Title 2, Procedure in Civil Proceedings

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]

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…

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: (1) To the counties of this state for the p…

(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…

(1) The State Court Administrator shall collect a fee of $1 for affixing the seal of the court to a document. (2) The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court by order may establish or authorize fees for copies of records of the appellate courts and the administrative offices of the St…

(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: (a) A motion to dismiss filed by a respondent. (b) A motion to determine jurisdiction. (c…

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 otherw…

(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 e…

(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 …

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: (1) Applicatio…

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: (1) Proceedings for dissolution of marriage, annu…

(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: (a) If th…

(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 …

(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: (a) If the value of the estate is less than $50,000, $278. (b) If the value of the estate is $50,000 or more…

(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. (2) The fees established under this section apply to county courts exercis…

(1) The court shall collect the following filing fees for the filing of the initial documents in a conservatorship proceeding: (a) If the value of the estate is less than $50,000, $278. (b) If the value of the estate is $50,000 or more, but less than $1 million, $591. (c) If the …

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…

(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: (a) A motion for summary judgment under ORCP 47. (b) A motion for…

(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. (2) The fee provided for in subsection (1) of this section does not a…

(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 fe…

(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. (2) The clerk of the circuit court shall coll…

(1) A circuit court shall collect a fee of $18 for: (a) Making or entering a transcript of a judgment. (b) Preparing a certified copy of a satisfaction document under ORS 18.225 (5). (c) Issuing notices of restitution as provided in ORS 105.151. (d) Any other service that is stat…

(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 F…

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 …

(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. (2) A fee may not be established under this section for locat…

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. [20…

(1) The sheriff of a county shall collect the following fees in civil actions, suits and proceedings for each case delivered to the office of the sheriff: (a) $45 for serving a summons, a subpoena, a citation, an order, a notice, including notice of seizure and sale of personal o…

(1)(a) A transcriber may not charge more than $4.25 per page for preparation of a transcript. (b) The Judicial Department may periodically increase the maximum fee a transcriber may charge to account for changes in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers, West Region (Al…

The fees of referees shall be fixed by the court, but the parties may agree in writing upon any other rate of compensation and thereupon such rate shall be allowed. [Formerly 21.510]

As used in ORS 21.680 to 21.698: (1) “Applicant” means a person who applies for waiver or deferral of fees or court costs under ORS 21.680 to 21.698. (2) “Court administrator” means: (a) The State Court Administrator for the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeals and the Oregon Tax …

(1) A judge may waive or defer all or part of the fees and court costs payable to the court by a party in a civil action or proceeding, including sheriff’s fees under ORS 21.300 (1)(a), if the judge finds that the party is unable to pay all or any part of the fees and costs. Waiv…

Upon request of a party, a court administrator shall provide a party with an application for waiver or deferral of fees or court costs. The form of the application must be consistent with the standards prescribed by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court under ORS 21.682 (4). The…

(1) If the fees and court costs of a person have been waived under ORS 21.680 to 21.698 and the person prevails in the action or proceeding for which fees and court costs were waived, the court may include in the judgment a money award, payable by any party who is liable to the p…

(1) In courts other than justice courts and county courts, fees and court costs deferred under ORS 21.680 to 21.698 constitute a monetary obligation of the obligor that is payable to the state. In justice courts and county courts, fees and court costs deferred under ORS 21.680 to…

(1) In a civil action or proceeding, the Supreme Court or the Court of Appeals may waive in whole or in part, defer in whole or in part, or partially waive and partially defer, the expense of preparing a transcript on appeal if: (a) The party requesting the transcript is unable t…

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, information supplied by a person filing an application for waiver or deferral of fees or court costs, and information collected by the courts for purposes of determining eligibility for waiver or deferral of fees or costs,…

(1) Notwithstanding ORS 82.010, judgments resulting from the deferral of fees and court costs under the provisions of ORS 21.680 to 21.698 bear no interest. (2) If a judge of a circuit or county court defers payment of any fees or court costs under the provisions of ORS 21.680 to…