties shall be paid monthly salaries as adopted in the salary plan provided for in ORS 240.240 (2), to include salary adjustments awarded management service employees. [1991 c.432 §2; reenacted by 1993 c.290 §2; reenacted by 1995 c.9 §2; reenacted by 1997 c.75 §2]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 01 - Courts, Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure › Chapter 009 - Oregon State Bar; Attorneys; Law Libraries › Section 9.005 - Definitions for ORS 9.005 to 9.757.

As used in ORS 9.005 to 9.757, unless the context or subject matter requires otherwise:
(1) "Attorney" means an attorney member of the Oregon State Bar.
(2) "Board" and "board of governors" mean the board of governors of the bar.
(3) "Delegate" means a delegate of the house of delegates of the Oregon State Bar.
(4) "Governor" means a member of the board of governors of the bar.
(5) "House" and "house of delegates" mean the house of delegates of the Oregon State Bar.
(6) "Member" means a member or associate member of the Oregon State Bar.
(7) "Oregon State Bar," "state bar" and "bar" mean the Oregon State Bar created by the State Bar Act set forth in ORS 9.005 to 9.757.
(8) "Rules of procedure" means the rules of procedure relative to admission, discipline, resignation and reinstatement of members of the bar adopted by the board and approved by the Supreme Court. [1975 c.641 §2; 1979 c.252 §14; 1995 c.302 §15; 1997 c.249 §5; 2017 c.94 §3; 2023 c.72 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 01 - Courts, Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure › Chapter 009 - Oregon State Bar; Attorneys; Law Libraries › Section 9.006 - Authority of Supreme Court.

Nothing in ORS 9.005 to 9.757 affects the inherent authority of the Supreme Court to adopt rules for the operation of the courts, including any rules relating to the regulation of the practice of law, that are deemed necessary by the court. [2019 c.248 §6]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 01 - Courts, Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure › Chapter 009 - Oregon State Bar; Attorneys; Law Libraries › Section 9.010 - Status of member and Oregon State Bar; applicability of statutes.

(1) A member, admitted to practice in this state, is an officer of the court.
(2) The Oregon State Bar is a public corporation and an instrumentality of the Judicial Department of the government of the State of Oregon. The bar is authorized to carry out the provisions of ORS 9.005 to 9.757.
(3) The bar is subject to the following statutes applicable to public bodies:
(a) ORS 30.210 to 30.250.
(b) ORS 30.260 to 30.300.
(c) ORS 30.310, 30.312, 30.390 and 30.400.
(d) The Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure.
(e) ORS 192.311 to 192.478.
(f) ORS 192.610 to 192.705.
(g) ORS 243.401 to 243.507.
(h) ORS 244.010 to 244.040.
(i) ORS 297.110 to 297.230.
(j) ORS chapters 307, 308 and 311.
(k) ORS 731.036 and 737.600.
(4) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, the bar is not subject to any statute applicable to a state agency, department, board or commission or public body unless the statute expressly provides that it is applicable to the Oregon State Bar.
(5) The Oregon State Bar has perpetual succession and a seal, and may sue and be sued. Notwithstanding the provisions of ORS 270.020 and 279.835 to 279.855 and ORS chapters 278, 279A, 279B and 279C, the bar may, in its own name, for the purpose of carrying into effect and promoting its objectives, enter into contracts and lease, acquire, hold, own, encumber, insure, sell, replace, deal in and with and dispose of real and personal property.
(6) No obligation of any kind incurred or created under this section shall be, or be considered, an indebtedness or obligation of the State of Oregon. [Amended by 1955 c.463 §1; 1965 c.461 §1; 1985 c.446 §1; 1997 c.249 §6; 2003 c.794 §194; 2007 c.60 §1; 2023 c.72 §2]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 01 - Courts, Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure › Chapter 009 - Oregon State Bar; Attorneys; Law Libraries › Section 9.030 - Voting rights; eligibility of members for board of governors and house of delegates.

(1) An active member of the Oregon State Bar shall vote for members of the board of governors and house of delegates representing the region in which the bar member maintains the member’s principal office.
(2) An active member of the Oregon State Bar is eligible to be a candidate for, and to be appointed or elected to, the board of governors or house of delegates to represent the region in which the bar member maintains the member’s principal office. [Amended by 1971 c.103 §2; 1973 c.114 §2; 1995 c.302 §16; 2011 c.303 §2]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 01 - Courts, Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure › Chapter 009 - Oregon State Bar; Attorneys; Law Libraries › Section 9.040 - Election of governors; rules; vacancies.

