72nd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2003 Regular Session
 
NOTE:  Matter within  { +  braces and plus signs + } in an
amended section is new. Matter within  { -  braces and minus
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LC 1588
 
                         House Bill 2593
 
Sponsored by COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY (at the request of Oregon
  Justice of the Peace Association)
 
 
                             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.
 
  Removes prohibition on justice of the peace district including
portion of city that is county seat or in which circuit court
regularly holds court.
  Declares emergency, effective on passage.
 
                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to justice of the peace districts; amending ORS 51.020;
  and declaring an emergency.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1. ORS 51.020 is amended to read:
  51.020. (1) The county court or board of county commissioners
of every county may set off and establish, or modify the
boundaries of, justice of the peace districts within the county.
No more than six justice of the peace districts shall be set off
or established or permitted to remain in existence within any
county.   { - Except in the counties of Baker, Gilliam, Grant,
Harney, Morrow, Sherman, Tillamook and Wheeler, a justice of the
peace district may not include any portion of the city that is
the county seat for the county or any portion of a city in which
a circuit court regularly holds court. In the counties of Baker,
Gilliam, Grant, Harney, Morrow, Sherman, Tillamook and Wheeler, a
justice of the peace district in existence on January 15, 1998,
may include any portion of the city that is the county seat for
the county, or any portion of a city in which a circuit court
regularly holds court, until such time as the justice court
ceases to provide judicial services within the county seat or
city. If the justice court ceases to provide judicial services
within the county seat or city, the district that includes
portions of the county seat or city shall cease to exist and may
not thereafter be reestablished. - }
  (2) At the time that the county court or board of county
commissioners of a county sets off and establishes the boundaries
of a justice of the peace district, the county court or board of
county commissioners may require as a qualification for the
office that a person serving as justice of the peace in the
district be a member of the Oregon State Bar.
  SECTION 2.  { + This 2003 Act being necessary for the immediate
preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency
is declared to exist, and this 2003 Act takes effect on its
passage. + }
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