2021 Oregon Revised Statutes
Chapter 548 - Provisions Applicable Both to Drainage Districts and to Irrigation Districts
Section 548.110 - Nature of proceedings; notice; contest; judgment; appeal; nonprejudicial errors; costs.


(2) Any person interested may at any time before the expiration of the 10 days appear and contest the validity of the proceeding, or of any of the acts or things therein enumerated. The proceedings shall be speedily tried and judgment rendered declaring the matter so contested to be either valid or invalid. Any order or judgment in the course of the proceeding may be made and rendered by the judge of the court in vacation. For the purpose of any such order or judgment, the court shall be deemed at all times to be in session, and the act of the judge in making such order or judgment shall be the act of the court.
(3) Any party may appeal to the Court of Appeals at any time within 30 days after rendition of the judgment. The appeal must be heard and determined within three months from the time of taking the appeal.
(4) The court, in inquiring into the regularity, legality or correctness of any of the proceedings, must disregard any error, irregularity or omission which does not affect the substantial rights of the parties to the court proceedings, and may approve the proceedings in part and disapprove and declare invalid other or subsequent proceedings in part. The costs of the court proceedings may be allowed and apportioned between the parties in the discretion of the court. [Amended by 1979 c.284 §169; 2003 c.576 §257]

Structure 2021 Oregon Revised Statutes

2021 Oregon Revised Statutes

Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food

Chapter 548 - Provisions Applicable Both to Drainage Districts and to Irrigation Districts

Section 548.050 - Insurance for district employees.

Section 548.105 - Authority of boards to maintain proceedings for judicial determination as to organization of district and other matters; scope of inquiry.

Section 548.110 - Nature of proceedings; notice; contest; judgment; appeal; nonprejudicial errors; costs.

Section 548.115 - Elector’s right to maintain proceedings; procedure; exclusiveness of remedy.

Section 548.300 - Contracts for state loans; purposes for which authorized; amount of loan.

Section 548.305 - Contracts for federal loans; purposes for which authorized; amount of loan.

Section 548.345 - Notice; failure of holder to object constitutes consent.

Section 548.350 - Hearing; judgment; county treasurer as trustee.

Section 548.400 - Deposit of bonds, warrants and other evidence of indebtedness of irrigation and drainage districts being reorganized.

Section 548.900 - Definitions for ORS 548.900 to 548.955.

Section 548.905 - Petition for dissolution or reorganization; contents; effect of dissolution or reorganization on creditors.

Section 548.910 - Manner of signing petition; form of petition; withdrawal of signature after filing of petition prohibited.

Section 548.915 - Determining qualified petition signatures; certificate of county clerk and district secretary.

Section 548.920 - Notice of petition filing; contents; election petition; signature requirements.

Section 548.925 - Special election; notice; ballot form.

Section 548.930 - Vote result requirements; filing petition with circuit court if vote favors reorganization or dissolution or if no election petition is filed.

Section 548.940 - Jurisdiction of parties; service of summons and petition.