Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 18 § 18.232 — Alternate method for satisfaction of support awards payable to Department of
Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 18 ·
Oregon Code § 18.232·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Alternate method for satisfaction of support awards payable to Department of
Justice.
(1) In
addition to or in lieu of the certificate and satisfaction document provided
for in ORS 18.228, the Department of Justice may execute and file a
satisfaction document for a support award requiring payment to the department
if:
(a) The judgment
debtor provides a sworn affidavit indicating that the money award has been paid
in full;
(b) The
department certifies that the department has a complete pay record for the
payments under the support award; and
(c) The
department certifies that there are no arrearages.
(2) The
Department of Justice shall be considered to have a complete pay record for the
purposes of subsection (1) of this section if the department has kept the pay
record for the support award from the date that the first payment was to be
made under the support award, or if the judgment creditor or an entity
providing child support services under ORS 25.080 establishes arrearages for
the time period the pay record was not kept by the department.
(3) The signature
of a person signing a satisfaction document filed under this section need not
be acknowledged by a notary public.
(4) If a
satisfaction document under this section is for any payment made to the
Department of Justice for amounts that have not been assigned by the judgment
creditor to the state, the department shall give notice to the judgment
creditor in the manner provided by ORS 25.085. The notice must inform the
judgment creditor that the department will execute and file the satisfaction of
judgment unless the department receives a request for a hearing within 30 days
after the date the notice was mailed or sent electronically. If a judgment
creditor requests a hearing, the Department of Justice shall conduct the
hearing as a contested case under ORS chapter 183 before a hearing officer
appointed by the department. [2003 c.576 §27; 2025 c.99 §47]
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01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 18.232
03Subject to legislative amendments
04Consult a licensed attorney for application to specific cases
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