Oregon Revised Statutes

Or. Rev. Stat. § 652.370 (2026)

Jurisdiction of courts; proceedings in name of state

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      652.370 Jurisdiction of courts; proceedings in name of state. (1) Justice courts shall have concurrent jurisdiction with circuit courts over all cases mentioned in ORS 652.330 or 652.340.

      (2) The Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries shall prosecute all legal proceedings on the commissioner’s own official relation, but in the name of the State of Oregon.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1959–1987 · leading case: Oregon Ex Rel. Roberts v. Mushroom King, Inc., 77 B.R. 813 (D. Or. 1987).
Oregon Ex Rel. Roberts v. Mushroom King, Inc., 77 B.R. 813 (D. Or. 1987). · cites it 2× “ORS 652.370(2) provides that the Commissioner shall prosecute on the Commissioner’s own official relation, but in the name of the state.”
State Ex Rel Nilsen v. Bean, 346 P.2d 652 (Or. 1959). “On August 5, 1956, the commissioner, in the name of the state of Oregon as plaintiff (ORS 652.370(2)), filed action against the defendant on the Wright wage claim in the circuit court for Douglas county.”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 652.370(2) — 2 cases
Oregon Ex Rel. Roberts v. Mushroom King, Inc., 77 B.R. 813 (D. Or. 1987). “ORS 652.370(2) provides that the Commissioner shall prosecute on the Commissioner’s own official relation, but in the name of the state.”
State Ex Rel Nilsen v. Bean, 346 P.2d 652 (Or. 1959). “On August 5, 1956, the commissioner, in the name of the state of Oregon as plaintiff (ORS 652.370(2)), filed action against the defendant on the Wright wage claim in the circuit court for Douglas county.”
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