Oregon Statutes 30.642 – Definitions for ORS 30.642 to 30.650
As used in ORS § 30.642 to 30.650:
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 30.642
- 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.
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- Habeas corpus: A writ that is usually used to bring a prisoner before the court to determine the legality of his imprisonment. It may also be used to bring a person in custody before the court to give testimony, or to be prosecuted.
- Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
- Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
- public body: means state government bodies, local government bodies and special government bodies. See Oregon Statutes 174.109
(1) ‘Action against a public body‘ means a civil action, including an action brought in a small claims department, an appeal or a petition for review, that names as a defendant a public body as defined in ORS § 30.260 or an officer, employee or agent of a public body. ‘Action against a public body’ does not mean petitions for writs of habeas corpus, petitions for writs of mandamus and petitions for post-conviction relief under ORS § 138.510 to 138.680.
(2) ‘Adult in custody’ means a person incarcerated or detained in a correctional facility who is accused of, convicted of or sentenced for a violation of criminal law or for the violation of the terms and conditions of pretrial release, probation, parole, post-prison supervision or a diversion program.
(3) ‘Correctional facility’ means a Department of Corrections institution or a jail. [1999 c.657 § 1; 2011 c.262 § 3; 2019 c.213 § 4]