{"data":{"id":"us-or/ors-30.642","jurisdiction":"us-or","citation":"ORS 30.642","heading":"Definitions for ORS 30.642 to 30.650.","body":"As used in ORS 30.642 to 30.650:\n      (1) “Action against a public body” means a civil action, including an action brought in a small claims department, an appeal or a petition for review, that names as a defendant a public body as defined in ORS 30.260 or an officer, employee or agent of a public body. “Action against a public body” does not mean petitions for writs of habeas corpus, petitions for writs of mandamus and petitions for post-conviction relief under ORS 138.510 to 138.680.\n      (2) “Adult in custody” means a person incarcerated or detained in a correctional facility who is accused of, convicted of or sentenced for a violation of criminal law or for the violation of the terms and conditions of pretrial release, probation, parole, post-prison supervision or a diversion program.\n      (3) “Correctional facility” means a Department of Corrections institution or a jail.","path":["01 - Courts, Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure","3. Remedies and Special Actions and Proceedings","Chapter 30 — Actions and Suits in Particular Cases"],"source_url":"https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors030.html","current_through":"2025 Edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T23:50:10Z","sha256":"3cb93818a886ed237c613c16f1709539a07fb4b73f651cfe477f971876fcd90e","source_id":"us-or","stale":false,"prev":"us-or/ors-30.640","next":"us-or/ors-30.643"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}