Chapter 60
AN ACT
HB 2358
Relating to Oregon State Bar; amending ORS 9.010.
Be It Enacted by the People of
the State of
SECTION 1. ORS 9.010 is amended to read:
9.010. (1) An attorney,
admitted to practice in this state, is an officer of the court[; and].
(2) The Oregon State Bar is a public corporation
and an instrumentality of the Judicial Department of the government of the
State of
(3) The bar is
subject to the following statutes applicable to public bodies:
(a) ORS 30.210 to
30.250[,].
(b) ORS 30.260 to
30.300[,].
(c) ORS 30.310, 30.312, 30.390[,] and 30.400[,].
(d) The
(e) ORS 192.410 to 192.505[,].
(f) ORS 192.610 to 192.690[,].
(g) ORS 243.401 to
243.507.
(h) ORS 244.010
to 244.040[,].
(i) ORS 297.110 to 297.230[,].
(j) ORS chapters 307, 308 and 311[,].
(k) ORS 731.036 and 737.600.
(4) [However,] Except
as provided in subsection (3) of this section, the bar is not subject to
any [other] statute applicable to a
state agency, department, board or commission or public body unless [such] the statute expressly
provides that it is applicable to the Oregon State Bar.
[(2)] (5) The Oregon State Bar has perpetual succession and a
seal, and [it] may sue and be sued.
Notwithstanding the provisions of ORS 270.020 and 279.835 to 279.855 and ORS
chapters 278, 279A, 279B and 279C, [it]
the bar may, in its own name, for the purpose of carrying into effect and
promoting its objectives, enter into contracts and lease, acquire, hold, own,
encumber, insure, sell, replace, deal in and with and dispose of real and
personal property.
[(3)] (6) No obligation of any kind incurred or created under
this section shall be, or be considered, an indebtedness or obligation of the
State of
Approved by the Governor April 17, 2007
Filed in the office of Secretary of State April 17, 2007
Effective date January 1, 2008
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