Oregon Law
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28.010Power of courts; form of declaration 28.020Declarations as to writings and laws 28.030Construction of contract before or after breach 28.040[Amended by 1961 c.344 §101; repealed by 2021 c.282 §23] 28.050Enumeration not exclusive 28.060Discretion of court to refuse judgment 28.070Appeal or review 28.080Supplemental relief 28.090Trial of issues of fact 28.100Costs 28.110Parties; service on Attorney General when constitutional question involved 28.120Construction and administration 28.130“Person” defined 28.140Provisions severable 28.150Uniformity of interpretation 28.160Short title 28.200Supreme Court authorized to answer questions of law certified by other courts 28.205Procedure to invoke ORS 28.200 to 28.255 28.210Certification order 28.215Form of certification order; submission of record 28.220Fees; apportionment between parties 28.225Procedure in certification matters 28.230Opinion on certified question 28.235Certification to another state 28.240Procedure for certification to another state 28.245Severability 28.250Construction 28.255Short title

Chapter 28 — Declaratory Judgments; Certification of Questions of Law

ORS 28.235 Certification to another state

The Supreme Court or the Court of Appeals of this state, on their own motion or the motion of any party, may order certification of questions of law to the highest court of any state when it appears to the certifying court that there are involved in any proceeding before the court questions of law of the receiving state which may be determinative of the cause then pending in the certifying court and it appears to the certifying court that there are no controlling precedents in the decisions of the highest court or intermediate appellate courts of the receiving state.

Note: See note under 28.200.

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