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Oregon Mobile Home Owners and Renters
…public and personal records, estate, contractor, land use, local, and many other Oregon legal subjects. Oregon landlord-tenant resources may be of some limited use – note that mobile home laws…
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UELMA in Oregon: 2013 HB 2944: Is that Online Statute Legally Correct?
If you research the law online, you need to have authenticated, official laws – yes, you do! There is no point relying on statutes, cases, regulations, and other government…
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Traffic (and Driving) Tips from Washington State and Oregon Traffic Legislation Round-up
…own (Oregon) city or state’s traffic laws, we know even less about our destination city’s laws. So, if you’re heading to Seattle (or anywhere in Washington State, for that matter),…
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Oregon Interest Rates: How Much Can They Charge?
…IX (C), page 89, of the “Guide to Doing Business in Oregon” (by lawyers at the Davis, Wright, Tremaine law firm), “Applicability of State Usury Laws,” which you…
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Following a House Bill in the Oregon Legislature: Uniform Power of Attorney Act
…lot of useful information at the Legislature’s website: background briefs, fiscal office publications, legislative counsel, and more. These actions all lead to the dreaded Legislative Histories! (Note: Uniform Laws are…
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Oregon Last Will and Testament: Free, downloadable forms?
Are there free, online, downloadable, official forms you can use to write a legally enforceable Oregon will? Sorry, but the answer is no, at least not if you want…
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“Survey: [State Court] Judges Split on Their Use of Social Media”
…Split on Their Use of Social Media For example: “Appointed judges are far less likely than elected judges to use social media. Of judges who run for competitive election, 66.7%…
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Emergency Clauses in the Oregon Constitution and Laws – Referendum Power Reserved to the People
…state lawmakers recognize the people’s primacy — or game the system to impose their own? Oregon’s constitution guarantees its citizens the right of referendum, to put laws passed by their…
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Three-Strikes Laws and The Hunt for the Holy Grail
…to answer the question. We were recently asked how many states have three-strikes laws. Now, you would think this would be straightforward, but it’s not. There are many studies, many…