Section 67.340 - Definitions for ORS 67.340 to 67.365 As used in ORS 67.340 to 67.365:
(1) "Business entity" means: (a) Any of the following for-profit entities: (A) A professional corporation organized under ORS chapter 58, predecessor law or comparable law of another jurisdiction;(B) A corporation organized under ORS chapter 60, predecessor law or comparable law of another jurisdiction;(C) A limited liability company organized under ORS chapter 63 or comparable law of another jurisdiction;(D) A partnership organized in Oregon after January 1, 1998, or that is registered as a limited liability partnership, or that has elected to be governed by this chapter, and a partnership governed by law of another jurisdiction that expressly provides for conversions and mergers; and(E) A limited partnership organized under ORS chapter 70, predecessor law or comparable law of another jurisdiction; and(b) A cooperative organized under ORS chapter 62, predecessor law or comparable law of another jurisdiction.(2) "General partner" means a partner in a partnership and a general partner in a limited partnership.(3) "Limited partner" means a limited partner in a limited partnership.(4) "Limited partnership" means a limited partnership created under ORS chapter 70, predecessor law or comparable law of another jurisdiction.(5) "Organizational document" means the following for an Oregon business entity or, for a foreign business entity, a document equivalent to the following: (a) In the case of a corporation, professional corporation or cooperative, articles of incorporation;(b) In the case of a limited liability company, articles of organization;(c) In the case of a partnership, a partnership agreement and, for a limited liability partnership, its registration; and(d) In the case of a limited partnership, a certificate of limited partnership.(6) "Owner" means a: (a) Shareholder of a corporation or of a professional corporation;(b) Member or shareholder of a cooperative;(c) Member of a limited liability company;(d) Partner of a partnership; and(e) Partner of a limited partnership.(7) "Partner" includes both a general partner and a limited partner.1997 c.775 §40; 1999 c.362 §40; 2003 c. 80, § 28