Oregon Law
Law as of Jan 1, 2026
Chapter contents
202.010“County court” defined 202.020Petitions to form new counties or change existing county boundaries 202.030Election order; conduct of election; ballot title 202.040Commissioners to arrange terms on proposal to change boundaries 202.050Certification of election to Secretary of State 202.060Proclamation by Governor 202.070Operation and effect of proclamation 202.080Boundaries to conform to established legal subdivisions; filing boundary change with county assessor and Department of Revenue 202.090Validity of election 202.100County judge and commissioners for new county 202.110Other county officers 202.120Locating county seat 202.130State laws to govern county court 202.140Compensation of members of county court 202.150Disposition of public property, records and tax liens 202.160Transcription of real estate, court and tax records 202.170Transfer of records 202.180Transfer of electors’ registration records and election records 202.190Payment of moneys due from state 202.200Apportionment of state taxes payable 202.210Ascertainment, apportionment and assumption of indebtedness 202.220Disposition of special funds and property 202.230Distribution of funds in excess of indebtedness 202.240Payment of apportioned indebtedness 202.250Authority to collect revenues 202.260Redistricting of county and filling of vacancies 202.270Renumbering of school and road districts 202.280Validity of school district bonds 202.290Judicial district affiliation 202.300[Repealed by 2015 c.212 §5] 202.310Venue of actions and proceedings 202.320Place of return of processes, writs, bonds, notices and other papers

Chapter 202 — Establishment of New Counties; Change of Boundaries

ORS 202.080 Boundaries to conform to established legal subdivisions; filing boundary change with county assessor and Department of Revenue

(1)

In the establishment of any proposed new county and in the establishment of the boundaries of counties in which a change is proposed, the same shall be made to conform to the established government legal subdivisions.

(2)

For purposes of ad valorem taxation, a boundary change must be filed in final approved form with the county assessor and the Department of Revenue as provided in ORS 308.225.

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Version history

Earlier statutory text is available in an ingested published ORS edition.