ORS 236.140
Term, removal, vacancy in appointive offices

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Any person holding an appointive office in any of the offices, departments or institutions of this state shall hold the same for an indefinite term not exceeding four years, or for the term specified for the office by law. A person holding an appointive office shall at all times serve at the pleasure of and be subject to removal by the appointive power that made the appointment unless a different standard for removal from the office is specified by law. The appointive power may in all cases appoint a successor. [Amended by 2013 c.425 §1]

Source: Section 236.140 — Term, removal, vacancy in appointive offices, https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors236.html (accessed May 26, 2025).

236.010
Causes for vacancies in office 236.020
Vacancy for breach of official bond 236.030
Persons ineligible for office because of membership in certain organizations 236.040
Leave of absence for Peace Corps volunteer 236.100
Political affiliation of person appointed to fill vacancy in partisan elective office 236.115
Diversity included in criteria for filling certain vacancies 236.140
Term, removal, vacancy in appointive offices 236.145
Employment prohibitions for state board or commission members 236.147
Exception to ORS 236.145 236.210
Filling vacancies in county offices 236.215
Filling vacancies in partisan elective office of county judge or commissioner 236.217
Nominations 236.220
Deputy to fill vacancy in certain offices until person appointed qualifies 236.225
Filling vacancies in offices of county governing body 236.240
Removal of county treasurer from office 236.310
Right of county commissioner to resign 236.320
Recipient of resignation 236.325
Resignation of office effective at future date 236.350
Definitions for ORS 236.350 to 236.370 236.360
Disciplinary actions 236.370
ORS 236.350 to 236.370 not applicable to certain public safety officers 236.605
Definitions for ORS 236.605 to 236.640 236.610
Rights of employee when duties assumed by different public employer 236.620
Status of transferred employee 236.630
Authority of new employer over transferred employee 236.640
Reemployment right of employee at end of cooperation agreement 236.990
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Location: https://oregon.public.law/statutes/ors_236.140

Original Source: Section 236.140 — Term, removal, vacancy in appointive offices, https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors236.html (last accessed May 10, 2025).