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ORS 14.175

Applied in 66 court decisions — leading case Horton v. Oregon Health & Science University (2016)

Most recently applied in State v. Roberts (February 2026)

2007 c.770 §1

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In any action in which a party alleges that an act, policy or practice of a public body, as defined in ORS 174.109, or of any officer, employee or agent of a public body, as defined in ORS 174.109, is unconstitutional or is otherwise contrary to law, the party may continue to prosecute the action and the court may issue a judgment on the validity of the challenged act, policy or practice even though the specific act, policy or practice giving rise to the action no longer has a practical effect on the party if the court determines that:

(1) The party had standing to commence the action;

(2) The act challenged by the party is capable of repetition, or the policy or practice challenged by the party continues in effect; and

(3) The challenged policy or practice, or similar acts, are likely to evade judicial review in the future.

Official source: Oregon State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Oregon statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.