{"data":{"id":"us-or/ors-646a.100","jurisdiction":"us-or","citation":"ORS 646A.100","heading":"Definitions for ORS 646A.100 to 646A.110.","body":"As used in ORS 646A.100 to 646A.110:\n      (1) “Affiliated business” means a business or business location that is directly or indirectly controlled by, or under common control with, the business location listed in a notice of intent or that has a common ownership interest in the merchandise to be sold at the business location listed in the notice of intent.\n      (2)(a) “Going out of business sale” means a sale or auction advertised or held out to the public as the disposal of merchandise in anticipation of cessation of business, including but not limited to a sale or auction advertised or held out to the public as a “going out of business sale,” a “closing out sale,” a “quitting business sale,” a “loss of lease sale,” a “must vacate sale,” a “liquidation sale,” a “bankruptcy sale,” a “sale to prevent bankruptcy” or another description that suggests a price reduction in anticipation of the imminent closure of the business.\n      (b) “Going out of business sale” does not include a sale conducted by a bankruptcy trustee or a court-appointed receiver.\n      (3) “Merchandise” means goods, wares or other property or services.\n      (4) “Notice of intent” means a public notice with the information specified in ORS 646A.104 from a person that intends to conduct a going out of business sale.\n      (5) “Person” has the meaning given that term in ORS 646.605.","path":["16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment","50. Trade Regulations and Practices","Chapter 646A — Trade Regulation"],"source_url":"https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors646A.html","current_through":"2025 Edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T23:50:16Z","sha256":"3432b8ca76b36de93177b82182e47be9c9e700e544fb218c99b735429810fb2a","source_id":"us-or","stale":false,"prev":"us-or/ors-646a.097","next":"us-or/ors-646a.102"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}