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2025 Oregon Revised Statutes
Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections
Chapter 203 - County Governing Bodies; County Home Rule
GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Section 203.010 - General powers of county as body politic and corporate.
- Section 203.015 - Power of county to contract for purchase or lease of real or personal property.
- Section 203.020 [Repealed by 1979 c.492 §1]
- Section 203.030 - Definition for ORS 203.030 to 203.075.
- Section 203.035 - Power of county governing body or electors over matters of county concern.
- Section 203.040 - Inapplicability of ordinances inside incorporated city.
- Section 203.045 - Procedure for adopting ordinance; inapplicability to county prescribing procedure by charter or other statutes.
- Section 203.050 [1973 c.282 §5; 1975 c.736 §2; repealed by 1979 c.190 §431]
- Section 203.055 - Elector approval of taxation related ordinance.
- Section 203.060 - Judicial review and invalidation of ordinances.
- Section 203.065 - Violation of county ordinances; remedies; enforcement; status of nuisance declared by ordinance; disposition of fines.
- Section 203.075 - Applicable law for local improvement assessments.
- Section 203.077 [1995 c.121 §1; renumbered 195.500 in 2021]
- Section 203.079 [1995 c.121 §2; 1999 c.761 §1; 2021 c.371 §1; renumbered 195.505 in 2021]
- Section 203.081 [1995 c.121 §3; renumbered 195.510 in 2021]
- Section 203.082 [1999 c.319 §1; 2021 c.18 §6; renumbered 195.520 in 2021]
- Section 203.085 - County election dates; emergency elections.
- Section 203.090 [1995 c.510 §1; 2003 c.546 §13; 2005 c.447 §13; renumbered 181A.895 in 2015]
- Section 203.095 [2009 c.789 §1; 2012 c.76 §1; repealed by 2012 c.76 §5 and 2013 c.485 §1]
- Section 203.100 [2009 c.789 §2; 2012 c.76 §2; repealed by 2012 c.76 §5 and 2013 c.485 §1]
- Section 203.105 - Program in Governor’s office to assist counties in fiscal distress.
- Section 203.110 [Amended by 1971 c.88 §6; repealed by 1981 c.140 §2 (203.111 enacted in lieu of 203.110)]
- Section 203.111 - County governing body; legislative authority; quorum.
- Section 203.113 [1981 c.529 §2; 1983 c.827 §46; repealed by 1987 c.793 §2]
- Section 203.115 - County power to change fees.
- Section 203.120 [Amended by 1959 c.532 §1; 1963 c.31 §1; 1973 c.494 §1; 1981 c.153 §55; repealed by 1981 c.140 §5]
- Section 203.121 [1965 c.419 §2; 1969 c.516 §1; renumbered 203.145]
- Section 203.122 [1959 c.139 §1; 1965 c.432 §1; repealed by 1981 c.41 §3]
- Section 203.123 [1969 c.511 §3; 1971 c.743 §345; repealed by 1981 c.41 §3]
- Section 203.124 [1959 c.649 §§1,2,3; repealed by 1981 c.41 §3]
- Section 203.125 [Repealed by 1981 c.41 §3]
- Section 203.127 [1973 c.487 §§1,2,3,4; 1975 c.239 §4; repealed by 1981 c.41 §3]
- Section 203.130 [Amended by 1955 c.273 §1; repealed by 1981 c.41 §3]
- Section 203.132 - Inclusion of property outside county or in city in county assessment for local improvement.
- Section 203.135 - Eminent domain power of county.
- Section 203.140 [Amended by 1963 c.9 §3; repealed by 1981 c.41 §3]
- Section 203.145 - Appointment of legal counsel for county governing body; authority of counsel; compensation.
- Section 203.148 - Public Land Corner Preservation Fund; fees for recording.
