§ 468.920 Definitions for ORS 468.922 to 468.956
§ 468.922 Unlawful disposal, storage or treatment of hazardous waste in the second degree
§ 468.924 Applicability of ORS 161.655
§ 468.926 Unlawful disposal, storage or treatment of hazardous waste in the first degree
§ 468.929 Unlawful transport of hazardous waste in the second degree
§ 468.931 Unlawful transport of hazardous waste in the first degree
§ 468.933 Determination of number of punishable offenses under ORS 468.922, 468.926, 468.929 and 468.931
§ 468.936 Unlawful air pollution in the second degree
§ 468.939 Unlawful air pollution in the first degree
§ 468.941 Determination of number of punishable offenses under ORS 468.936 and 468.939
§ 468.943 Unlawful water pollution in the second degree
§ 468.946 Unlawful water pollution in the first degree
§ 468.948 Unlawful motorized in-stream placer mining
§ 468.949 Determination of number of punishable offenses under ORS 468.943 and 468.946
§ 468.951 Environmental endangerment
§ 468.953 Supplying false information to agency
§ 468.956 Refusal to produce material subpoenaed by commission
§ 468.959 Upset or bypass as affirmative defense
§ 468.961 Approval of Attorney General or district attorney before bringing felony charge; guidelines for bringing felony charge; model guidelines
§ 468.962 Notice to Department of Revenue of environmental felony
§ 468.963 Environmental audit privilege; exceptions; burden of proving privilege; waiver; disclosure after in camera review
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Terms Used In Oregon Statutes > Chapter 468 > Environmental Crimes

  • Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
  • Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
  • public body: means state government bodies, local government bodies and special government bodies. See Oregon Statutes 174.109
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.