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Or. Rev. Stat. § 203.030 (2026)

Definition for ORS 203.030 to 203.075

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      203.030 Definition for ORS 203.030 to 203.075. As used in ORS 203.030 to 203.075, “governing body” means the representative body vested with legislative power by statute or charter. [1973 c.282 §1]

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Cited in 11 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1976–2026 · leading case: Allison v. Washington Cnty., 548 P.2d 188 (Or. Ct. App. 1976).
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Allison v. Washington Cnty., 548 P.2d 188 (Or. Ct. App. 1976). · cites it 2× “035: "(1) The governing body or the voters of a county may by ordinance exercise authority within the county over matters of county concern, to the fullest extent allowed by Constitutions and laws of the United States and of this state, as fully as if each particular power…”
GTE Nw. Inc. v. Oregon Pub. Util. Comm'n, 39 P.3d 201 (Or. Ct. App. 2002). · cites it 4× “: "(1) Subject to subsection (3) of this section, the governing body or the electors of a county may by ordinance exercise authority within the county over matters of county concern, to the fullest extent allowed by Constitutions and laws of the United States and of this state,…”
Budget Rent-A-Car of Washington-Oregon, Inc. v. Multnomah Cnty., 597 P.2d 1232 (Or. 1979). “035: "(1) The governing body or the voters of a county may by ordinance exercise authority within the county over matters of county concern, to the fullest extent allowed by Constitutions and laws of the United States and of this state, as fully as if each particular power…”
State ex rel. Willamette Cmty. Health Solutions v. Lane Cnty., 361 P.3d 613 (Or. Ct. App. 2015). “” ORS 203.030. But when, as in ORS 215.429(4), such a literal interpretation would result in a statute operating contrary to manifest legislative intent, we will not constrain ourselves to that literal interpretation.”
Multnomah Kennel Club v. Dep't of Revenue, 666 P.2d 1327 (Or. 1983). “ovides: “Subjéct to subsection (3) of this section, the governing body or the voters of a county may by ordinance exercise authority within the county over matters of county concern, to the fullest extent allowed by Constitutions and laws of the United States and of this state,…”
League of Women Voters v. Washington Cnty., 641 P.2d 608 (Or. Ct. App. 1982). “” ORS 203.030 defines “governing body” as “the representative body vested with legislative power by statute or charter.”
Weyerhaeuser Real Est. Dev. Co. v. Polk Cnty., 267 P.3d 855 (Or. Ct. App. 2011). “011 (1981) provided: “(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a county may supersede any provision in this chapter by enacting an ordinance pursuant to the charter of the county or under powers granted the county in ORS 203.030 to 203.065. “(2) A county shall not enact…”
State ex rel. Smith v. Hitt, 424 P.3d 749 (Or. Ct. App. 2018). “: "(1) Subject to subsection (3) of this section, the governing body or the electors of a county may by ordinance exercise authority within the county over matters of county concern, to the fullest extent allowed by Constitutions and laws of the United States and of this state,…”
Linn Cnty. v. 22.16 Acres of Real Prop., 786 P.2d 726 (Or. 1990). · cites it 3× “: “(1) Subject to subsection (3) of this section, the governing body or the electors of a county may by ordinance exercise authority within the county over matters of county concern, to the fullest extent allowed by Constitutions and laws of the United States and of this state,…”
Mankins Fam. LLC v. Tillamook Cnty. Oregon (D. Or. 2021). “035 (“a county may by ordinance exercise authority within the county over matters of county concern, to the fullest extent allowed by Constitutions and laws of the United States and of this state, as fully as if each particular power comprised in that general authority were…”
Schwartz v. Washington Cnty., 375 Or. 227 (Or. 2026). “035(1) permits counties “by ordinance [to] exercise authority within the county over matters of county concern, to the fullest extent allowed by Constitutions and laws of the United States and of this state, as fully as if each particular power comprised in that authority were…”
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