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Portland is a Sanctuary City

28.02.010 General.

City Code Section

 (Added by Ordinances 181437; amended by Ordinances 191154 and 192002, effective January 10, 2025.)

For the purpose of this Title, certain words, phrases, terms and their derivatives will be construed to have the meaning as specified in this Chapter and elsewhere in this Title.

Where words, phrases, or terms are not defined in this Title, their meaning will be as defined in the Specialty Codes. If not defined in the Specialty Codes, the words, phrases, or terms will have their ordinarily accepted meanings within the context of their use.

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