(1) The election of governors shall be held annually on a date set by the board of governors. Any member of the Oregon State Bar who is eligible to serve as a governor for a region may file a signed statement of candidacy for the region. Statements of candidacy must be filed with the chief executive officer of the bar. The board shall establish a deadline for filing statements of candidacy.
(2)(a) The bar shall distribute ballots containing the names of the candidates for the office of governor in each region to every active member in the region. Voting must be completed on or before the day of the election. The chief executive officer shall canvass the votes and record the results of the election.
(b) The board by rule may provide for electronic elections under paragraph (a) of this subsection. Rules adopted under this paragraph may provide for electronic distribution of election materials and electronic tabulation of votes.
(3) In a region in which only one position is to be filled, the candidate receiving the highest vote shall be declared elected. If a region has more than one position to be filled, the candidate with the most votes received shall be declared elected, the candidate with the next highest number of votes received shall then be declared elected, and so on until all positions are filled. The balloting shall be conducted so that only eligible active members can vote, and the secrecy of the ballot shall be preserved.
(4) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, the board may not conduct an election for a region if the number of candidates for the region is equal to or less than the number of open positions for the region. If the number of candidates for the region is equal to or less than the number of open positions for the region, the board shall declare the candidate or candidates elected on a date specified by the board.
(5) A vacancy in the office of elective member of the board of governors that occurs more than 24 months before the expiration of the term shall be filled for the remainder of the term by a governor elected at a special election held in the manner provided in this section as soon as possible after the occurrence of the vacancy, or as provided in subsection (4) of this section if there is only one candidate. The vacancy may be filled for the period between the occurrence of the vacancy and the election of a new governor by a person appointed by the board. A vacancy in the office of elective member that occurs 24 months or less before the expiration of the term shall be filled for the remainder of the term by a person appointed by the board.
(6) A vacancy in the office of public member of the board of governors shall be filled for the remainder of the term by a governor appointed by the board. [Amended by 1973 c.114 §3; 1979 c.252 §15; 1985 c.512 §1; 1995 c.302 §2; 2001 c.297 §1; 2003 c.192 §1; 2005 c.347 §1; 2011 c.303 §3; 2017 c.94 §4]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 01 - Courts, Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure › Chapter 009 - Oregon State Bar; Attorneys; Law Libraries › Section 9.042 - Determination of eligibility of candidate for board of governors; procedure; review by Supreme Court.

(1) Upon the written request of any member of the Oregon State Bar, or upon the board’s own motion, the board of governors shall determine the eligibility of a candidate for the board. A request under this section must be filed with the chief executive officer of the bar within 30 days after the final day on which statements of candidacy are required to be filed. The board shall give written notice of the request to the candidate whose eligibility will be determined. The board shall provide an opportunity to the candidate to respond on the issue of the candidate’s eligibility.
(2) The board shall give written notice to the candidate, and to any member of the bar who has requested a determination on the eligibility of the candidate under the provisions of this section, of the board’s determination on the candidate’s eligibility. The notice must be given not later than 75 days after the final day on which statements of candidacy are required to be filed. The notice shall state the specific grounds for the board’s determination.
(3) A candidate, or a member of the bar who has requested a determination on the eligibility of a candidate under the provisions of this section, may file a petition for review of the board’s determination with the Supreme Court. The petition for review must be filed within 15 days only after notice is given to a candidate or member under subsection (2) of this section.
(4) Upon the timely filing of a petition for review under subsection (3) of this section, the Supreme Court has jurisdiction to resolve all issues arising under the Oregon Constitution, state statutes, rules of the court and rules of the board that are related to the eligibility of candidates for the board.
(5) The board of governors shall establish procedures for the implementation of subsections (1) and (2) of this section. The procedures shall be designed to ensure that there will be a final determination on the eligibility of a candidate for the board no later than 10 days before the distribution of the ballots to members of the bar in the election that is affected by the determination.
(6) This section provides the exclusive procedure for challenging the eligibility of a candidate for the board. No other administrative or judicial proceeding may be brought to challenge the eligibility of a candidate for the board. [1993 c.307 §3; 2011 c.303 §4; 2017 c.94 §5]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 01 - Courts, Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure › Chapter 009 - Oregon State Bar; Attorneys; Law Libraries › Section 9.050 - Recall or removal of governors.

