Chapter 21 — Chapter 21

ORS 21.005 Transfers to General Fund. Except as otherwise provided by law, all amounts collected as fees and charges in the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeals, the Oregon Tax Court and the circuit courts shall be transferred to the State Court Administrator for deposit in the General Fund. [2011 c.595 §1]

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ORS 21.006 Transfers to State Court Technology Fund. Notwithstanding ORS 21.005, each month the State Court Administrator shall transfer to the State Court Technology Fund 8.85 percent of the fees collected by the State Court Administrator under ORS 21.010, 21.135, 21.145, 21.155, 21.160, 21.170, 21.180, 21.235, 46.570, 105.130 and 106.120. [2013 c.685 §47; 2017 c.663 §27]

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ORS 21.007 Legislative intent relating to funding certain programs, services and activities. It is the intent of the Legislative Assembly that funding be provided to the following entities by appropriations each biennium to fund programs, services and activities that were funded through court fees before the 2011-2013 biennium

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ORS 21.010 Appellate court filing fees. (1) Except as provided in this section, the appellant in an appeal or the petitioner in a judicial review in the Supreme Court or the Court of Appeals shall pay a filing fee of $391 in the manner prescribed by ORS 19.265. The respondent in such case and any other person appearing in the appeal, upon entering first appearance or filing first brief in the court, shall pay to the State Court Administrator a filing fee of $391. The party entitled to costs and disbursements on such appeal shall recover from the opponent the amount so paid

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ORS 21.020 Seal of court; copies of appellate court and administrative records. (1) The State Court Administrator shall collect a fee of $1 for affixing the seal of the court to a document

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ORS 21.025 Motion fees in appellate courts; exceptions. (1) In any appeal or petition for review subject to a fee under ORS 21.010, a $53 fee must be paid by the party filing one of the following motions and by the party responding to the motion

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ORS 21.030 [Repealed by 1967 c.398 §10]

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ORS 21.040 [Amended by 1967 c.398 §5; 1997 c.801 §48; 2003 c.737 §§5,6; 2005 c.702 §§5,6,7; 2007 c.129 §11; repealed by 2011 c.595 §68]

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ORS 21.050 [Amended by 1969 c.198 §52; 1971 c.193 §26; repealed by 1981 s.s. c.1 §25]

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ORS 21.060 [1981 s.s. c.3 §81; 1983 c.308 §1; 1985 c.496 §16; 1995 c.658 §23; 1997 c.801 §§49,49a; 1997 c.872 §1; renumbered 21.325 in 1997]

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ORS 21.070 [1981 s.s. c.3 §82; 1983 c.763 §40; renumbered 21.335 in 1997]

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ORS 21.100 Filing fees payable in advance. A pleading or other document may be filed by the circuit court only if the filing fee required by law is paid by the person filing the document or a request for a fee waiver or deferral is granted by the court. Filing fees are not refundable under any circumstances. Unless otherwise specifically provided by statute, the filing fee for an action or proceeding is the only fee or charge that may be collected for the filing, whether by the court or any other public body, as defined by ORS 174.109. [2011 c.595 §4]

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ORS 21.105 Caption of pleading; amended pleadings. (1) The caption of any complaint or other document filed in a circuit court for the purpose of commencing an action or other civil proceeding must include a reference to the statute that establishes the filing fee for the proceeding. If the proceeding is subject to a filing fee established under ORS 21.160, the caption must indicate the amount in controversy. If the proceeding is subject to a filing fee established under ORS 21.170 or 21.180, the caption must indicate the value of the estate

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ORS 21.110 [Amended by 1955 c.458 §1; 1959 c.563 §2; 1965 c.619 §8; 1971 c.621 §1; 1975 c.607 §1; 1979 c.833 §3; 1981 s.s. c.3 §§68,69; 1983 c.581 §2; 1983 c.763 §20; 1985 c.496 §1; 1995 c.273 §8; 1995 c.658 §140; 1995 c.664 §69; 1997 c.801 §§25,25a; 2003 c.530 §4; 2003 c.737 §§8a,10a; 2005 c.702 §§9,10,11; 2007 c.129 §12; 2007 c.860 §2; 2009 c.659 §§14,16; 2009 c.885 §§37b,37c; 2010 c.107 §§28,29,31; 2011 c.271 §§5,6; 2011 c.398 §§5,6; repealed by 2011 c.595 §7]

