127 sections in this chapter.
ORS 46.260 [Amended by 1969 c.96 §4; repealed by 1977 c.290 §5]
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ORS 46.265 [1975 c.611 §7; repealed by 1995 c.658 §127]
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ORS 46.270 [Amended by 1971 c.224 §2; repealed by 1995 c.658 §127]
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ORS 46.274 [1955 c.664 §2; 1965 c.619 §23; 1971 c.621 §10; 1975 c.607 §12; 1979 c.833 §13; 1981 c.835 §3; 1981 s.s. c.3 §32; 1985 c.540 §15; 1995 c.273 §14; repealed by 1995 c.658 §127]
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ORS 46.275 [1977 c.876 §7; repealed by 1983 c.405 §5]
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ORS 46.276 [1955 c.664 §3; 1969 c.438 §2; 1987 c.586 §18; repealed by 1995 c.658 §127]
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ORS 46.278 [1977 c.876 §8; 1987 c.586 §19; repealed by 1995 c.658 §127]
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ORS 46.280 [Amended by 1973 c.484 §5; 1981 s.s. c.1 §11; 1983 c.763 §32; 1995 c.781 §35; repealed by 1995 c.658 §127]
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ORS 46.290 [Repealed by 1981 s.s. c.3 §141]
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ORS 46.300 [1959 c.552 §11; 1971 c.718 §3; 1979 c.568 §7; repealed by 1983 c.763 §9]
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ORS 46.330 [1975 c.611 §2; repealed by 1995 c.658 §127]
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ORS 46.335 [1975 c.611 §3; 1977 c.876 §2; 1995 c.244 §7; repealed by 1995 c.658 §127]
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ORS 46.340 [1975 c.611 §4; 1985 c.540 §16; 1995 c.244 §8; repealed by 1995 c.658 §127]
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ORS 46.345 [1975 c.611 §§8,9; 1981 s.s. c.3 §33; 1985 c.496 §11; repealed by 1995 c.658 §127]
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ORS 46.350 [1975 c.611 §11; repealed by 1985 c.540 §47]
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ORS 46.405 Small claims department; jurisdiction. (1) Except as provided in subsection (6) of this section, each circuit court shall have a small claims department
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(2) Except as provided in this section, all actions for the recovery of money, damages, specific personal property, or any penalty or forfeiture must be commenced and prosecuted in the small claims department if the amount or value claimed in the action does not exceed $750. (3) …
ORS 46.410 [Amended by 1959 c.326 §1; 1965 c.569 §1; 1969 c.683 §1; repealed by 1971 c.760 §11]
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ORS 46.415 Circuit judges to sit in department; procedure. (1) The judges of a circuit court shall sit as judges of the small claims department
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(2) No formal pleadings other than the claim shall be necessary. (3) The hearing and disposition of all cases shall be informal, the sole object being to dispense justice promptly and economically between the litigants. The parties shall have the privilege of offering evidence an…
ORS 46.420 [Repealed by 1971 c.760 §11]
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ORS 46.425 Commencement of actions; contents of claim. (1) An action in the small claims department shall be commenced by the plaintiff’s filing with the clerk of the court a claim in the form prescribed by the court
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(2) The claim shall: (a) Contain the name and address of the plaintiff and of the defendant, followed by a plain and simple statement of the claim, including the amount and the date the claim allegedly accrued; (b) State that the plaintiff made a good faith effort to collect the …
ORS 46.430 [Repealed by 1971 c.760 §11]
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ORS 46.435 [1971 c.760 §5; 1973 c.393 §2; 1977 c.875 §3; 1979 c.567 §2; repealed by 1979 c.833 §36]
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ORS 46.440 [Repealed by 1971 c.760 §11]
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ORS 46.441 Explanation to plaintiff of how notice may be served. The small claims department of a circuit court shall provide to each plaintiff who files a claim with the department a written explanation of how notice may be served in actions in the department. [1977 c.875 §9; 1995 c.658 §46]
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ORS 46.445 Notice of claim; content; service. (1) Upon the filing of a claim in the small claims department of a circuit court, the clerk shall issue a notice in the form prescribed by the court
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(2) The notice shall be directed to the defendant, naming the defendant, and shall contain a copy of the claim. (3) The notice and claim shall be served upon the defendant either in the manner provided for the service of summons and complaint in proceedings in the circuit courts …
ORS 46.450 [Repealed by 1971 c.760 §11]
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ORS 46.455 Admission or denial of claim; request for jury trial. Within 30 days after the date of service of the notice and claim upon the defendant as provided in ORS 46.445
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(1) If the defendant admits the claim, the defendant may settle it by: (a) Paying to the plaintiff the amount of the claim plus the amount of all filing fees and service expenses paid by the plaintiff and mailing proof of that payment to the court. (b) If the claim is for recover…
ORS 46.458 [1995 c.455 §2; 1995 c.618 §15b; repealed by 1997 c.46 §1]
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ORS 46.460 [Amended by 1965 c.619 §24; 1969 c.683 §2; repealed by 1971 c.760 §11]
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ORS 46.461 Counterclaims; fee; transfer of case to circuit court. (1) The defendant in an action in the small claims department may assert as a counterclaim any claim that, on the date of issuance of notice pursuant to ORS 46.445, the defendant may have against the plaintiff and that arises out of the same transaction or occurrence that is the subject matter of the claim filed by the plaintiff
