ORS 35.215

Known as the General Condemnation Procedure Act

The act spans §§ 35–35 (68 sections).

Applied in 6 court decisions — leading case State Ex Rel. English v. Multnomah County (2010)

Most recently applied in State Ex Rel. English v. Multnomah County (June 2010)

1971 c.741 §4; 1983 c.327 §10; 2003 c.14 §18

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Court decisions citing this, by year. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) “Condemner” means the state, any city, county, school district, municipal or public corporation, political subdivision or any instrumentality or any agency thereof or a private corporation that has the power to exercise the right of eminent domain.

(2) “Owner” or “owner of the property” means the owner of property.

(3) “Person” means person as defined by ORS 174.100 and also includes the state, any city, county, school district, municipal or public corporation, political subdivision or any instrumentality or any agency thereof.

(4) “Private condemner” means a private corporation that has the power to exercise the right of eminent domain.

(5) “Property” means real or personal property or any interest therein of any kind or nature that is subject to condemnation.

(6) “Public condemner” means condemner other than private condemner.

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