Title 1, Courts of Record; Court Officers; Juries

(1) Unless otherwise agreed by the parties, the compensation of a reference judge to whom an action is referred under ORS 3.305 shall be an amount for each day actually engaged in the performance of duties under the referral and in the conduct and disposition of post-trial procee…

(1) A family court department may be established in the circuit court of a judicial district upon the written application of the presiding judge. The written application must be made to the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. Upon receipt and approval of a written application, th…

(1) The presiding judge of the judicial district may assign to a family court department established under ORS 3.405 all of the following matters: (a) Proceedings under the provisions of ORS chapters 107, 108, 109 and 110; (b) Proceedings under the provisions of ORS chapter 25; (…

If there is more than one judge assigned to a family court department for the judicial district, the presiding judge of the judicial district may designate one of the judges as the chief family court judge. [1993 c.165 §3]

Upon assignment to the family court department of the cases specified in ORS 3.408, the presiding judge of the judicial district shall insure, when reasonable and appropriate, that all cases that involve the same minor child be assigned to the same judge. [1993 c.165 §4]

The presiding judge of the judicial district may establish procedures for coordinating all services that may be available to persons who are or who may become parties in the proceedings specified in ORS 3.408. [1993 c.165 §5]

At any time after the establishment of a family court department under ORS 3.405, the family court department shall be abolished if the presiding judge of the judicial district makes written application to the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court requesting that the family court de…

The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court may promulgate court rules for family court departments established under ORS 3.405. [1993 c.165 §7]

(1) The family court department or, if there is no family court department, the presiding judge or designee of each circuit court may establish an education program designed to inform parents about the impact of family restructuring on children when the parent is a named party in…

(1) A family law facilitation program may be established by the judges of the family court department of a circuit court. If there is no family court department for the court, a family law facilitation program may be established for a circuit court by the presiding judge for the …

(1) The Judicial Department shall establish family court advocate programs in counties specified in subsection (4) of this section. The programs shall be designed to develop an efficient system for providing integrated, family-focused prevention and intervention services to at-ri…

The State Court Administrator shall implement an education program for state judges that emphasizes issues and problems encountered in the establishment and management of family court departments. The program shall provide education on the manner in which family court departments…

(1) No later than January 1, 1999, the presiding judge of each judicial district shall adopt a plan to coordinate the provision of services to families involved in domestic relations or other family court proceedings. (2) The presiding judge of the judicial district shall establi…

(1) The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court may appoint a statewide family law advisory committee to assist the State Court Administrator in carrying out the administrator’s responsibilities under ORS 3.438 (2) and (4)(a) and in identifying family law issues that need to be addres…

To the extent that adequate funds are available from the Family Law Account established under ORS 3.440, the State Court Administrator: (1) Shall hire a director of family court services and sufficient staff, whose compensation must come solely from the Family Law Account, and ma…

The Family Law Account is established as an account in the General Fund. All moneys in the account are appropriated and constitute a continuous appropriation out of the General Fund to the State Court Administrator for the purposes of ORS 3.436 and 3.438. The State Court Administ…

(1)(a) The presiding judge of a judicial district may appoint one or more persons as child support referee. (b) A child support referee appointed under this section: (A) Must be qualified by training and experience in handling child support and parentage matters; and (B) Serves a…

(1) The presiding judge for a judicial district may establish a court facilitation program to assist litigants in court proceedings other than family law proceedings as provided in ORS 3.428. In developing the program, the presiding judge shall jointly plan with the State Court A…

(1) As used in this section: (a) “Individual-provider relationship” includes a relationship between an individual and a physician, a physician associate or nurse practitioner. (b)(A) “Treatment court program” means a program: (i) In which individuals are before the court to obtai…

(1) The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court shall appoint a statewide advisory committee on treatment courts to make recommendations to the Chief Justice on issues relating to the administration, funding, accountability and eligibility criteria for treatment courts. (2) When appoi…

The county court is held by the county judge, except when county business is being transacted therein.

The county court of counties from which no transfer of jurisdiction is made under ORS 3.260 or 3.265 or other provisions of law shall have all juvenile court jurisdiction, authority, powers, functions and duties. [Amended by 1959 c.432 §61; 1963 c.512 §3; 1965 c.247 §2; 1965 c.61…

The judge of any county court having judicial functions shall grant preliminary injunctions or orders in any suit in the circuit court commenced in the county, upon application made in the manner prescribed by ORCP 79. The order or injunction shall be made returnable to the circu…

There shall be a term of the county court in each county for the transaction of judicial business on the first Monday of each month, and at such other times as the court in term or the judge in vacation may appoint. The court shall be open at 10 a.m. [Amended by 2013 c.155 §13]

Except as otherwise provided in ORS 111.115, any judicial proceedings commenced in the county court in which the county judge is a party or directly interested, may be certified to the circuit court for the county in which the proceedings are pending, and the matter shall be proc…

(1) When the county judge is incapacitated, or absent from the county, or whenever there is a vacancy in the office of county judge, any circuit judge for or assigned to the county may perform the judicial functions of the county judge, hear proceedings, and enter any judgment or…

(1) The business of the county court at each term shall be docketed and disposed of in the following order: (a) Judicial business. (b) County business. (2) The proceedings and records of the court pertaining to the respective classifications of business specified in this section …

The records of the county courts include a register and a judgment docket. [2003 c.576 §174a]

A county court trial jury shall consist of six persons drawn by lot from the jurors in attendance upon the court at a particular term and sworn to try and determine a question of fact.

