Title 29, Revenue and Taxation

(1) If the tax collector and the district attorney for any county determine that taxes on personal property that are delinquent are for any reason wholly uncollectible, the tax collector and district attorney may request, in writing, the county court for an order directing that t…

(1) A county governing body may cancel all delinquent taxes and the interest and penalties thereon accrued upon property donated to any incorporated city or town or any park and recreation district organized and operating under ORS chapter 266 for parks, playgrounds or a city hal…

The county court of each county may compromise all taxes, interest and penalties upon any land conveyed to the United States by gift, grant or devise by any person, under the terms of section 8 of the Act of Congress approved June 28, 1934, public document No. 482, known as the T…

(1) If taxes are levied or assessed upon lands that are a portion of the assets of the Common School Fund while held under certificate or contract of sale and the certificate or contract is canceled by the Department of State Lands, such taxes or assessments shall become void upo…

(1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3) of this section, the county governing body shall refund, out of the refund reserve account provided in ORS 311.807, or the unsegregated tax collections account provided in ORS 311.385, taxes on property collected by an assessor or tax collec…

(1) The county treasurer may maintain an account designated as the refund reserve account. The refund reserve account shall consist of the funds deposited by the treasurer under subsection (2) of this section, plus interest earned thereon. (2)(a) Each year, the treasurer may depo…

A refund of property taxes under ORS 311.806 (1)(h) may not be made on real property, a manufactured structure or a floating home if all of the following conditions are present: (1) A mortgagee has requested the tax statement for the property under ORS 311.252 and has paid the ta…

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, interest may not be paid upon any tax refunds made under ORS 311.806. (2) Interest as provided in subsection (3) of this section shall be paid on the following refunds: (a) A refund resulting from the correction under ORS …

If a refund of ad valorem property tax is ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction other than a court mentioned in ORS 311.806 (1)(a), the refund and any interest ordered to be paid thereon shall be refunded out of the unsegregated tax collections account established under OR…

(1) Whenever any property value or claim for exemption or cancellation of a property tax assessment is appealed to the Oregon Tax Court after taxes on the property have been imposed, the Department of Revenue shall notify the county treasurer of the appeal not later than the foll…

If a special tax to raise funds for a specified purpose is levied in a school district, road district, irrigation district or drainage district and the project or specific purpose for which the tax is levied is thereafter definitely abandoned, either wholly or in part, or the fun…

(1) Whenever in any year the boundaries of a taxing district have been reduced by proceedings occurring after the date provided in ORS 308.225, and whenever such changes in boundaries were not disregarded by the county assessor as required by ORS 308.225, and as a result thereof …

The Legislative Assembly finds that the construction of a facility may have substantial economic impact upon units of local government obligated to furnish services, buildings or other resources in the area in which the facility is being constructed. The Legislative Assembly furt…

As used in ORS 311.850 to 311.870, unless the context requires otherwise, “facility” means: (1) A thermal power plant, as defined in ORS 469.300. (2) A hydroelectric power project, as described in ORS 543.010. (3) Any building or improvement that is suitable for use for industria…

(1) Any person proposing to construct a facility who has applied for and obtained the necessary preliminary construction permits or certificates and the governing body of any taxing unit obligated to furnish services, buildings or other resources in the area in which the construc…

There shall be exempt from the levy of the taxing unit that is the party to an agreement entered into under ORS 311.860 for each tax year indicated in the agreement, the percentage amount of real market value, allocable to or within the taxing unit, of the facility specified in t…

Moneys received by a taxing unit pursuant to an agreement entered into under ORS 311.850 to 311.870 shall be considered a budget resource and shall not be offset against the levy of the taxing unit. [1975 c.563 §5] PENALTIES

(1) Violation of ORS 311.270 is a Class B violation. (2) Violation of ORS 311.350 is a Class B misdemeanor. (3) Violation of ORS 311.425 (1) is a Class A violation. (4) If a tax collector fails to comply with any of the provisions of law relating to the receiving and receipting o…