Oregon Revised Statutes

Or. Rev. Stat. § 440.315 (2026)

Definitions for ORS 440.315 to 440.410

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      440.315 Definitions for ORS 440.315 to 440.410. As used in ORS 440.315 to 440.410, unless the context requires otherwise:

      (1) “County board” means the county court or board of county commissioners, as the case may be, of the county in which a district, or the greater portion of the taxable assessed value thereof, is located.

      (2) “County clerk” means the county clerk of the county in which a district, or the greater portion of the taxable assessed value thereof, is located.

      (3) “District board” or “board” means the board of directors of a district.

      (4) “Health district” or “district” means any district formed pursuant to ORS 440.315 to 440.410.

      (5) “Owner” means the holder of the record title to real property or the vendee under a land sale contract, if there is such a contract. [Formerly 441.205; 1975 c.701 §1; 1983 c.83 §85]

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1987–2019 · leading case: State Ex Rel. Kirsch v. Curnutt, 853 P.2d 1312 (Or. 1993).
State Ex Rel. Kirsch v. Curnutt, 853 P.2d 1312 (Or. 1993). · cites it 4× “360(2) ("Any corporation formed under this chapter *1314 shall have all the powers necessary to carry out the purposes of ORS 440.315 to 440.410 * * * "). MVHD brought an action under ORS 30.”
Washer v. Clatsop Care & Rehab. Dist., 741 P.2d 493 (Or. 1987). “The defendant health district was formed pursuant to ORS 440.315 to 440.410. ORS 440.400 provides: “Except as otherwise provided by subsections (3) and (4) of this section and ORS 44.”
Bay Area Hosp. v. Oregon Health Auth., 23 Or. Tax 368 (Or. T.C. 2019). ““(b) ‘Hospital’ does not include: “(A) Special inpatient care facilities; “(B) Hospitals that provide only psychiatric care; “(C) Pediatric specialty hospitals providing care to children at no charge; and “(D) Public hospitals other than hospitals created by health districts…”
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