Oregon Statutes 297.990 – Penalties
In addition to all other penalties, any county court, board of county commissioners or managing or executive officers of any municipal corporation, who violate any of the provisions of ORS § 297.405 to 297.555 or fail to have the audits and examinations required by those sections made, upon such violation or failure shall forfeit to the county or other municipality their salaries and fees due them from the county or other municipality; and it shall be unlawful for any officer of such county or municipality to draw any warrant in favor of the members of such court, or such commissioners, or managing or executive officers of such corporation, in payment of such salaries or fees, or to pay the same in any manner. [Amended by 1977 c.774 § 23; 1979 c.286 § 13]
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 297.990
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- County court: includes board of county commissioners. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
- Violate: includes failure to comply. See Oregon Statutes 174.100