Oregon Statutes 271.600 – Use of term squaw; exceptions
(1) As used in this section:
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 271.600
- public body: means state government bodies, local government bodies and special government bodies. See Oregon Statutes 174.109
- United States: includes territories, outlying possessions and the District of Columbia. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
(a) ‘Indian tribe’ has the meaning given that term in ORS § 97.740.
(b) ‘Public body’ has the meaning given that term in ORS § 174.109.
(c) ‘Public property’ has the meaning given that term in ORS § 131.705.
(2) A public body may not use the term ‘squaw’ in the name of a public property.
(3) When a public body changes a name that contains the term ‘squaw,’ the public body shall consider as the replacement name a term or phrase in the language of an Indian tribe.
(4) Subsection (2) of this section does not apply if:
(a) Federal law requires the use of the term ‘squaw’; or
(b) The public property is a geographic feature that an agency of the United States names using the term ‘squaw.’ [2001 c.652 § 1; 2005 c.165 § 1]
271.600 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS Chapter 271 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
[1953 c.158 1,2; repealed by 1981 c.787 § 58]
[1967 c.318 § 1; repealed by 1983 c.642 § 11]
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