Oregon Statutes - Chapter 173 - Legislative Service Agencies - Section 173.160 - Powers and duties of Legislative Counsel in preparing editions for publication.

In preparing editions of the statutes for publication and distribution, the Legislative Counsel shall not alter the sense, meaning, effect or substance of any Act, but, within such limitations, may:

(1) Renumber sections and parts of sections of the Acts;

(2) Rearrange sections;

(3) Change reference numbers to agree with renumbered chapters, sections or other parts;

(4) Delete references to repealed sections;

(5) Substitute the proper subsection, section or chapter or other division numbers;

(6) Change capitalization and spelling for the purpose of uniformity; and

(7) Correct manifest clerical, grammatical or typographical errors. [1953 c.492 §6; 1999 c.117 §3; 2005 c.22 §120]

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