(1) A member, admitted to practice in this state, is an officer of the court.

Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 9.010

  • 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.
  • judicial department: means the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeals, the Oregon Tax Court, the circuit courts and all administrative divisions of those courts, whether denominated as boards, commissions, committees or departments or by any other designation. See Oregon Statutes 174.113
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • public body: means state government bodies, local government bodies and special government bodies. See Oregon Statutes 174.109
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.

(2) The Oregon State Bar is a public corporation and an instrumentality of the Judicial Department of the government of the State of Oregon. The bar is authorized to carry out the provisions of ORS § 9.005 to 9.757.

(3) The bar is subject to the following statutes applicable to public bodies:

(a) ORS § 30.210 to 30.250.

(b) ORS § 30.260 to 30.300.

(c) ORS § 30.310, 30.312, 30.390 and 30.400.

(d) The Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure.

(e) ORS § 192.311 to 192.478.

(f) ORS § 192.610 to 192.705.

(g) ORS § 243.401 to 243.507.

(h) ORS § 244.010 to 244.040.

(i) ORS § 297.110 to 297.230.

(j) ORS chapters 307, 308 and 311.

(k) ORS § 731.036 and 737.600.

(4) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, the bar is not subject to any statute applicable to a state agency, department, board or commission or public body unless the statute expressly provides that it is applicable to the Oregon State Bar.

(5) The Oregon State Bar has perpetual succession and a seal, and may sue and be sued. Notwithstanding the provisions of ORS § 270.020 and 279.835 to 279.855 and ORS chapters 278, 279A, 279B and 279C, the bar may, in its own name, for the purpose of carrying into effect and promoting its objectives, enter into contracts and lease, acquire, hold, own, encumber, insure, sell, replace, deal in and with and dispose of real and personal property.

(6) No obligation of any kind incurred or created under this section shall be, or be considered, an indebtedness or obligation of the State of Oregon. [Amended by 1955 c.463 § 1; 1965 c.461 § 1; 1985 c.446 § 1; 1997 c.249 § 6; 2003 c.794 § 194; 2007 c.60 § 1; 2023 c.72 § 2]

 

[Amended by 1971 c.103 § 1; repealed by 1973 c.114 § 5]

 

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