Title 29, Revenue and Taxation

As used in the tax laws of this state, “tax collector” means the person or officer who by law is charged with the duty of collecting taxes assessed upon real property, and includes a deputy. [Amended by 1973 c.305 §5; 1981 c.346 §9]

As used in the tax laws of this state, unless the context requires otherwise, “county court” includes the board of county commissioners or other governing body of the county. [Amended by 1965 c.344 §8; 1995 c.79 §142] Note: The definition of “manufactured structure” provided in 3…

If a person is injured by the false return or fraudulent act of a tax collector, such person shall recover upon suit, brought on the bond of the tax collector and sureties of the tax collector, double damages and costs of suit. [Amended by 1965 c.344 §9]

(1) Wherever a statute provides for the assessor to certify an assessment to the tax collector for collection, the person exercising the duties of both assessor and tax collector in a county having a charter shall prepare the certificate required by law, file it in the office of …

The county court or board of county commissioners of each county shall designate the tax collector thereof. [Amended by 1973 c.305 §1]

Before entering upon the duties the tax collector shall give a bond, issued by some responsible surety company, or given by some responsible surety or sureties as approved by the county court, conditioned for the faithful performance of the duties as tax collector, in the amount …

Each county tax collector shall be entitled to such deputies and clerical assistance as may be necessary properly to transact the business and perform the work of the office. Such deputies and clerical assistance shall be furnished by the county court at the expense of the county…

Upon the designation of someone other than the sheriff as tax collector of a county, all the duties, functions and powers of the sheriff of the county acting as the tax collector and with respect to the collection of taxes are transferred to the tax collector. [1973 c.305 §2; 198…

(1) The rights, duties and obligations of a sheriff legally incurred under contracts, leases and business transactions, entered into with respect to duties, functions and powers transferred by the county court of the county to another officer designated as tax collector shall, up…

(1) After the assessor has completed the apportionment, extension and imposition of taxes on property on the assessment roll, the assessor shall make a certificate, in duplicate, containing a list of all taxing districts, and the following information: (a) Based on the amounts de…

After receiving the certificate required by ORS 311.105, the county clerk shall forthwith issue to the county assessor a warrant, in the name of the State of Oregon, under the hand of the clerk and the seal of the county court, authorizing the collection by the tax collector and …

The assessor shall deliver the roll to the tax collector each year at such time as the assessor and the tax collector agree is necessary to enable the mailing or other delivery of tax statements on or before October 25. The assessment roll shall be delivered in counties in which …

(1) If a tax levied on property liable to taxation is prevented from being collected for any year or years by reason of an erroneous proceeding, or other cause, the amount of the tax which should have been paid on the property shall be added to the amount of tax upon the property…

Immediately after receipt of the tax roll each year: (1) If delinquent tax payments are to be posted to the previous year’s rolls the tax collector shall enter on the roll received, for each property assessment, a memorandum of all taxes then unpaid and delinquent on such propert…

(1) If the current assessment roll of any county is destroyed or damaged by fire or other disaster, the county assessor shall repair and restore the assessment roll, extend all regular and lawful tax levies therein and deliver the restored roll as a tax roll to the tax collector …

(1) If the tax rolls of any county are destroyed or damaged, the tax collector of the county shall prepare transcripts of those parts of the rolls in which it appears, from evidence in the possession of the tax collector or otherwise obtainable, that taxes are unpaid on real or p…

The county court shall supply and furnish the tax collector and assessor with the books and other materials and clerical help necessary to carry out ORS 311.135 and 311.140.

(1) In lieu of the procedures for additions, changes or corrections to the assessment and tax rolls authorized or required under ORS 309.120, 311.205, 311.370 (5), 311.645, 312.140 (2) and 358.495, the officer in possession of the roll shall prepare a voucher for each correcting …

(1) The assessor shall proceed to levy and the tax collector to collect the taxes described in this subsection in the manner set forth in subsections (2) to (5) of this section if, in the opinion of the assessor: (a) It appears probable that real property improvements, whether as…

(1) After the assessor certifies the assessment and tax roll to the tax collector, the officer in charge of the roll shall correct errors or omissions in the roll to conform to the facts, as follows: (a) The officer shall correct a clerical error. For purposes of this paragraph: …

(1)(a) Except as provided in subsections (4) and (5) of this section, when the roll is corrected under ORS 311.205, and taxes are added to the roll, the additional taxes shall be added to the tax extended against the property on the general property tax roll for the tax year dete…

(1) The assessor shall notify the property owner of record or other person claiming to own the property or occupying the property or in possession of the property, if: (a) A correction is made that applies only to the current roll; (b) The correction is made after roll certificat…

(1) Whenever the assessor discovers or receives credible information, or if the assessor has reason to believe that any real or personal property, including property subject to assessment by the Department of Revenue, or any buildings, structures, improvements or timber on land p…

Notice shall be given to the person claiming to own the property or occupying it or in possession thereof of the assessor’s intention to add the property to the assessment or tax roll under ORS 311.216 to 311.232 and to assess the property in such person’s name. Where the assesso…

(1) If the person or party notified as provided in ORS 311.219 does not appear or if the person or party appears and fails to show good and sufficient cause why the assessment shall not be made, the assessor shall proceed to correct the assessment or tax roll or rolls from which …