(1)(a) On petition signed by 25 percent of the members in any region for the recall of any governor elected from that region, the chief executive officer of the Oregon State Bar shall serve notice as soon as possible on the governor informing the governor that the petition has been filed. If the governor does not resign within 10 days after the date the notice is served, the chief executive officer shall distribute ballots to each active member of the bar within the region eligible to vote, submitting the question whether the governor shall be recalled. If a majority of the members voting at the election vote in favor of the recall, the governor is recalled.
(b) On the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the entire membership of the board of governors, the board shall refer the question of the recall of any governor from any region to a vote of the members of that region. The chief executive officer shall serve notice as soon as possible on the governor informing the governor that the board has approved a recall election. If the governor does not resign within 10 days after the notice is served, the chief executive officer shall distribute ballots to each active member of the bar within the region eligible to vote, submitting the question whether the governor shall be recalled. If a majority of the members voting at the election vote in favor of the recall, the governor is recalled.
(c) The board of governors shall approve the ballot and any information submitted to the members in connection with a recall vote.
(2) The board of governors may remove a member of the board on the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the entire membership of the board. For purposes of a vote under this subsection, three-fourths of the total number of members then in office shall constitute a quorum. [Amended by 1973 c.114 §4; 1979 c.252 §16; 2003 c.14 §8; 2005 c.347 §2; 2017 c.94 §6; 2021 c.497 §14]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 01 - Courts, Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure › Chapter 009 - Oregon State Bar; Attorneys; Law Libraries › Section 9.055 - Chief executive officer.

The board of governors shall appoint a chief executive officer of the Oregon State Bar. The chief executive officer is the chief administrative employee of the bar. The chief executive officer may, but need not, be a member of the bar. The chief executive officer serves at the board’s discretion and shall perform such duties as the board prescribes. [2017 c.94 §2]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 01 - Courts, Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure › Chapter 009 - Oregon State Bar; Attorneys; Law Libraries › Section 9.060 - President, president-elect and immediate past president.

A president and president-elect shall be elected by the governors each year immediately following the annual election of governors and before the newly elected governors have qualified. The president and president-elect shall be elected from among the board members. All officers shall continue in office until their successors are elected and qualify. Vacancies in any of the offices shall be filled by the board by appointment for the remainder of the term. Upon completion of the term for which the president is elected or appointed, the president becomes the immediate past president and shall serve as a nonvoting, ex officio member of the board for one year. All officers shall take office as provided by the bar bylaws. [Amended by 1985 c.512 §2; 1991 c.726 §1; 1995 c.302 §3; 2017 c.94 §13; 2023 c.5 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 01 - Courts, Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure › Chapter 009 - Oregon State Bar; Attorneys; Law Libraries › Section 9.070 - Duties of president and president-elect; deposit and disbursement of fees.

(1) The president shall preside at all meetings of the house of delegates and of the board of governors, and in the president’s absence or inability to act, the president shall designate another officer to preside. The board of governors may prescribe other duties of the president and president-elect.
(2) All fees shall be paid into the treasury of the Oregon State Bar, and when so paid shall become part of its funds and shall be disbursed only on order of the board of governors. [Amended by 1981 c.193 §4; 1991 c.331 §1; 1995 c.302 §4; 2017 c.94 §14]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 01 - Courts, Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure › Chapter 009 - Oregon State Bar; Attorneys; Law Libraries › Section 9.090 - Appropriation and disbursement of funds.

The board may make appropriations and disbursements from the funds of the bar and pay all necessary expenses. [Amended by 1969 c.314 §5; 1979 c.252 §17]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 01 - Courts, Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure › Chapter 009 - Oregon State Bar; Attorneys; Law Libraries › Section 9.100 - Statement of financial condition.

The board shall have prepared annually a statement explaining the financial condition of the Oregon State Bar for the 12 months preceding. The chief executive officer of the bar shall promptly submit the statement to the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. [Amended by 1991 c.726 §2; 2017 c.94 §7]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 01 - Courts, Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure › Chapter 009 - Oregon State Bar; Attorneys; Law Libraries › Section 9.110 - Board of governors to formulate rules.

The board of governors may formulate and declare rules for carrying out the functions of the state bar. [Amended by 1975 c.641 §4; 1981 c.193 §5; 1995 c.302 §5]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 01 - Courts, Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure › Chapter 009 - Oregon State Bar; Attorneys; Law Libraries › Section 9.112 - Board of governors to establish minimum continuing legal education requirements.

The board of governors shall by rule establish minimum continuing legal education requirements for all active members of the Oregon State Bar. Rules adopted by the board of governors are subject to review by the Supreme Court. [1999 c.953 §3]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 01 - Courts, Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure › Chapter 009 - Oregon State Bar; Attorneys; Law Libraries › Section 9.114 - Mandatory training on duties relating to reporting child abuse and abuse of elderly persons; rules.

