Title 9, Mortgages and Liens

A lien created by ORS 87.226 ceases to attach to a crop that is agricultural produce as defined in ORS 87.700 and is in the possession of a purchaser, or to the proceeds of the sale of the crop to a third party, if the purchaser pays the agricultural producer in full for the crop…

(1) A person who performs labor in the operation of the chattel used for the purpose of catching fish from, holding them upon or transporting them within the waters of this state has a lien on the fish taken using the chattel during the period for which the lien is claimed for th…

(1) The liens created by ORS 87.216 to 87.232 attach to the chattels described in those sections. (2) The liens created by ORS 87.222 and 87.232 shall also attach to the proceeds of the sale of the chattels subject to those liens if: (a) Prior to the filing of the notice of claim…

(1) A person claiming a lien created by ORS 87.216, 87.222 or 87.232 shall file a written notice of claim of lien with the recording officer of the county in which the lien debtor resides, or, if the lien debtor is a business, the county in which the lien debtor has its principal…

(1) Except for a notice of a claim for a lien created by ORS 87.226, the recording officer of a county shall record the notices filed under ORS 87.242 in a book kept for that purpose and called “index of liens upon chattels.” (2) Notices filed with the Secretary of State under OR…

(1) When a lien claimant files a notice of claim of lien as required by ORS 87.242, the lien claimant shall send forthwith a copy of the notice to the owner of the chattel to be charged with the lien by registered or certified mail sent to the owner at the owner’s last-known addr…

Persons claiming liens created by ORS 87.216 to 87.232 are only entitled to liens for labor, services or materials performed or furnished during the six months immediately preceding the filing of the notice of claim under ORS 87.242. [1975 c.648 §24]

Except as provided in ORS 87.322, a lien created by ORS 87.216 to 87.232 may be foreclosed by a suit in the circuit court under ORS chapter 88 and other laws regulating the proceedings for the foreclosure of liens generally or may be foreclosed as provided in ORS 87.272 to 87.306…

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, if either a suit to foreclose or a proceeding under ORS 87.272 to 87.306 to foreclose a lien created by ORS 87.216 to 87.232 is not commenced in an appropriate court within six months after the notice of claim of lien is f…

A person claiming a lien created by ORS 87.216 to 87.232 may obtain an order for the foreclosure of the lien by advertisement and sale by filing with the clerk of the court of the county in which the chattel is then located and from which that order is sought a sworn petition req…

(1) The court shall consider the petition filed under ORS 87.272 and may consider other evidence, including, but not limited to, an affidavit, deposition, exhibit or oral testimony. (2) If from the petition or other evidence, if any, the court finds that a notice of claim of lien…

The court shall order that the lien claimant’s lien be foreclosed by advertisement and sale if the court finds: (1) That the lien debtor, by conspicuous words in a writing executed by or on behalf of the lien debtor before filing of the petition under ORS 87.272 or by handwriting…

(1) The court shall issue an order directed to the lien debtor and each person having possession or control of the chattel subject to the lien requiring the debtor and each other person to appear for hearing at a time and place fixed by the court to show cause why an order for th…

If, after service of the order issued under ORS 87.288 (1), the lien debtor by a writing executed by or on behalf of the lien debtor after service of the order expressly declares that the lien debtor is aware that the lien debtor has the right to be heard, that the lien debtor do…

If the court on hearing on a show cause order issued under ORS 87.288 (1), finds that there is probable cause for sustaining the validity of the underlying claim of lien, the court may order foreclosure of the lien by advertisement and sale. [1975 c.648 §32]

(1) A lien claimant desiring to foreclose the lien by advertisement and sale shall deliver to the sheriff of the county in which the chattel is then located a certified copy of a court’s order issued under ORS 87.282, 87.296 or 87.302 and a copy of the notice of claim of lien, ce…

(1) A person who claims a lien or has a security interest in a chattel to be sold at a foreclosure sale and who is notified under ORS 87.306 (2) may discharge the foreclosing lien claimant’s lien and preserve the security interest or lien claim of the person by paying the foreclo…

(1) The proceeds of a sale to foreclose a lien created by ORS 87.216 to 87.232 shall first be applied to the payment of the expenses incurred by the sheriff in obtaining possession of the chattel and advertising and conducting the foreclosure sale, and secondly to the discharge o…

ORS 87.272 to 87.316 do not apply to a lien on a chattel created by ORS 87.216 when that chattel is subject to a prior duly perfected security interest as provided in ORS 87.146 (1)(d). When a lien created by ORS 87.216 is junior and subordinate to a prior duly perfected security…

If the property covered by any lien created by ORS 87.216 to 87.232 is in danger of being stolen, damaged or removed from this state, the circuit court for the county in which the lien is filed upon application of the lien claimant, shall appoint the sheriff of such county receiv…

Except for a person holding a prior duly perfected security interest in a chattel subject to a lien created by ORS 87.216, any person to whom a notice of claim of lien has been given as provided in ORS 87.242, 87.252 and 87.306 who dismantles, removes from this state, misdelivers…

In suits to foreclose the liens created by ORS 87.216 to 87.232, the court shall, upon entering judgment for the lien claimant, allow as part of the lien the moneys paid for the filing or recording of the lien as provided in ORS 87.910. The court shall also allow reasonable attor…

