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Or. Rev. Stat. § 268.300 (2026)

Existence, status and general powers of district

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      268.300 Existence, status and general powers of district. (1) A metropolitan service district has full power to carry out the objectives of its formation and the functions authorized pursuant to its charter and to that end may have and use a seal, have perpetual succession, sue and be sued in its own name, and enter into contracts.

      (2) For purposes of its authorized functions, a district may enter into intergovernmental agreements under ORS chapter 190. [1969 c.700 §§8,26; 1977 c.95 §1; 1997 c.833 §7; 2003 c.802 §98]

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 1985–2015 · leading case: State Ex Rel. Eckles v. Livermore, 696 P.2d 1153 (Or. Ct. App. 1985).
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State Ex Rel. Eckles v. Livermore, 696 P.2d 1153 (Or. Ct. App. 1985). “200(1), and metropolitan service districts, ORS 268.300(1) to provide for perpetual succession.”
City of Sandy v. Metro, 115 P.3d 960 (Or. Ct. App. 2005). “Metro’s statutory authority Generally, Metro has “full power to carry out the objectives of its formation and the functions authorized pursuant to its charter,” ORS 268.300(1); it has the authority to “[ejxercise jurisdiction over * * * matters of metropolitan concern,” ORS 268.”
Schoenheit/Unger v. Rosenblum, 345 P.3d 436 (Or. 2015). “Section 2 of this 2014 Act is added to and made a part of ORS 268.300 to 268.393. SECTION 2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a metropolitan service district may not: (1) Adopt land-use planning goals and objectives; (2) Enact land use regulations; (3) Adopt a…”
Schoenheit/Unger v. Rosenblum (Or. 2015). “Section 2 of this 20l4 Act is added to and made a part of ORS 268.300 to 268.393. SECTION 2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a metropolitan service district may not: (1) Adopt land-use planning goals and objectives; (2) Enact land use regulations; (3) Adopt a…”
City of Sandy v. Metro, 115 P.3d 960 (Or. Ct. App. 2005). “Metro's statutory authority Generally, Metro has "full power to carry out the objectives of its formation and the functions authorized pursuant to its charter," ORS 268.300(1); it has the authority to "[e]xercise jurisdiction over * * * matters of metropolitan concern," ORS 268.”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 268.300(1) — 3 cases
State Ex Rel. Eckles v. Livermore, 696 P.2d 1153 (Or. Ct. App. 1985). “200(1), and metropolitan service districts, ORS 268.300(1) to provide for perpetual succession.”
City of Sandy v. Metro, 115 P.3d 960 (Or. Ct. App. 2005). “Metro’s statutory authority Generally, Metro has “full power to carry out the objectives of its formation and the functions authorized pursuant to its charter,” ORS 268.300(1); it has the authority to “[ejxercise jurisdiction over * * * matters of metropolitan concern,” ORS 268.”
City of Sandy v. Metro, 115 P.3d 960 (Or. Ct. App. 2005). “Metro's statutory authority Generally, Metro has "full power to carry out the objectives of its formation and the functions authorized pursuant to its charter," ORS 268.300(1); it has the authority to "[e]xercise jurisdiction over * * * matters of metropolitan concern," ORS 268.”
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