71st OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2001 Regular Session
 
NOTE:  Matter within  { +  braces and plus signs + } in an
amended section is new. Matter within  { -  braces and minus
signs - } is existing law to be omitted. New sections are within
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LC 3452
 
                         House Bill 2949
 
Sponsored by COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
 
 
                             SUMMARY
 
The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the
measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to
consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's
brief statement of the essential features of the measure as
introduced.
 
  For purposes of statutes, defines may not and shall not as
equivalent expressions of absolute prohibition.
 
                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to the construction of statutes; amending ORS 174.100.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1. ORS 174.100 is amended to read:
  174.100. As used in the statute laws of this state, unless the
context or a specially applicable definition requires otherwise:
  (1) 'Any other state' includes any state and the District of
Columbia.
  (2) 'City' includes any incorporated village or town.
  (3) 'County court' includes board of county commissioners.
   { +  (4) 'May not' and 'shall not' are equivalent expressions
of an absolute prohibition. + }
    { - (4) - }   { + (5) + } 'Person' includes individuals,
corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited
liability companies and joint stock companies.
    { - (5) - }   { + (6) + } 'State Treasury' includes those
financial assets the lawful custody of which are vested in the
State Treasurer and the office of the State Treasurer relating to
the custody of those financial assets.
    { - (6) - }  { +  (7) + } 'To' means 'to and including' when
used in a reference to a series of statute sections, subsections
or paragraphs.
    { - (7) - }   { + (8) + } 'United States' includes
territories, outlying possessions and the District of Columbia.
    { - (8) - }   { + (9) + } 'Violate' includes failure to
comply.
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