# ORS § 125.005: 125.005 Definitions > Oregon · Statutes · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T13_C125_S125.005 ## Section - **Citation:** ORS § 125.005 - **Heading:** 125.005 Definitions - **Jurisdiction:** Oregon - **Kind:** Statutes - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** OR Code / Title 13 / Chapter 125 / Section 125.005 ## Text As used in this chapter: (1) “Conservator” means a person appointed as a conservator under the provisions of this chapter. (2) “Fiduciary” means a guardian or conservator appointed under the provisions of this chapter or any other person appointed by a court to assume duties with respect to a protected person under the provisions of this chapter. (3) “Financially incapable” means a condition in which a person is unable to manage financial resources of the person effectively for reasons including, but not limited to, mental illness, mental retardation, physical illness or disability, chronic use of drugs or controlled substances, chronic intoxication, confinement, detention by a foreign power or disappearance. “Manage financial resources” means those actions necessary to obtain, administer and dispose of real and personal property, intangible property, business property, benefits and income. (4) “Guardian” means a person appointed as a guardian under the provisions of this chapter. (5) “Incapacitated” means a condition in which a person’s ability to receive and evaluate information effectively or to communicate decisions is impaired to such an extent that the person presently lacks the capacity to meet the essential requirements for the person’s physical health or safety. “Meeting the essential requirements for physical health and safety” means those actions necessary to provide the health care, food, shelter, clothing, personal hygiene and other care without which serious physical injury or illness is likely to occur. (6) “Minor” means any person who has not attained 18 years of age. (7) “Protected person” means a person for whom a protective order has been entered. (8) “Protective order” means an order of a court appointing a fiduciary or any other order of the court entered for the purpose of protecting the person or estate of a respondent or protected person. (9) “Protective proceeding” means a proceeding under this chapter. (10) “Respondent” means a person for whom entry of a protective order is sought in a petition filed under ORS 125.055 (Petitions in protective proceedings) . (11) “Visitor” means a person appointed by the court under ORS 125.150 (Appointment of visitors) for the purpose of interviewing and evaluating a respondent or protected person. (12) “Vulnerable youth” means a person who: (a) Is at least 18 years of age but has not attained 21 years of age; (b) Is eligible for classification under 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(27)(J); and (c) Cannot be reunified with one or more of the person’s parents due to abuse, neglect or abandonment, that occurred when the person was a minor. [1995 c.664 §1; 2007 c.70 §31; 2021 c.399 §1] Source: Section 125.005 — Definitions , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors125.­html (accessed May 26, 2025). ## Nearby sections - [ORS § 125.005 125.005 Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T13_C125_S125.005.md) - [ORS § 125.010 125.010 Protective proceedings](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T13_C125_S125.010.md) - [ORS § 125.012 125.012 Petition for protective order](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T13_C125_S125.012.md) - [ORS § 125.015 125.015 Jurisdiction of protective proceedings](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T13_C125_S125.015.md) - [ORS § 125.020 125.020 Venue for protective proceedings](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T13_C125_S125.020.md) - [ORS § 125.025 125.025 Authority of the court in protective proceedings](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T13_C125_S125.025.md) - [ORS § 125.030 125.030 Use of limited judgment in protective proceedings](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T13_C125_S125.030.md) - [ORS § 125.035 125.035 Reports to Legislative Assembly regarding protective proceedings](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T13_C125_S125.035.md) - [ORS § 125.050 125.050 Application of ORCP and Oregon Evidence Code](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T13_C125_S125.050.md) - [ORS § 125.055 125.055 Petitions in protective proceedings](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T13_C125_S125.055.md) - [ORS § 125.060 125.060 Who must be given notice](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T13_C125_S125.060.md) - [ORS § 125.065 125.065 Manner of giving notice](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T13_C125_S125.065.md) - [ORS § 125.070 125.070 Contents of notice](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T13_C125_S125.070.md) - [ORS § 125.075 125.075 Presentation of objections](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T13_C125_S125.075.md) --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T13_C125_S125.005. 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