STATUTORY REFERENCES
FOR
OREGON COUNTIES
The statutory references listed below refer the code user to state statutes applicable to Oregon counties. They are current with the 2015 Regular Session of the State legislature.
General Provisions
County boundaries
O.R.S. Chs. 201 and 202
Elections
O.R.S. § 203.085
General powers
O.R.S. § 203.010
Home rule
O.R.S. § 203.710 et seq.
Ordinances
O.R.S. § 203.040 et seq.
Ordinance penalties
O.R.S. § 203.065
Violations and traffic offenses
O.R.S. Ch. 153
Administration and Personnel
Appointment of legal counsel
O.R.S. § 203.145
Boards of county commissioners
O.R.S. § 203.230 et seq.
Civil service for county employees
O.R.S. Ch. 241
Compensation of county officers
O.R.S. § 204.112 et seq.
County accountants
O.R.S. Ch. 210
County clerks
O.R.S. Ch. 205
County governing bodies
O.R.S. §§ 203.111 et seq.
County home rule
O.R.S. § 203.710 et seq.
County planning commissions
O.R.S. § 215.010 et seq.
County surveyors
O.R.S. Ch. 209
County treasurers
O.R.S. Ch. 208
Election of county officers
O.R.S. § 204.005 et seq., 203.085
Government ethics
O.R.S. Ch. 244
Public employees retirement system
O.R.S. Ch. 238
Public employee rights and benefits
O.R.S. Ch. 243
Public officers and employees generally
O.R.S. Title 22
Sheriffs
O.R.S. Ch. 206
Vacancies in and removal from county offices
O.R.S. § 236.210 et seq.
Revenue and Finance
Audits of public funds and financial records
O.R.S. Ch. 297
Claims against the county
O.R.S. § 210.170 et seq.
Collection and disposition of fees
O.R.S. § 205.320 et seq.
County and municipal financial administration
O.R.S. Ch. 294
Depositories of public funds and securities
O.R.S. Ch. 295
Limitations on powers of counties to assist corporations
Oregon Const. Art. XI § 9
Local government borrowing
O.R.S. Ch. 287A
Public contracts and purchasing
O.R.S. Chs. 279A—279C
Revenue related ordinances
O.R.S. § 203.055
Business Licenses and Regulations
General authority
O.R.S. §§ 203.010 and 203.035
Private Security Services—State preemption
O.R.S. § 203.090
Animals
Animal control
O.R.S. Ch. 609
Animals generally
O.R.S. Title 48
Health and Safety
Camping by homeless
O.R.S. § 203.077 et seq.
Fire protection
O.R.S. Title 38
Fireworks
O.R.S. § 480.111 et seq.
Food and other commodities
O.R.S. Title 49
General authority
O.R.S. §§ 203.010 and 203.035
Public health and safety
O.R.S. Title 36
Public Peace, Morals and Welfare
Crimes
O.R.S. Title 16
Curfew
O.R.S. § 419C.680
Firearms regulation
O.R.S. § 166.170 et seq
Local and regional correctional facilities
O.R.S. Ch. 169
Vehicles and Traffic
Abandoned vehicles
ORS Ch. 819
Driving under influence of intoxicants
O.R.S. Ch. 813
Off-road vehicles
O.R.S. Ch. 821
Oregon Vehicle Code
O.R.S Title 59
Powers of local authorities
O.R.S. §§ 801.020 and 801.040
Rules of the road
O.R.S. Ch. 811
Roads, Parks and Other Public Areas
County lands
O.R.S. Ch. 275
Park and recreation districts
O.R.S. Ch. 266
Public buildings
O.R.S. Ch. 276
Public Services
Cemeteries
O.R.S. Ch. 265
Electric power
O.R.S. Ch. 262
Mass transit
O.R.S. Ch. 267
Utility districts
O.R.S. Ch. 261
Water supply
O.R.S. Ch. 264
Buildings and Construction
State building code
O.R.S. Ch. 455
Subdivisions
Subdivision ordinances and procedures
O.R.S. § 215.050 et seq.
Zoning
County planning and zoning
O.R.S. Ch. 215
Exclusive farm use zones
O.R.S. § 215.203 et seq.