The Oregon State Bar shall adopt rules to establish minimum training requirements for all active attorney members of the bar relating to the duties of attorneys under ORS 124.060 and 419B.010. Rules adopted under this section are subject to review and approval by the Supreme Court. [1999 c.953 §2; 2013 c.352 §7; 2023 c.72 §4]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 01 - Courts, Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure › Chapter 009 - Oregon State Bar; Attorneys; Law Libraries › Section 9.136 - House of delegates created; membership; terms.

(1) The house of delegates of the Oregon State Bar is created. The house consists of elected and ex officio voting delegates. All delegates must be active members of the state bar except for the public members of the board of governors and the public members appointed by the board pursuant to ORS 9.145.
(2) The members of the board of governors of the Oregon State Bar are ex officio voting delegates.
(3) The chairperson of each Oregon State Bar section is an ex officio voting delegate.
(4) The elected president of each county bar association is an ex officio voting delegate. Not more than one county bar association from each county may be represented by a delegate under this subsection.
(5) Elected delegates shall be elected from the regions established by ORS 9.025. Only active members of the bar may vote for delegates. A member may vote for delegates from the region in which the member maintains the member’s principal office.
(6) Each region shall elect at least five delegates. If more than 550 active members maintain their principal offices in the region, the members shall elect delegates as follows:
(a) The members shall elect one delegate for each 100 members who maintain their principal offices in the region.
(b) The members shall elect one additional delegate if more than 50 members who maintain their principal offices in the region are not accounted for after the allocation provided for in paragraph (a) of this subsection.
(7) Elected delegates shall serve for terms of three years. A vacancy in the office of an elected delegate shall be filled for the remainder of the term by a delegate appointed by the board of governors.
(8) An elected delegate may not serve as a member of the board of governors, as a section chairperson or as a county bar association president during the delegate’s term.
(9) For the purposes of this section, "county bar association" means a general purpose bar association established by the lawyers of one or more counties for the purpose of maintaining good professional relations between members of the bench and of the bar in the county or counties, and for the purpose of improving the administration of justice in the county or counties. [1995 c.302 §7; 2001 c.297 §2; 2015 c.122 §2]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 01 - Courts, Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure › Chapter 009 - Oregon State Bar; Attorneys; Law Libraries › Section 9.139 - Powers of house of delegates.

(1) The delegates at a meeting of the house of delegates may, by a vote of the majority of the delegates attending the meeting, do either of the following:
(a) Modify or rescind an action or decision of the board of governors.
(b) Direct the board of governors as to future action.
(2) The board of governors is bound by a decision of the house of delegates made in the manner prescribed by subsection (1) of this section.
(3) The power of the house of delegates to direct, modify or rescind an action or decision of the board of governors under subsection (1) of this section does not include the power:
(a) To invalidate payments previously made at the direction of the board;
(b) To direct, modify or rescind any assessment by the board for contributions to a professional liability fund established under ORS 9.080; or
(c) To direct, modify or rescind any other action or decision by the board that is subject to control, approval or review by the Supreme Court.
(4) Subsection (3)(c) of this section does not affect the ability of the house of delegates to formulate disciplinary rules under ORS 9.490. [1995 c.302 §8]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 01 - Courts, Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure › Chapter 009 - Oregon State Bar; Attorneys; Law Libraries › Section 9.142 - Rules for conduct of business; meetings.

(1) The board of governors shall formulate rules for the conduct of the business of the house of delegates. Rules adopted by the board become effective upon the adoption of the rules by the house of delegates. The president of the Oregon State Bar may call special meetings of the house. The president shall call a special meeting of the house if 25 or more delegates make a written request for a special meeting. A majority of the total number of delegates constitutes a quorum for any regular or special meeting of the house.
(2) The board of governors shall set a time and place for the annual meeting of the house of delegates. At the annual meeting, the board of governors shall submit to the house of delegates reports of the proceedings by the board since the last meeting of the house, reports of the officers and committees of the state bar and recommendations of the board.
(3) The house of delegates may vote through electronic ballot. If electronic ballots are used at a meeting, the vote of each member must be recorded and published after the meeting. [1995 c.302 §9; 2021 c.497 §12]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 01 - Courts, Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure › Chapter 009 - Oregon State Bar; Attorneys; Law Libraries › Section 9.145 - Public members.