- Section 203.150 [Repealed by 1981 c.41 §3]
- Section 203.160 [Repealed by 1981 c.41 §3]
- Section 203.170 [Amended by 1953 c.477 §7; 1957 c.49 §1; repealed by 1981 c.41 §3]
- Section 203.180 [Repealed by 1953 c.306 §18]
- Section 203.190 [Repealed by 1981 c.41 §3]
- Section 203.200 [Repealed by 1979 c.772 §17]
- Section 203.210 [Amended by 1953 c.306 §17; repealed by 1971 c.88 §8]
- Section 203.219 [1953 c.477 §1; repealed by 1971 c.88 §8]
- Section 203.220 [1953 c.477 §3; repealed by 1971 c.88 §8]
- Section 203.223 [1959 c.174 §1; repealed by 1971 c.88 §8]
- Section 203.224 [1959 c.174 §4; repealed by 1981 c.41 §3]
- Section 203.226 [1963 c.386 §1; repealed by 1971 c.88 §8]
- Section 203.228 [1963 c.386 §3; repealed by 1981 c.41 §3]
- Section 203.230 - Abolishing office of county judge and establishing board of county commissioners in noncharter county; referral of order; operative date.
- Section 203.240 - Organization, powers and duties of board.
- Section 203.310 [Repealed by 1959 c.527 §11]
- Section 203.320 [Repealed by 1959 c.527 §11]
- Section 203.330 [Repealed by 1959 c.527 §11]
- Section 203.340 [Repealed by 1959 c.527 §11]
- Section 203.350 [Repealed by 1959 c.527 §11]
- Section 203.360 [Repealed by 1959 c.527 §11]
- Section 203.370 [Repealed by 1959 c.527 §11]
- Section 203.380 [Repealed by 1959 c.527 §11]
- Section 203.390 [Repealed by 1959 c.527 §11]
- Section 203.400 [Repealed by 1959 c.527 §11]
- Section 203.410 [Repealed by 1959 c.527 §11]
- Section 203.420 [Repealed by 1959 c.527 §11]
- Section 203.430 [Repealed by 1959 c.527 §11]
- Section 203.440 [Repealed by 1959 c.527 §11]
- Section 203.450 [Repealed by 1959 c.527 §11]
- Section 203.460 [Repealed by 1959 c.527 §11]
- Section 203.470 [Repealed by 1959 c.527 §11]
- Section 203.480 [Repealed by 1959 c.527 §11]
- Section 203.490 [Repealed by 1959 c.527 §11]
- Section 203.500 [Repealed by 1959 c.527 §11]
- Section 203.510 [Repealed by 1959 c.527 §11]
- Section 203.520 [Repealed by 1959 c.527 §11]
- Section 203.530 [Repealed by 1959 c.527 §11]
- Section 203.540 [Repealed by 1959 c.527 §11]
- Section 203.550 [Repealed by 1959 c.527 §11]
- Section 203.710 - Performance of functions by officers designated by county law; definition.
- Section 203.720 - Electors of county may adopt, amend, revise or repeal county charter by simple majority; certain provisions, deemed matters of county concern, to prevail over state law.
- Section 203.725 - County charter amendment; single subject; separate submission to electors.
- Section 203.730 - Charter committee appointed after filing of resolution or petition; sufficiency of petition; notice to persons entitled to make appointments to committee.
- Section 203.740 - Charter committee and members; appointment, qualifications, vacancies, terms, organization, meetings.
- Section 203.750 - County funds for charter committee; committee staff; county officials to cooperate.
- Section 203.760 - Submission of proposed charter to electors after public hearing; approval of conflicting charters.
- Section 203.770 - Copies of charters and amendments, revisions and repeals; judicial notice.
- Section 203.780 [1959 c.527 §9; 1963 c.290 §1; 1975 c.766 §2b; repealed by 1979 c.190 §431]
- Section 203.790 [1959 c.527 §10; repealed by 1979 c.190 §431]
- Section 203.810 - Offenses under county law; jurisdiction; prosecutions; enforcement.
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