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Chapter 174 - Construction of Statutes; General...
Chapter 174 - Construction of Statutes; General Definitions
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 174.060 - 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 174.104 - "Public notice" defined.
Section 174.107 - "Person with a disability" defined.
Section 174.108 - Effect of definitions.
Section 174.109 - "Public body" defined.
Section 174.110
Section 174.111 - "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 174.116 - "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 174.160 - 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Section 174.520 - General statutes enacted prior to January 12, 1953, repealed; exceptions.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 174.580 - Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure; citation form.
Section 174.590 - Statutory terminology not intended to preserve procedural distinctions between actions and suits.