The board of governors shall appoint a public member delegate for each region in the State of Oregon established by ORS 9.025 (2)(a). A public member delegate shall serve a three-year term. A vacant public member delegate position shall be filled for the remainder of the term by a delegate appointed by the board of governors. The appointment of public member delegates shall be made by the board before the time set for the election of delegates under ORS 9.152. The term of a public member delegate shall commence on the same date that the term of an elected delegate commences. [1995 c.302 §10; 2001 c.297 §3; 2015 c.122 §3]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 01 - Courts, Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure › Chapter 009 - Oregon State Bar; Attorneys; Law Libraries › Section 9.148 - Participation by nondelegates; referral of question for vote; petition for consideration or vote.

(1) Active members of the Oregon State Bar may participate in the discussion of matters before the house of delegates, but only delegates may vote. The house of delegates may by rule impose restrictions on participation by members of the state bar who are not delegates.
(2) The board of governors or the house of delegates, acting on its own motion, may refer to the members of the bar by ballot any question or measure considered by the board or house to be appropriate for submission to a vote of the members. Referral may be made under this subsection at any time.
(3) Active members of the state bar, by written petition signed by at least two percent of all active members, may have placed on the agenda of a meeting of the house of delegates any question or measure appropriate for a vote of the house. The petition shall contain the full text of the question or measure proposed. The petition must be filed with the chief executive officer of the bar at least 45 days before the annual or special meeting of the house specified in the petition at the meeting when the petitioners seek to have the question or measure considered.
(4) Active members of the state bar, by written petition signed by no fewer than five percent of all active members, may request that the board of governors submit to a vote of the members any question or measure. The board of governors shall submit the question or measure to a vote of the members of the bar if the question or measure is appropriate for a vote of the members. The initiative petition must contain the full text of the question or measure proposed. [1995 c.302 §11; 2017 c.94 §8]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 01 - Courts, Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure › Chapter 009 - Oregon State Bar; Attorneys; Law Libraries › Section 9.150 - Termination of delegate’s term.

The term of service of any delegate shall end upon the death or resignation of the delegate. If the delegate is an attorney delegate, the term of service shall end on the date that the delegate:
(1) Terminates the delegate’s active membership in the Oregon State Bar for any reason;
(2) Ceases to maintain the delegate’s principal office in the region the delegate was appointed or elected to represent;
(3) Takes office as a member of the board of governors, as a chairperson of a state bar section or as a county bar association president; or
(4) Is recalled pursuant to ORS 9.155. [1995 c.302 §12; 2001 c.297 §4]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 01 - Courts, Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure › Chapter 009 - Oregon State Bar; Attorneys; Law Libraries › Section 9.152 - Election of delegates; rules.

(1) The election of delegates to the house of delegates shall be held annually on a date set by the board of governors. The election shall be by ballot. Any member of the Oregon State Bar who is eligible to serve as a member for a region may file a signed statement of candidacy for the region. Statements of candidacy must be filed with the bar at least 30 days before the election.
(2)(a) The bar shall distribute ballots containing the names of the candidates for the office of delegate in each region to every active member in the region. Voting must be completed on or before the day of the election. The chief executive officer shall canvass the votes and record the results of the election.
(b) The board by rule may provide for electronic elections under paragraph (a) of this subsection. Rules adopted under this paragraph may provide for electronic distribution of election materials and electronic tabulation of votes.
(3) In a region in which only one position is to be filled, the candidate receiving the highest vote shall be declared elected. If a region has more than one position to be filled, the candidate with the most votes received shall be declared elected, the candidate with the next highest number of votes received shall then be declared elected, and so on until all positions are filled. The balloting shall be conducted so that only eligible active members can vote, and the secrecy of the ballot shall be preserved.
(4) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, the board may not conduct an election for a region if the number of candidates for the region is equal to or less than the number of open positions for the region. If the number of candidates for the region is equal to or less than the number of open positions for the region, the board shall declare the candidate or candidates elected on a date specified by the board. [1995 c.302 §13; 2001 c.297 §5; 2003 c.192 §2; 2011 c.303 §5; 2017 c.94 §9]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 01 - Courts, Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure › Chapter 009 - Oregon State Bar; Attorneys; Law Libraries › Section 9.155 - Recall of delegate.

Upon the filing of a petition with the Oregon State Bar signed by 25 percent of the members of the bar from a region for the recall of a delegate elected from that region, the chief executive officer of the bar shall serve notice on the delegate of the filing of the petition. If the delegate does not resign within 15 days after the date that the notice is served, the chief executive officer shall distribute ballots to each member of the bar within the region. The ballots shall submit the question of whether the delegate should be recalled. If a majority of the members voting in the election vote in favor of the recall, the delegate is recalled and the position held by the delegate becomes vacant upon the chief executive officer’s declaration of the results of the election. [1995 c.302 §14; 2001 c.297 §6; 2017 c.94 §10]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 01 - Courts, Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure › Chapter 009 - Oregon State Bar; Attorneys; Law Libraries › Section 9.162 - Definitions for ORS 9.160 to 9.166.

