Construction of Statutes ORS 174.109 “Public body” defined Text Annotations 1 Subject to ORS 174.108 (Effect of definitions), as used in the statutes of this state “public body” means state government bodies, local government bodies and special government bodies. [2001 c.74 §2] Chapter 174 Law Review Citations 32 WLR 1 (1996); 34 WLR 219 (1998)