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Or. Rev. Stat. § 174.530 (2026)

Construction of statutes enacted as part of 1953 revision

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      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. [1953 c.3 §3; 1961 c.90 §4]

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Cited in 3 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1954–2021 · leading case: Hernandez v. Catholic Health Initiatives, 490 P.3d 166 (Or. Ct. App. 2021).
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Hernandez v. Catholic Health Initiatives, 490 P.3d 166 (Or. Ct. App. 2021). “Although “the statute laws” resulting from the revisions “speak for themselves,” the legislature directed that, “in cases * * * of an ambiguity in a section[,] * * * reference may be had to the Acts from which the section[ ] [is] derived * * * for the pur- pose of resolving the…”
State of Oregon v. Holland, 277 P.2d 386 (Or. 1954). “” ORS 174.530. “The provisions of the Oregon Revised Statutes as enacted by ORS 174.”
State v. Lermeny, 326 P.2d 768 (Or. 1958). “” ORS 174.530; State v. Holland, 202 Or 656, 659-664 , 277 P2d 386 .”
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