Terms Used In Oregon Statutes > Chapter 705 > Administration > Generally

• Actual conflict of interest: means any action or any decision or recommendation by a person acting in a capacity as a public official, the effect of which would be to the private pecuniary benefit or detriment of the person or the person's relative or any business with which the person or a relative of the person is associated unless the pecuniary benefit or detriment arises out of circumstances described in subsection (13) of this section. See Oregon Statutes 244.020
• Board: means the Workers' Compensation Board. See Oregon Statutes 705.010
• Business: means any corporation, partnership, proprietorship, firm, enterprise, franchise, association, organization, self-employed individual and any other legal entity operated for economic gain but excluding any income-producing not-for-profit corporation that is tax exempt under section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code with which a public official or a relative of the public official is associated only as a member or board director or in a nonremunerative capacity. See Oregon Statutes 244.020
• Candidate: means an individual for whom a declaration of candidacy, nominating petition or certificate of nomination to public office has been filed or whose name is printed on a ballot or is expected to be or has been presented, with the individual's consent, for nomination or election to public office. See Oregon Statutes 244.020
• City: includes any incorporated village or town. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• 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.
• Department: means the Department of Consumer and Business Services. See Oregon Statutes 705.010
• Director: means the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services. See Oregon Statutes 705.010
• Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
• Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
• Honorarium: means a payment or something of economic value given to a public official in exchange for services upon which custom or propriety prevents the setting of a price. See Oregon Statutes 244.020
• Income: means income of any nature derived from any source, including, but not limited to, any salary, wage, advance, payment, dividend, interest, rent, honorarium, return of capital, forgiveness of indebtedness, or anything of economic value. See Oregon Statutes 244.020
• Interest rate: The amount paid by a borrower to a lender in exchange for the use of the lender's money for a certain period of time. Interest is paid on loans or on debt instruments, such as notes or bonds, either at regular intervals or as part of a lump sum payment when the issue matures. ^{Source: OCC}
• 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.
• Legislative or administrative interest: means an economic interest, distinct from that of the general public, in:

  (a) Any matter subject to the decision or vote of the public official acting in the public official's capacity as a public official; or

  (b) Any matter that would be subject to the decision or vote of the candidate who, if elected, would be acting in the capacity of a public official. See Oregon Statutes 244.020

• Member of the household: means any person who resides with the public official or candidate. See Oregon Statutes 244.020
• Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
• 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.
• Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
• Potential conflict of interest: means any action or any decision or recommendation by a person acting in a capacity as a public official, the effect of which could be to the private pecuniary benefit or detriment of the person or the person's relative, or a business with which the person or the person's relative is associated, unless the pecuniary benefit or detriment arises out of the following:

  (a) An interest or membership in a particular business, industry, occupation or other class required by law as a prerequisite to the holding by the person of the office or position. See Oregon Statutes 244.020

• public body: means state government bodies, local government bodies and special government bodies. See Oregon Statutes 174.109
• Public official: means the First Partner and any person who, when an alleged violation of this chapter occurs, is serving the State of Oregon or any of its political subdivisions or any other public body as defined in ORS § 174. See Oregon Statutes 244.020
• Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
• Statement of economic interest: means a statement as described by ORS § 244. See Oregon Statutes 244.020
• Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
• Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
• United States: includes territories, outlying possessions and the District of Columbia. See Oregon Statutes 174.100