§ 756.518 Procedures applicable to all matters before commission; oral hearing; rules
§ 756.521 Public hearings; record required; furnishing transcripts
§ 756.525 Parties to proceedings
§ 756.528 Segregation of issues
§ 756.534 Place of hearings; continuation
§ 756.538 Taking and use of depositions; rules
§ 756.543 Issuance of subpoenas; failure to comply
§ 756.549 Self-incrimination of witnesses in commission proceedings
§ 756.552 Self-incrimination of witnesses in court proceedings
§ 756.555 Powers of commission at hearings
§ 756.558 Taking of evidence; findings; issuance of orders; providing copies of orders
§ 756.561 Rehearing; reconsideration
§ 756.565 Prima facie effect of commission actions
§ 756.568 Rescission, suspension and amendment of orders
§ 756.572 Effect of orders on successors in interest
§ 756.575 Notice of acceptance of terms of orders
§ 756.610 Judicial review

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Terms Used In Oregon Statutes > Chapter 756 > Hearing Procedure

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Deposition: An oral statement made before an officer authorized by law to administer oaths. Such statements are often taken to examine potential witnesses, to obtain discovery, or to be used later in trial.
  • 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.
  • Interrogatories: Written questions asked by one party of an opposing party, who must answer them in writing under oath; a discovery device in a lawsuit.
  • 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.
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • Oral argument: An opportunity for lawyers to summarize their position before the court and also to answer the judges' questions.
  • Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
  • Testify: Answer questions in court.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.