Oregon Code § 174.117·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Special
government body defined.
(1) Subject to ORS 174.108, as used in the statutes of this state special
government body means any of the following:
(a) A public
corporation created under a statute of this state and specifically designated
as a public corporation.
(b) A school
district.
(c) A public
charter school established under ORS chapter 338.
(d) An education
service district.
(e) A community
college district or community college service district established under ORS
chapter 341.
(f) An
intergovernmental body formed by two or more public bodies.
(g) Any entity
that is created by statute, ordinance or resolution that is not part of state
government or local government.
(h) Any entity
that is not otherwise described in this section that is:
(A) Not part of
state government or local government;
(B) Created
pursuant to authority granted by a statute, ordinance or resolution, but not
directly created by that statute, ordinance or resolution; and
(C) Identified as
a governmental entity by the statute, ordinance or resolution authorizing the
creation of the entity, without regard to the specific terms used by the
statute, ordinance or resolution.
(i) A public
university listed in ORS 352.002.
(2) Subject to
ORS 174.108, as used in the statutes of this state special government body
includes:
(a) An entity
created by statute for the purpose of giving advice only to a special
government body;
(b) An entity
created by a special government body for the purpose of giving advice to the
special government body, if the document creating the entity indicates that the
entity is a public body; and
(c) Any entity
created by a special government body described in subsection (1) of this
section, other than an entity described in paragraph (b) of this subsection,
unless the document creating the entity indicates that the entity is not a
governmental entity or the entity is not subject to any substantial control by
the special government body. [2001 c.74 §8; 2013 c.768 §54; 2015 c.767 §50]
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Key Points
01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 174.117
03Subject to legislative amendments
04Consult a licensed attorney for application to specific cases
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