Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 193 § 193.020 — Newspaper in which public notice may be published
Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 193 ·
Oregon Code § 193.020·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Newspaper in which public notice may be published.
(1) Any public notice of any
description, the publication of which is now or hereafter required by law,
shall be published in any newspaper, as defined in ORS 193.010, which is
published within the county, city of which any part lies within that county,
city, district or other jurisdiction where the action, suit or other proceeding
is pending, or is to be commenced or had, or in which the legal publication is
required to be given.
(2) If
publication in only one newspaper is required by law, and if more than one
newspaper fulfills the requirements of subsection (1) of this section, the
public notice shall be published in that newspaper which the moving party
considers best suited to give actual notice. However, nothing in this
subsection prohibits the publication in more than one newspaper if desired by
the moving party.
(3) If no
newspaper is published within the county, city, district or jurisdiction where
the action, suit or other proceeding is pending, or is to be commenced or had,
or in which the legal publication is required to be given, public notice shall
be published in:
(a) The newspaper
published nearest to such county, city, district or jurisdiction; or
(b) Any
publication that is published in such county, city, district or jurisdiction
and that satisfies all the requirements for being a newspaper except that it is
published less than once a week but not less than once a month.
(4) If more than
one newspaper or publication fulfills the requirements of subsection (3) of
this section, the public notice shall be published in that newspaper or
publication which the moving party considers most effective for providing
actual notice. [Amended by 1963 c.432 §1; 1979 c.760 §2; 1983 c.831 §1]
Plain English Explanation
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Key Points
01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 193.020
03Subject to legislative amendments
04Consult a licensed attorney for application to specific cases
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