UTCR 1.110: DEFINITIONS

As used in these rules:

(1) “Authenticated Signature” means a specific type of electronic signature created using software that includes a security procedure designed to verify that a signature is that of a specific person. A security procedure is sufficient if it complies with the definition of “security procedure” in ORS chapter 84.

(2) “Court Contact Information” means the following information about a person submitting a document: the person’s name, a mailing address, a telephone number, and an email address and a facsimile transmission number, if any, sufficient to enable the court to communicate with the person and to enable any other party to the case to serve the person under UTCR 2.080(1). Court contact information can be other than the person’s actual address or telephone or fax number, such as a post office box or message number, provided that the court and adverse parties can contact the person with that information.

(3) “Days” means calendar days, unless otherwise specified in these rules.

(4) “Defendant” or “Respondent” means any party against whom a claim for relief is asserted.

(5) “Document” means any instrument filed or submitted in any type of proceeding, including any exhibit or attachment referred to in the instrument. Depending on the context, “document” may refer to an instrument in either paper or electronic form.

(6) “Electronic Signature” means an electronic symbol intended to substitute for a signature, such as a scan of a handwritten signature or a signature block that includes the typed name preceded by an “s/” in the space where the signature would otherwise appear. Example of a signature block with “s/”: s/ John Q. Attorney JOHN Q. ATTORNEY OSB # Email address Attorney for Plaintiff Smith Corporation, Inc.

(7) “Original Signature” means a handwritten signature on a printed document.

(8) “Party” means a litigant or the litigant’s attorney.

(9) “Plaintiff” or “Petitioner” means any party asserting a claim for relief, whether by way of claim, third-party claim, crossclaim, or counterclaim.

(10) “Remote Means” or “Remote Proceeding” means the use of telephone, telecommunication, video, other two-way electronic communication device, or simultaneous electronic transmission, in a manner that permits all participants to hear and speak with each other.

(11) “Trial Court Administrator” means the court administrator, the administrative officer of the records section of the court, and where appropriate, the trial court clerk.