context: The statute itself does not state what weight to afford prior Supreme Court interpretations of the federal law. However, a general rule of statutory interpretation is that, when Oregon adopts the statute of another jurisdiction, the legislature is presumed also to adopt prior constructions of the statute by the highest court of that jurisdiction.
citation_a.signal: no signal
citation_a.identifier: 261 Or 545, 550
citation_a.parenthetical: prior constructions are deemed "highly persuasive" of legislative intent to adopt
citation_a.sentence: Joseph v. Lowery, 261 Or 545, 550, 495 P2d 273 (1972) (prior constructions are deemed “highly persuasive” of legislative intent to adopt); Fleischhauer v. Bilstad, Gray, 233 Or 578, 585, 379 P2d 880 (1963) (prior constructions establish a “presumption” of legislative adoption).
citation_b.signal: cf.
citation_b.identifier: 297 Or 234, 244
citation_b.parenthetical: restating the established rule that when the Oregon Supreme Court, as the highest court in the state, interprets a statute, that interpretation becomes "a part of the statute as if written into it at the time of its enactment"
citation_b.sentence: Cf. State v. Clevenger, 297 Or 234, 244, 683 P2d 1360 (1984) (restating the established rule that when the Oregon Supreme Court, as the highest court in the state, interprets a statute, that interpretation becomes “a part of the statute as if written into it at the time of its enactment”).