Upon request of the Director of the Employment Department, the Attorney General or, under the direction of the Attorney General, the district attorney of any county, shall institute or prosecute actions or proceedings for the enforcement of this chapter, when such actions or proceedings are within the county in which such district attorney was elected, and shall defend in like manner all suits, actions and proceedings brought against the director in the official capacity of the director. [Amended by 1971 c.418 § 19]

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Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 657.640

  • employment: includes service that is:

    (a) Subject to the tax imposed by the Federal Unemployment Tax Act; or

    (b) Required to be covered under this chapter as a condition for employers to receive a full tax credit against the tax imposed by the Federal Unemployment Tax Act. See Oregon Statutes 657.030

  • Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.

 

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