Oregon Code § 1.189·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Courthouse surcharge accounts.
(1) The county treasurer shall deposit moneys received from surcharges imposed
under ORS 1.188 in a courthouse surcharge account maintained by the county
treasurer.
(2) The moneys in
the courthouse surcharge account and interest upon the account are reserved for
the purposes of:
(a) Payment of
capital costs of the courthouse project for which bonds are or will be issued
under ORS 1.181 in the county imposing the surcharge; or
(b) Payment of
debt service and related expenses and funding of debt service reserves, if any,
for bonds issued under ORS 271.390 or ORS chapter 287A to finance capital costs
of the courthouse project for which bonds are or will be issued under ORS 1.181
in the county imposing the surcharge.
(3) The county
treasurer may charge against the courthouse surcharge account an administrative
fee for the actual costs associated with maintaining the account. The total
administrative fees charged each year may not exceed five percent of the moneys
received from surcharges imposed under ORS 1.188 for that year. [2016 c.78 §2]