Omitted property shall be deemed assessed and any tax on it shall be deemed imposed in the year or years as to which the property was omitted. Addition of omitted property to the tax roll in the year in which it is discovered shall not be considered in making the determination of…

(1) When the taxes are added to an assessment or tax roll under ORS 311.216 to 311.232, the additional taxes shall be added to the tax extended against the property on the general property tax roll for the tax year following the current tax year, to be collected and distributed i…

If any officer described in ORS 311.216 to 311.232 fails to comply with ORS 311.216 to 311.232 on the discovery by the officer, or on credible information being furnished by another person, that property has been omitted from taxation, the state, on the relation of any state offi…

(1)(a) The current owner of property or other person obligated to pay taxes imposed on property may petition the county assessor for a correction of the maximum assessed value of the property for the circumstances described in subsection (2) of this section. (b) The petitioner ma…

No ad valorem taxes imposed on real property, a manufactured structure or a floating home purchased by a bona fide purchaser shall be a lien on the real property, manufactured structure or floating home unless at the time of purchase the taxes were a matter of public record. For …

(1) Except as to real property assessed to “unknown owners” pursuant to ORS 308.240 (2), on or before October 25 in each year, the tax collector shall deliver or mail to each person (as defined in ORS 311.605) shown on the tax roll as an owner of real or personal property, or to …

(1) If a mortgagee is required or authorized to pay the ad valorem taxes on a manufactured structure or a floating home or on real property that is subject to the mortgage by a provision contained in the mortgage instrument, upon written request sent to the tax collector, the tax…

(1) Notwithstanding ORS 311.250, if to meet the requirements of ORS 311.250, the tax collector must deliver or mail multiple tax statements to the same person, as defined in ORS 311.605, the tax collector may, at the request of the person made in writing, in lieu of the required …

(1) All ad valorem property taxes, taxes on property that are imposed upon property subject to ad valorem taxation and all special assessments, fees or other charges required by law to be placed upon the tax roll, which have been lawfully levied or imposed and certified to the as…

Except as provided in ORS 311.265, all taxes levied in this state shall be collected and paid in lawful money of the United States, and not otherwise. [Amended by 1965 c.344 §21]

(1) Any warrant of a county or of any municipal corporation, taxing district or political subdivision shall be received, without regard to priority of issue or registration, in payment of any tax levied for the fund on which the warrant is drawn, except that a warrant not immedia…

No county officer shall purchase or receive in payment of taxes or in exchange, or otherwise, any county orders or any demand against the county of the county officer for a claim allowed by the proper officer to allow the claim during the term of office of the county officer, for…

As between the grantor and the grantee of real property or the buyer and seller of personal property, when there is no express agreement as to payment of the taxes on the property becoming due and payable for the fiscal year in which the sale occurs, the grantor or seller is liab…

(1) Any person desiring to pay taxes on any part of any real estate assessed as one parcel or tract may do so by applying to the county assessor or deputy county assessor. The county assessor shall determine the relative or proportionate value such part bears to the value of the …

If any tax on any real estate is paid by or collected from an occupant or tenant when there is some other person who, by agreement or otherwise, ought to pay the tax, or any part thereof, the occupant or tenant shall be entitled to recover by action the amount which the person sh…

(1) If a tax collector fails to make settlement of the taxes included in the assessment roll within the time required by ORS 311.395, the tax collector shall be charged with damages in an amount equaling five percent of the amount not settled within the time required by ORS 311.3…

Money collected or received by any officer for a distinct and specified object shall be kept as a separate fund for the specified object and no portion shall be paid or applied to any other object or purpose without due authority.

(1) After receipt of the tax roll each year the tax collector shall receive and receipt for all moneys received for taxes and other amounts charged on such roll, and for each payment, shall note on the tax roll at the appropriate property assessment the following: (a) The date pa…

(1) Every tax receipt shall state plainly on its face the name of the county, the fiscal year for which the taxes entered therein have been levied followed by the word “Taxes.” The receipt shall show the exact amount paid, the date of payment, the property on which the taxes were…

(1)(a) For all taxes, penalties and other charges collected by the tax collector under, including, but not limited to, ORS 92.095, 100.110, 285C.050 to 285C.250, 308.260, 308.865, 308A.119, 308A.324, 308A.700 to 308A.733, 311.165, 311.206, 311.229, 311.405 (4) or (5), 311.411, 31…

(1) On or before December 1 in each year each county treasurer shall pay over to the State Treasurer one-half of the amount of state taxes charged to the county of the county treasurer for the fiscal year then current. In similar manner the county treasurer shall pay over one-qua…

(1) The tax collector shall deposit all property tax moneys with the county treasurer no later than: (a) One business day after: (A) Payment of the moneys is made in person at the office of the tax collector; or (B) The tax collector receives moneys collected by a financial insti…

(1) Additional taxes or penalties collected because of the disqualification of property from special assessment or exemption shall be deposited in the unsegregated tax collections account in the same manner as other ad valorem property taxes. (2) For purposes of completing the pe…

(1)(a) When the tax collector receives the assessor’s certificate pursuant to ORS 311.115, the tax collector shall prepare and file with the county treasurer a percentage schedule of the ratio of taxes on property, as defined in ORS 310.140, and other amounts to be collected, aft…

No later than five working days after the tax collector files with the county treasurer the percentage schedule required under ORS 311.390, the tax collector shall notify each taxing district of the amount of taxes on property imposed for each district for that fiscal year. [1991…