Oregon Revised Statutes

Or. Rev. Stat. § 275.020 (2026)

Form and effect of conveyance to county

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275.020 Form and effect of conveyance to county. All real or personal estate conveyed by any form of conveyance, and duly acknowledged and recorded, to the inhabitants of any county, or to the county treasurer, or to any committee or other persons for the use of such county, shall be deemed the property of such county. All such conveyances shall have the same force and effect as if made to the inhabitants of such county by their corporate name.

275.025 [Repealed by 1983 c.537 §7]

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 1986–1987 · leading case: Coos Cnty. v. State, 734 P.2d 1348 (Or. 1987).

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Coos Cnty. v. State, 734 P.2d 1348 (Or. 1987). “ORS 275.020. The county has the power to convey such lands ‘as the county governing body may deem to be for the best interests of the county.”

Tillamook Cnty. v. State Ex Rel. State Bd. of Forestry, 730 P.2d 1214 (Or. 1986). “ORS 275.020. The county has the power to convey such lands “as the county governing body may deem to be for the best interests of the county.”

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