{"data":{"id":"us-or/ors-203.010","jurisdiction":"us-or","citation":"ORS 203.010","heading":"General powers of county as body politic and corporate.","body":"Each county is a body politic and corporate for the following purposes:\n      (1) To sue and be sued;\n      (2) To purchase and hold for the use of the county lands lying within its own limits and any personal estate;\n      (3) To make all necessary contracts; and\n      (4) To do all other necessary acts in relation to the property and concerns of the county.","path":["06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections","20. Counties and County officers","Chapter 203 — County Governing Bodies; County Home Rule"],"source_url":"https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors203.html","current_through":"2025 Edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T23:50:12Z","sha256":"9309d71b2384d614980940fcd6ab8950ad27b261114375b8ed0591e232c71214","source_id":"us-or","stale":false,"prev":"us-or/ors-202.320","next":"us-or/ors-203.015"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}