(1) The owner of a chattel subject to a lien created by ORS 87.216 to 87.232, or any other interested person, may file with the recording officer of the county in whose office the claim of lien is filed a bond executed by a corporation authorized to issue surety bonds in the Stat…

(1) When a person claiming a lien under ORS 87.216 to 87.232 receives full payment of the claim including costs of making, filing and recording the lien and expenses incurred in commencing to foreclose it, the person shall file with the Secretary of State or the recording officer…

(1) A person has a lien upon a mine or an improvement to secure payment for labor performed or materials furnished if that person: (a) Performs labor upon or furnishes provisions or materials for the development, working or operation of a mine, improvement or excavation; (b) Perf…

A person who is employed to or contracts to survey, clear, ditch, dike, tile, level, check, border, excavate, grade, pave or otherwise prepare land for irrigation or cultivation, or who furnishes materials or equipment for use in connection with such work on that land, at the req…

A person who furnishes nursery stock of the value or agreed price of $25 or more, for planting on land, at the request of the owner of that land, or with the knowledge or consent of the owner has a lien on the land upon which the nursery stock is set out and planted for the reaso…

An electric cooperative or electric utility that supplies electricity to the owner of land for the purpose of providing power for the irrigation of the land has a lien upon that land, any part of which is irrigated using such electricity, for the cost of the electricity so suppli…

(1) The liens created by ORS 87.352 to 87.358 attach to the land, mine or improvement described in those sections on the day on which the lien claimant ceases to perform the labor or transport or furnish the materials or provisions for which the lien is claimed. (2) The lien crea…

(1) A person claiming a lien created by ORS 87.352 to 87.362 shall file a written notice of claim of lien not later than 120 days after the lien attaches with the recording officer of each county where there is situated any land sought to be charged with the lien. (2) The notice …

The recording officer of the county shall record the notices filed under ORS 87.366 in a book kept for that purpose. The record shall be indexed in the same manner as the record of deeds and mortgages. [1975 c.648 §47]

If a suit to foreclose a lien created by ORS 87.352 to 87.362 is not brought in an appropriate court within six months after the notice of claim of lien, within six months after the expiration of such extended payment, the lien shall cease to exist. A lien shall not be continued …

The liens described in ORS 87.352 to 87.362 shall be foreclosed in the manner provided in ORS chapter 88. [1975 c.648 §49]

(1) In suits to foreclose a lien created by ORS 87.352 to 87.362, the court, upon entering judgment for the lien claimant, shall allow as part of the lien all moneys paid for the filing or recording of the lien as provided in ORS 87.910. (2) In suits to foreclose a lien created b…

(1) Except for any property tax liens, the lien created by ORS 87.352 is prior and superior to all other liens, mortgages and encumbrances against the land upon which the lien is imposed without regard to whether the other liens, mortgages, or encumbrances attached to the land be…

An attorney or other licensee of the Oregon State Bar licensed to practice law has a lien for compensation whether specially agreed upon or implied, upon all papers, personal property and money of the client in the possession of the attorney or licensee for services rendered to t…

(1) The owner of papers or personal property subject to a lien created by ORS 87.430, or any other interested person, may file with the recording officer of the county in which the attorney or other licensee of the Oregon State Bar licensed to practice law has the attorney’s or l…

If an attorney or other licensee of the Oregon State Bar licensed to practice law considers the bond filed with a recording officer or the irrevocable letter of credit deposited with the treasurer of a county inadequate to protect the claim of the attorney or licensee for lien fo…

An attorney or other licensee of the Oregon State Bar licensed to practice law has a lien upon actions, suits and proceedings after the commencement thereof, and judgments, orders and awards entered therein in the client’s favor and the proceeds thereof to the extent of fees and …

(1) When an attorney or other licensee of the Oregon State Bar licensed to practice law claims a lien under ORS 87.445, if the judgment is for a sum of money only, the attorney or licensee must file a notice of claim of lien with the clerk of the court that entered the judgment w…

(1) When an attorney or other licensee of the Oregon State Bar licensed to practice law claims a lien under ORS 87.445, if the judgment is for the possession, award or transfer of personal property, the attorney or licensee must file a notice of claim of lien not later than one y…

(1) When an attorney or other licensee of the Oregon State Bar licensed to practice law claims a lien under ORS 87.445, if the judgment is for the possession, award or conveyance of real property, the attorney or licensee must file a notice of claim of lien not later than six mon…

If the notice of claim of lien is not filed within the time required by ORS 87.450, 87.455 or 87.460 or if the lien is not foreclosed within the time required by ORS 87.455 or 87.460, the lien created by ORS 87.445 shall cease to exist. [1975 c.648 §63 (enacted in lieu of 87.495)…

The notice of claim of lien required under ORS 87.450 to 87.460 shall be a statement in writing verified by the oath of the attorney and must contain: (1) A statement of the attorney’s demand, including the amount of the fee or compensation of the attorney; (2) The name of the ca…

(1) Except as provided in subsections (3) and (4) of this section, the lien created by ORS 87.445 is not affected by a settlement between the parties to the action, suit or proceeding before or after judgment, order or award. (2) Except as provided in subsections (3) and (4) of t…

Attorneys have the same right and power over actions, suits, proceedings, judgments, orders and awards to enforce their liens as their clients have for the amount due thereon to them. [1975 c.648 §66 (enacted in lieu of 87.495); 2003 c.576 §342]