(1) A party to a judicial proceeding in a county court may appeal from a judgment or other final determinative order given therein. The appeal shall be taken at the time and in the manner prescribed by law for the taking of an appeal from a judgment or other appealable order of t…

In the county court there shall be charged and collected in advance by the county clerk as clerk of the court, for the benefit of the county, the following fees, and no more, for the following purposes and services: (1) Making transcription from the judgment docket, $4. (2) Filin…

(1) The records of the circuit courts include a register and jury register. (2) The record of the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeals is a register. (3) All references in this chapter to the clerk or court administrator relate to the office of the clerk or court administrator …

Any of the records of the court required under ORS 7.010 may be consolidated, as the court may deem appropriate, so long as the essential elements of information and the inherent purpose of those records are maintained. [1975 c.588 §2]

The register is a record wherein the clerk or court administrator shall enter, by its title, every action, suit or proceeding commenced in, or transferred or appealed to, the court, according to the date of its commencement, transfer or appeal. Thereafter, the clerk or court admi…

The jury register is a record wherein the clerk or court administrator shall enter the names of the persons attending upon the court at a particular term as grand or trial jurors, the time of the attendance of each, and when discharged or excused, and the amount of fees and milea…

The files of the court are all documents filed with or by the clerk of the court or court administrator, in any action, suit or proceeding therein, or before the judge. [Amended by 1975 c.588 §11; 2007 c.129 §4]

(1) Where the application of electronic data processing techniques is determined to be feasible and expedient in maintaining records of the courts of this state, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court may authorize records to be kept by use of electronic data processing equipment…

(1) The records and files of the court shall be maintained by the clerk or court administrator of the respective trial or appellate court, and the clerk or court administrator is the custodian of and responsible for those records and files. Paper records and files may not be take…

(1) The presiding judge for a judicial district may authorize destruction of any court record or document at any time after the expiration of the minimum retention period established by the State Court Administrator under ORS 8.125. Records and documents that may be destroyed und…

(1) Pursuant to ORS 8.125 (11), the State Court Administrator may establish procedures that provide for the destruction of records, instruments, books, papers, transcripts and other documents filed in a state court after making a photographic film, microphotographic film, electro…

Whenever requested, the clerk or court administrator shall furnish to any person a certified copy of any portion of the records or files in the custody of the clerk or court administrator. No person other than the clerk or court administrator or a representative designated by the…

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the State Court Administrator may authorize access to case calendars, case registers and other case information that is kept in electronic form and that is otherwise not open to public inspection, including information on cases under OR…

If the record of any judgment or other proceeding of any judicial court of this state, or any part of the record of any judicial proceeding, is lost or destroyed, any party or person interested may, on application, by petition in writing under oath to the court and on showing to …

If the loss or destruction of any record or part thereof as mentioned in ORS 7.140 has happened and the defect cannot be supplied as therein provided, any party or person interested may make a written application to the court, to which the record belonged, verified by affidavit s…

In case of the destruction of the records or any part thereof of any court having probate jurisdiction, the judge of the court may proceed, upon the motion of the judge or upon application in writing of any party in interest, to restore the records, papers and proceedings of the …

In case of the loss or destruction of the original record of any cause removed to the Supreme Court or to the Court of Appeals, a certified copy of the record of the cause remaining in the Supreme Court or the Court of Appeals may be filed in the court from which the cause was re…

Insofar as may be practicable and convenient the records and proceedings pertaining to probate and juvenile matters shall be kept separate from the other records and proceedings of the circuit courts. [Amended by 1969 c.591 §267]

(1) For probate matters in state courts, the clerk or court administrator shall enter and record the proceedings in the register described in ORS 7.020. (2) For probate matters in courts other than state courts, the clerk or court administrator shall enter and record the proceedi…

(1) The State Court Administrator and the courts of this state shall encourage persons who make paper filings in the courts, including all pleadings, motions, copies and other documents, to use paper that has been printed on both sides of each sheet. The courts of this state may …

(1) For the purpose of requesting a state or nationwide criminal records check under ORS 181A.195, the Judicial Department may require the fingerprints of a person who: (a) Is employed or applying for employment by the department; or (b) Provides services or seeks to provide serv…