As used in ORS 9.160 to 9.166 and 9.280, unless the context or subject matter requires otherwise:
(1) "Person" means a human being, a public body as defined by ORS 174.109, a public or private corporation, an unincorporated association, a partnership, a limited liability company or any other business entity created under law.
(2) "Restitution" means full, partial or nominal payment of pecuniary damages to a victim.
(3) "Victim" means any person who the court determines has suffered pecuniary damages as a result of any other person’s violation of ORS 9.160. [1987 c.860 §2; 2009 c.218 §3]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 01 - Courts, Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure › Chapter 009 - Oregon State Bar; Attorneys; Law Libraries › Section 9.164 - Investigation of alleged violation of ORS 9.160.

Upon written complaint of any person or upon its own initiative, the Board of Governors of the Oregon State Bar shall investigate any alleged violation of ORS 9.160. [1987 c.860 §3]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 01 - Courts, Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure › Chapter 009 - Oregon State Bar; Attorneys; Law Libraries › Section 9.166 - Enjoining practicing law without a license; restitution to victim.

If the board has reason to believe that a person is practicing law without a license, the board may maintain a suit for injunctive relief in the name of the Oregon State Bar against any person violating ORS 9.160. The court shall enjoin any person violating ORS 9.160 from practicing law without a license. Any person who has been so enjoined may be punished for contempt by the court issuing the injunction. An injunction may be issued without proof of actual damage sustained by any person. The court shall order restitution to any victim of any person violating ORS 9.160. The prevailing party may recover its costs and attorney fees in any suit for injunctive relief brought under this section in which the board is the plaintiff. [1987 c.860 §4; 2001 c.300 §57; 2003 c.260 §3; 2003 c.670 §6]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 01 - Courts, Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure › Chapter 009 - Oregon State Bar; Attorneys; Law Libraries › Section 9.180 - Classes of membership.

All persons admitted to practice law in this state thereby shall become active members of the bar. Every member shall be an active member unless, at the member’s request, or for reasons prescribed by statute, the rules of the Supreme Court, or the rules of procedure, the member is enrolled as an inactive member. An inactive member may, on compliance with the rules of the Supreme Court and the rules of procedure and payment of all required fees, again become an active member. Inactive members shall not hold office or vote, but they shall have such other privileges as the board may provide. [Amended by 1961 c.499 §1; 1979 c.252 §18]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 01 - Courts, Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure › Chapter 009 - Oregon State Bar; Attorneys; Law Libraries › Section 9.191 - Annual membership fees; professional liability assessments.

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the annual membership fees to be paid by members of the Oregon State Bar shall be established by the Board of Governors of the Oregon State Bar, and each year notice of the proposed fees for the coming year shall be published and distributed to the membership not later than 20 days before the annual meeting of the house of delegates. Any increase in annual membership fees over the amount established for the preceding year must be approved by a majority of delegates of the house of delegates voting thereon at the annual meeting of the house of delegates. The board shall establish the date by which annual membership fees must be paid.
(2) The board shall establish prorated membership fees payable for the year that a member is admitted to the practice of law in this state. If the new member is admitted on or before the date established by the board for the payment of annual membership fees under subsection (1) of this section, the new member must pay the full annual membership fees established under subsection (1) of this section.
(3) In establishing annual membership fees, the board shall consider and be guided by the anticipated financial needs of the state bar for the year for which the fees are established, time periods of membership and active or inactive status of members. Annual membership fees may include any amount assessed under any plan for professional liability insurance for active members engaged in the private practice of law whose principal offices are in Oregon as provided in ORS 9.080 (2). [1969 c.602 §2 (enacted in lieu of 9.190); 1973 c.21 §1; 1975 c.641 §5; 1977 c.527 §2; 1979 c.508 §3; 1985 c.486 §2; 1985 c.512 §3; 1995 c.302 §18; 1999 c.171 §7; 2001 c.104 §2; 2003 c.192 §3; 2019 c.248 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 01 - Courts, Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure › Chapter 009 - Oregon State Bar; Attorneys; Law Libraries › Section 9.200 - Effect of failure to pay membership fees; reinstatement.