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(2) If the amount or value of the counterclaim exceeds $10,000, the court shall strike the counterclaim and proceed to hear and dispose of the case as though the counterclaim had not been asserted unless the defendant files with the counterclaim a motion requesting that the case …
ORS 46.465 Time and place of hearing; notice; procedure if right to jury trial asserted; attorney fees. (1) If the defendant demands a hearing in the small claims department, under the direction of the court the clerk shall fix a day and time for the hearing and shall mail to the parties a notice of the hearing time in the form prescribed by the court, instructing them to bring witnesses, documents and other evidence pertinent to the controversy
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(2) If the defendant asserts a counterclaim, the notice of the hearing time shall contain a copy of the counterclaim. (3)(a) If the defendant claims the right to a jury trial, the clerk shall notify the plaintiff by mail of the requirements of this paragraph. Within 20 days after…
ORS 46.470 [Amended by 1963 c.248 §1; repealed by 1971 c.760 §11]
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ORS 46.475 Additional time for appearances; default and dismissal. (1) Upon written request, the court may extend to the parties additional time within which to make formal appearances required in the small claims department of a circuit court
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(2) If the defendant fails to pay the claim, demand a hearing, or demand a jury trial and comply with ORS 46.465 (3)(c), upon written request from the plaintiff the clerk shall enter a judgment against the defendant for the relief claimed plus the amount of the small claims filin…
ORS 46.480 [Amended by 1969 c.683 §3; repealed by 1971 c.760 §11]
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ORS 46.485 Extent and effect of small claims judgment. (1) In addition to any other award, the prevailing party shall be entitled to a judgment for the small claims filing fees and service expenses paid by the party and the prevailing party fee provided for in ORS 20.190 (1)(c) or (2)(b). The prevailing party may also be awarded prevailing party fees under ORS 20.190 (3). The award shall be paid or the property delivered upon such terms and conditions as the judge may prescribe
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(2) The court may allow to the defendant a setoff not to exceed the amount of plaintiff’s claim, but in such case the court shall cause to be entered in the record the amount of the setoff allowed. (3) No attachment shall issue on any cause in the small claims department. (4) A j…
ORS 46.488 Lien effect of small claims judgments. (1) A judgment creditor may not create a judgment lien for a judgment entered in the small claims department of a circuit court if the money award is less than $10, exclusive of costs and disbursements. A judgment creditor may create a judgment lien for a judgment entered in the small claims department of a circuit court in an amount of $10 or more and less than $3,000, exclusive of costs and disbursements, only as provided in subsection (3) of this section
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(2) If a judgment is rendered in the small claims department in an amount of $3,000 or more, the clerk shall note in the register of the circuit court that the judgment creates a judgment lien if the judgment otherwise complies with the requirements of ORS chapter 18 for creating…
ORS 46.490 [Repealed by 1971 c.760 §11]
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ORS 46.495 [1979 c.567 §4; repealed by 1981 c.883 §1]
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ORS 46.500 [Amended by 1969 c.683 §4; repealed by 1971 c.760 §11]
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ORS 46.505 [1969 c.683 §6; repealed by 1971 c.760 §11]
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ORS 46.510 [Repealed by 1971 c.760 §11]
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ORS 46.520 [Amended by 1969 c.683 §7; repealed by 1971 c.760 §11]
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ORS 46.530 [Repealed by 1971 c.760 §11]
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ORS 46.540 [Amended by 1969 c.683 §8; repealed by 1971 c.760 §11]
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ORS 46.550 [Repealed by 1981 s.s. c.3 §141]
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ORS 46.560 Where action to be commenced and tried. (1) Except as provided in subsections (2) and (3) of this section, all actions in small claims department shall be commenced and tried in the county in which the defendants, or one of them, reside or may be found at the commencement of the action
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(2) When an action is founded on an alleged tort, it may be commenced either in the county where the cause of action arose or in the county where the defendants, or one of them, reside or may be found at the commencement of the action. (3) When the defendant has contracted to per…
ORS 46.570 Fees. The small claims department of a circuit court shall collect the following filing fees from the plaintiff when a claim is filed in the court, and from the defendant when the defendant demands a hearing
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(1) $57, when the amount claimed is $2,500 or less; and (2) $102, when the amount is more than $2,500. [Formerly 46.221; 2003 c.737 §§44,45a,45c; 2005 c.702 §§49,50,51; 2007 c.129 §20; 2007 c.860 §7; 2011 c.595 §46; 2013 c.685 §§36,36a; 2014 c.76 §10; 2017 c.663 §8; 2019 c.605 §9…
ORS 46.610 [Amended by 1965 c.510 §20; 1971 c.633 §16; 1975 c.327 §7; 1979 c.568 §8; repealed by 1995 c.658 §127]
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ORS 46.620 [Repealed by 1995 c.658 §127]
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ORS 46.630 [Amended by 1957 c.726 §2; 1963 c.614 §2; 1969 c.96 §5; repealed by 1995 c.658 §127]
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