Oregon Statutes 685.210 – Enforcement; jurisdiction
(1) The district attorneys of the state shall prosecute all persons charged with violation of any of the provisions of this chapter.
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 685.210
- Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
- 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.
- Naturopathic medicine: means the discipline that includes physiotherapy, natural healing processes and minor surgery and has as its objective the maintaining of the body in, or of restoring it to, a state of normal health. See Oregon Statutes 685.010
- Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
- Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
(2) Justice courts, municipal courts and circuit courts have concurrent jurisdiction for the prosecution of offenses under this chapter.
(3) The Oregon Board of Naturopathic Medicine, in its own name, may maintain an action for an injunction against any person violating ORS § 685.020. A person who has been so enjoined may be punished for contempt by the court issuing the injunction. An injunction may be issued without proof of actual damage sustained by any person. An injunction does not relieve a person from criminal prosecution for violation of ORS § 685.020 or from any other civil, criminal or disciplinary remedy. [Amended by 1985 c.624 § 16; 2005 c.215 § 1; 2009 c.43 § 32]