(1) Any member in default in payment of membership fees established under ORS 9.191 (1) or any member in default in payment of assessed contributions to a professional liability fund established under ORS 9.080 (2) shall be given written notice of delinquency and a reasonable time to cure the default. The chief executive officer of the Oregon State Bar shall send the notice of delinquency to the member at the member’s electronic mail address on file with the bar on the date of the notice. The chief executive officer shall send the notice by mail to any member who is not required to have an electronic mail address on file with the bar under the rules of procedure. If a member fails to pay the fees or contributions within the time allowed to cure the default as stated in the notice, the member is automatically suspended. The chief executive officer shall provide the names of all members suspended under this section to the State Court Administrator and to each of the judges of the Court of Appeals, circuit and tax courts of the state.
(2) An active member delinquent in the payment of fees or contributions is not entitled to vote.
(3) A member delinquent in the payment of fees or contributions may be assessed a late payment penalty determined by the board of governors.
(4) A member suspended for delinquency under this section may be reinstated only on compliance with the rules of the Supreme Court and the rules of procedure and payment of all required fees or contributions. [Amended by 1957 c.271 §1; 1961 c.499 §2; subsection (2) formerly part of 9.190; 1979 c.508 §4a; 2013 c.3 §2; 2015 c.122 §5; 2017 c.94 §11]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 01 - Courts, Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure › Chapter 009 - Oregon State Bar; Attorneys; Law Libraries › Section 9.210 - Board of bar examiners; fees of applicants for admission to bar.

(1) The Supreme Court shall appoint a board of bar examiners to carry out the admissions functions of the Oregon State Bar as set forth in the bar bylaws and the rules of the Supreme Court. The composition of the board of bar examiners shall be as provided in the rules of the Supreme Court, but the board must include at least two public members.
(2) The board shall examine applicants, investigate applicants’ character and fitness and recommend to the Supreme Court for admission to practice law those who fulfill the requirements prescribed by law and the rules of the Supreme Court.
(3) With the approval of the Supreme Court, the board may fix and collect fees to be paid by applicants for admission, which fees shall be paid into the treasury of the bar.
(4) Applications for admission and any other material pertaining to individual applicants are confidential and may be disclosed only as provided in the rules of the Supreme Court. The board’s consideration of an individual applicant’s qualifications is a judicial proceeding for purposes of ORS 192.610 to 192.705. [Amended by 1979 c.252 §20; 1981 c.193 §6; 2015 c.122 §6]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 01 - Courts, Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure › Chapter 009 - Oregon State Bar; Attorneys; Law Libraries › Section 9.220 - General requirements for admission.

An applicant for admission as a member of the bar must apply to the Supreme Court and show that the applicant:
(1) Is at least 18 years old, which proof may be made by the applicant’s affidavit.
(2)(a) Is a person of good moral character and fit to practice law.
(b) For purposes of this section and ORS 9.025, 9.070, 9.110, 9.210, 9.250 and 9.527, the lack of "good moral character" may be established by reference to acts or conduct that reflect moral turpitude or to acts or conduct which would cause a reasonable person to have substantial doubts about the individual’s honesty, fairness and respect for the rights of others and for the laws of the state and the nation. The conduct or acts in question should be rationally connected to the applicant’s fitness to practice law.
(3) Has the requisite learning and ability, which must be shown by the examination of the applicant, by the judges or under their direction. However, no rule shall establish any maximum on the number of times an applicant may apply for and take the bar examination whenever presented if the reason for refusing admission to practice law is failure to pass the bar examination. [Amended by 1973 c.827 §2; 1981 c.193 §7; 1983 c.373 §2; 1985 c.599 §1; 1991 c.726 §3; 1995 c.302 §21; 1999 c.171 §3; 2023 c.72 §5]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 01 - Courts, Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure › Chapter 009 - Oregon State Bar; Attorneys; Law Libraries › Section 9.241 - Practice of law by attorneys licensed in other jurisdictions; associate membership; rules; fee.

