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Section 310.200 – Purpose.

The purpose of ORS 310.200 to 310.242 is to set forth the procedure by which tax reductions caused by implementation of section 11, Article XI of the Oregon Constitution, and caused by additional statutory reductions, for the tax year beginning July 1, 1997, are to be distributed to the property taxpayers and taxing districts of […]

Section 310.202 – Definitions for ORS 310.200 to 310.242.

As used in ORS 310.200 to 310.242: (1) “Local option taxes” means taxes described under section 11 (4) or (7)(c), Article XI of the Oregon Constitution, and does not include serial levies or continuing levies first imposed in the tax year beginning July 1, 1997, that merely replace serial or one-year levies imposed in the […]

Section 310.204 – “Hospital facility” defined.

In order to determine if ad valorem property taxes are used to support a hospital facility and therefore are subject to section 11 (6), Article XI of the Oregon Constitution, the term “hospital facility” means a facility with an organized medical staff, with permanent facilities that include inpatient beds, and with medical services, including physician […]

Section 310.140 – Legislative findings; definitions.

(1) The Legislative Assembly finds that Article XI, section 11b, of the Oregon Constitution, was drafted by citizens and placed before the voters of the State of Oregon by initiative petition. Article XI, section 11b, of the Oregon Constitution, uses terms that do not have established legal meanings and require definition by the Legislative Assembly. […]

Section 310.020 – Levy of tax to defray county expenses.

The county court or board of county commissioners for each county in the state shall, in July of each year, levy a tax upon all taxable property in the county sufficient in amount to defray the expenses of the county for the current fiscal year.