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Construction of Statutes; General Definitions

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Section
174.010

General rule for construction of statutes.

Section
174.020

Legislative intent; general and particular provisions; consideration of legislative history.

Section
174.030

Construction favoring natural right to prevail.

Section
174.040

Severability.

Section
174.050

[Repealed by 1983 c.740 §41]

Section
174.060

Effect of amendment of statute adopted by reference.

Section
174.070

Effect of repeal of validating or curative Act.

Section
174.080

Effect of repeal of repealing Act.

Section
174.090

Effect of repeal of repealing constitutional provision.

Section
174.100

Definitions.

Section
174.101

"Manufactured structure," "recreational vehicle" defined.

Section
174.102

"Agricultural commodity," "agricultural product" defined; harvesting or baling of straw as farming practice.

Section
174.103

[1987 c.162 §§1,2; 1989 c.264 §1; 2001 c.90 §1; repealed by 2003 c.242 §7]

Section
174.104

"Public notice" defined.

Section
174.105

[1967 c.409 §2; 2005 c.22 §122; repealed by 2009 c.41 §26]

Section
174.106

[2001 c.783 §1; repealed by 2009 c.11 §15]

Section
174.107

"Person with a disability" defined.

Section
174.108

Effect of definitions.

Section
174.109

"Public body" defined.

Section
174.110

Section 174.110

Section
174.111

"State government" defined.

Section
174.112

"Executive department" defined.

Section
174.113

"Judicial department" defined.

Section
174.114

"Legislative department" defined.

Section
174.115

Section 174.115

Section
174.116

"Local government" and "local service district" defined.

Section
174.117

"Special government body" defined.

Section
174.118

Application of definitions to ORS 174.108 to 174.118.

Section
174.120

Computation of time; leap year.

Section
174.125

Computation of time period for personal service.

Section
174.127

Singular or plural number; masculine, feminine or neuter gender.

Section
174.129

Statutes, rules and orders to use sex-neutral terms.

Section
174.130

Majority can exercise authority given jointly.

Section
174.140

Construction of "a surety" or similar words.

Section
174.150

[1957 c.146 §1; repealed by 1969 c.292 §3]

Section
174.160

Mailing methods authorized in place of notice by registered or certified mail.

Section
174.170

Notice by personal service equivalent to notice by mail.

Section
174.510

Statute revision of 1953 enacted as law; Oregon Revised Statutes; citation.

Section
174.515

Duplicate original of 1953 revision; evidentiary effect.

Section
174.520

General statutes enacted prior to January 12, 1953, repealed; exceptions.

Section
174.530

Construction of statutes enacted as part of 1953 revision.

Section
174.535

Construction of reviser’s bills.

Section
174.540

Parts of printed statute editions not part of the law.

Section
174.550

Statute revision of 1953 substituted for statutes repealed by ORS 174.520.

Section
174.560

[1953 c.3 §8; repealed by 1961 c.90 §7]

Section
174.580

Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure; citation form.

Section
174.590

Statutory terminology not intended to preserve procedural distinctions between actions and suits.