(1) Notwithstanding ORS 9.160, the Supreme Court may adopt rules to govern the appearance in judicial and administrative proceedings by attorneys who have not been admitted to practice law in this state. Subject to those rules, an attorney who has not been admitted to practice law in this state may appear as counsel for a party in an action or proceeding before a court, or may appear as counsel for a party in an administrative proceeding, if the attorney is associated with an active member of the Oregon State Bar.
(2) Notwithstanding ORS 9.160, the Supreme Court may adopt rules pursuant to the procedures established by ORS 9.490 that allow attorneys who have not been admitted to practice law in this state to practice law in Oregon on a temporary basis, including performing transactional or prelitigation work.
(3) Notwithstanding ORS 9.160, the Supreme Court may adopt rules pursuant to ORS 9.210 to admit individuals with substantial legal education as associate members of the Oregon State Bar without taking the examination required by ORS 9.210. An individual admitted as an associate member under this subsection must meet all character and fitness requirements under ORS 9.220.
(4) The Supreme Court may by rule require the payment of a fee by an attorney appearing as counsel for a party in an action or proceeding before a court under the provisions of subsection (1) of this section. All amounts collected from any fee imposed by the Supreme Court under the provisions of this subsection shall be deposited with the Oregon State Bar and are continuously appropriated to the Oregon State Bar. Amounts appropriated to the Oregon State Bar under this subsection may be used only for the funding of legal services provided through the Legal Services Program established under ORS 9.572 and for expenses incurred by the Oregon State Bar in the administration of the Legal Services Program and in collecting fees imposed under this subsection. [1993 c.213 §1; 2001 c.223 §1; 2003 c.260 §5; 2021 c.497 §13]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 01 - Courts, Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure › Chapter 009 - Oregon State Bar; Attorneys; Law Libraries › Section 9.242 - Advice on law of foreign jurisdiction; rules.

(1) The Supreme Court may adopt rules permitting a person licensed to practice law in a foreign jurisdiction to advise on the law of that foreign jurisdiction in Oregon without the necessity of compliance with ORS 9.160.
(2) As used in this section, "foreign jurisdiction" means any nation, country, state, political or other entity other than any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico or a United States Territory or possession. [1989 c.1052 §2]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 01 - Courts, Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure › Chapter 009 - Oregon State Bar; Attorneys; Law Libraries › Section 9.250 - Order for admission; oath of qualified applicant.

(1) If the Supreme Court finds that an applicant for admission as a member of the bar is 18 years of age or more, is of good moral character and fit to practice law, and possesses the requisite learning and ability to practice as a member, the court shall enter an order that the applicant be admitted to practice as a member. The order shall specify that admission take effect upon the applicant taking the oath required by subsection (2) of this section.
(2) The applicant shall execute a written oath that in the practice of law the applicant will support the Constitution and laws of the United States and of this state, and be of faithful and honest demeanor in office. The applicant is entitled to practice as a member after the State Court Administrator has received the oath executed under this subsection. [Amended by 1973 c.827 §3; 1981 c.193 §8; 1989 c.1052 §6; 1991 c.726 §4; 1997 c.388 §3; 2023 c.72 §6]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 01 - Courts, Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure › Chapter 009 - Oregon State Bar; Attorneys; Law Libraries › Section 9.261 - Resignation of member.

(1) A member may resign from membership in the bar pursuant to rules adopted by the board under ORS 9.542. After acceptance of the resignation by the Supreme Court, the member shall not be entitled to the rights nor subject to the disabilities or prohibitions incident to membership, except that the member is still subject to the power of the court in respect to matters arising prior to the resignation.
(2) A member who has resigned may be readmitted to practice only in compliance with rules adopted pursuant to ORS 9.542. [1989 c.1052 §8 (enacted in lieu of 9.260); 2023 c.72 §7]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 01 - Courts, Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure › Chapter 009 - Oregon State Bar; Attorneys; Law Libraries › Section 9.280 - Prohibition on acting as immigration consultant; definitions; exception.

(1) It shall be a violation of ORS 9.160 for any person to engage in the business or act in the capacity of an immigration consultant in this state, for compensation, unless the person is an active member of the Oregon State Bar.
(2) As used in this section, unless the context or subject matter requires otherwise:
(a) "Immigration consultant" means any person who gives advice on an immigration matter, including but not limited to drafting an application, brief, document, petition or other paper or completing a form provided by a federal or state agency in an immigration matter.
(b) "Immigration matter" means any proceeding, filing or action affecting the immigration or citizenship status of any person which arises under immigration and naturalization law, executive order or presidential proclamation, or action of the United States Department of Homeland Security, the United States Department of Justice, the United States Department of State or the United States Department of Labor.
(3) This section does not apply to any person or qualified designated entity authorized by federal law to represent persons before the United States Department of Homeland Security or the United States Department of Justice. [1987 c.860 §5; 2007 c.61 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 01 - Courts, Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure › Chapter 009 - Oregon State Bar; Attorneys; Law Libraries › Section 9.310 - Attorney defined; counsel.

An attorney is a person authorized to represent a party in the written proceedings in any action, suit or proceeding, in any stage thereof. An attorney, other than the one who represents the party in the written proceedings, may also represent a party in court, or before a judicial officer, in which case the attorney is known as counsel, and the authority of the attorney is limited to the matters that transpire in the court or before such officer at the time.