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Or. Rev. Stat. § 198.782 (2026)

Documents to be filed with Secretary of State before business transacted

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      198.782 Documents to be filed with Secretary of State before business transacted. No municipal corporation, as defined in ORS 297.405, incorporated or formed in this state after October 3, 1979, shall receive or disburse moneys or transact business of any kind until a notice of incorporation or formation has been filed with the Secretary of State by that corporation. [1979 c.621 §7]

Note: 198.782 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 198 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.

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Cited in 1 case (1 in the last 5 years), 2021–2021 · leading case: State v. Peterson, 482 P.3d 68 (Or. Ct. App. 2021).
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State v. Peterson, 482 P.3d 68 (Or. Ct. App. 2021). · cites it 5× “For support, defendant looks to ORS 198.782, which prohibits a municipal corporation from “transact[ing] business of any kind until a notice of incorporation or formation has been filed with the Secretary of State by that corporation.”
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