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ORS 21.111 [1997 c.801 §26; 2003 c.737 §§12,14a,14c; 2005 c.702 §§13,14,15; 2007 c.129 §13; 2007 c.666 §1; 2007 c.860 §3; repealed by 2011 c.595 §10]

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ORS 21.112 [1963 c.434 §11; 1971 c.280 §20; 1975 c.607 §2; 1979 c.833 §4; 1981 c.835 §1; 1981 s.s. c.3 §70; 1983 c.671 §6; 1983 c.763 §38; 1985 c.412 §1; 1995 c.273 §9; 1997 c.475 §§5,5a; 1999 c.59 §11; 2001 c.394 §1; 2003 c.737 §107; repealed by 2011 c.595 §108]

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ORS 21.114 [Formerly 21.320; 2003 c.737 §§16,17; 2005 c.702 §§17,18,19; 2007 c.129 §14; 2007 c.860 §4; repealed by 2011 c.595 §17]

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ORS 21.115 [Formerly 21.210; 1965 c.619 §9; renumbered 21.375]

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ORS 21.120 [Amended by 1959 c.453 §1; 1963 c.519 §6; 1965 c.619 §10; 1967 c.111 §2; 1971 c.621 §2; 1981 c.571 §1; 1981 s.s. c.3 §71; repealed by 1981 s.s. c.3 §141]

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ORS 21.125 [2007 c.860 §29; 2009 c.484 §4; 2011 c.398 §2; 2011 c.595 §73; renumbered 21.200 in 2011]

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ORS 21.130 [Amended by 1959 c.678 §1; 1963 c.519 §7; 1965 c.619 §11; 1967 c.111 §3; 1971 c.61 §1; 1979 c.631 §1; repealed by 1981 s.s. c.3 §141]

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ORS 21.135 Standard filing fee. (1) Unless a specific fee is provided by subsection (3) or (4) of this section or other law for a proceeding, a circuit court shall collect a filing fee of $281 when a complaint or other document is filed for the purpose of commencing an action or other civil proceeding and when an answer or other first appearance is filed in the proceeding

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ORS 21.140 [Amended by 1961 c.563 §1; 1963 c.519 §8; 1965 c.619 §12; renumbered 21.350]

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ORS 21.145 Simple proceeding filing fee. In the following proceedings, a circuit court shall collect a filing fee of $124 when a complaint or other document is filed for the purpose of commencing an action or other proceeding and at the time of filing an answer or other first appearance in the proceeding

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ORS 21.150 [Amended by 1963 c.519 §9; repealed by 1965 c.619 §39]

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ORS 21.155 Domestic relations filing fee. A circuit court shall collect a filing fee of $301 when a complaint or other document is filed for the purpose of commencing one of the following proceedings and when an answer or other first appearance is filed in the proceeding

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ORS 21.160 Filing fee for tort and contract actions. (1) A circuit court shall collect the following filing fees when a complaint or other document is filed for the purpose of commencing an action or other civil proceeding based on a tort or contract and when an answer or other first appearance is filed in the proceeding

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ORS 21.165 Third-party complaints. (1) When a person files a third-party complaint in a civil action or proceeding in circuit court and the complaint names a defendant who has not already appeared in the proceeding, the clerk of the court shall collect from the third-party plaintiff the same filing fee that would be required of a plaintiff filing the same complaint in an original action

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ORS 21.170 Probate filing fees and accounting fees. (1) Except as provided in ORS 114.515, a probate court shall collect the following filing fees for the filing of a petition for the appointment of personal representative

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ORS 21.175 Guardianship filing fees. (1) A circuit court shall collect the filing fee established under ORS 21.145 for the filing of the initial documents in a guardianship proceeding and for filing an appearance in a guardianship proceeding

