Oregon Statutes 9.162 – Definitions for ORS 9.160 to 9.166
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As used in ORS § 9.160 to 9.166 and 9.280, unless the context or subject matter requires otherwise:
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 9.162
- 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.
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
- public body: means state government bodies, local government bodies and special government bodies. See Oregon Statutes 174.109
(1) ‘Person’ means a human being, a public body as defined by ORS § 174.109, a public or private corporation, an unincorporated association, a partnership, a limited liability company or any other business entity created under law.
(2) ‘Restitution’ means full, partial or nominal payment of pecuniary damages to a victim.
(3) ‘Victim’ means any person who the court determines has suffered pecuniary damages as a result of any other person’s violation of ORS § 9.160. [1987 c.860 § 2; 2009 c.218 § 3]