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ORS 21.180 Conservatorship filing fees and accounting fees. (1) The court shall collect the following filing fees for the filing of the initial documents in a conservatorship proceeding

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ORS 21.185 Child support cases exempt from certain filing fees. The filing fees described in ORS 21.135, 21.145, 21.155 and 21.160 may not be charged to a district attorney or to the Division of Child Support of the Department of Justice for the filing of any proceeding related to the provision of child support services as described in ORS 25.080. [2011 c.595 §16a; 2025 c.99 §51]

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ORS 21.200 Motion fees generally. (1) In any action or other proceeding subject to a fee under ORS 21.135, 21.145, 21.160 or 21.170, a $111 fee must be paid by the party filing one of the following motions and by the party responding to the motion

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ORS 21.205 Motion fees in domestic relations cases. (1) In any action or other proceeding subject to a fee under ORS 21.155, a $167 fee must be paid by the party filing a motion that seeks entry of a supplemental judgment and by a party responding to the motion

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ORS 21.210 [Amended by 1955 c.458 §2; renumbered 21.115 and then 21.375]

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ORS 21.215 Fees for settlement conferences. (1) In any civil proceeding subject to a fee under ORS 21.155 in which the parties request a settlement conference before a judge, or in which a settlement conference before a judge is required by law or by the court, each party participating in the conference shall pay a $111 fee to the court for each day or partial day during which the conference is conducted

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ORS 21.220 [Amended by 1963 c.519 §10; repealed by 1965 c.619 §39]

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ORS 21.225 Trial fees. (1) In any civil action, suit or proceeding in the circuit court, other than a protective proceeding under ORS chapter 125 or a probate, adoption or change of name proceeding, trial fees shall be collected as provided in this section

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ORS 21.230 [Amended by 1963 c.519 §11; repealed by 1965 c.619 §39]

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ORS 21.235 Document fee. (1) A circuit court shall collect a fee of $18 for

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ORS 21.240 [Amended by 1959 c.563 §3; 1963 c.519 §12; repealed by 1965 c.619 §39]

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ORS 21.245 Form fees. (1) The State Court Administrator may prescribe and charge a reasonable price, covering the costs of labor and material, for any forms provided by the courts of this state. The sums so collected shall be paid over to the State Treasurer and credited to the Court Forms Revolving Fund

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ORS 21.250 [Amended by 1963 c.519 §13; repealed by 1965 c.619 §39]

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ORS 21.255 Court Forms Revolving Fund. There is established in the General Fund of the State Treasury the Court Forms Revolving Fund. Moneys in the revolving fund are continuously appropriated to the Judicial Department for the purpose of paying the costs of labor and materials incurred by the courts of this state in providing forms as provided in ORS 21.245. [Formerly 21.363]

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ORS 21.258 Fees for other court services. (1) A circuit court may collect such fees as the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court may establish or authorize for any service the court may be required or authorized to perform and for which no fee is provided by law

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ORS 21.259 Fees not collectible from public bodies. The fees prescribed in ORS 21.235, and the fees established or authorized by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court under ORS 21.258, may not be collected from the state, from the county in which the court is located or from a city in the county in which the court is located. [2012 c.48 §11]

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ORS 21.260 [Amended by 1959 c.563 §4; 1963 c.519 §14; repealed by 1965 c.619 §39]

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ORS 21.270 [Amended by 1963 c.519 §15; 1965 c.619 §13; 1971 c.621 §4; 1975 c.607 §4; 1979 c.833 §5; 1981 s.s. c.3 §§72,73; 1983 c.763 §21; 1985 c.496 §2; 1995 c.664 §70; 1997 c.801 §51; 2003 c.737 §§19,21; 2005 c.702 §§21,22,23; 2011 c.595 §79; renumbered 21.225 in 2011]

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ORS 21.275 [1985 c.496 §4; 1995 c.664 §71; 1997 c.801 §52; 2003 c.737 §§23,24; 2005 c.702 §§25,26,27; 2007 c.129 §15; repealed by 2011 c.595 §78]

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ORS 21.280 [1959 c.563 §1; 1963 c.519 §16; repealed by 1965 c.619 §39]

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