Oregon Code § 18.605·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Debts
subject to garnishment; when writ may be issued on debt.
(1) Garnishment may be used to
acquire garnishable property for application against the following debts:
(a) A judgment
requiring the payment of money that has been entered in the register of a
circuit court or docketed in the docket of a justice, county or municipal
court.
(b) If the writ
of garnishment is issued pursuant to provisional process under ORCP 83 and 84,
a claim of one party against another party in a civil action.
(c) Support
arrearage shown on the support records of the Department of Justice pursuant to
ORS 25.020 and 25.167, even though such records may not constitute a full
record of the support arrearage owed.
(d) Monetary
obligations imposed under agency orders or warrants recorded pursuant to law in
the County Clerk Lien Record.
(2) For the
purposes of ORS 18.600 to 18.850:
(a) A writ may be
issued for a monetary obligation based on a judgment other than a judgment for
support after the judgment is entered in the register of a circuit court or
after the judgment is docketed in the docket of a justice, county or municipal
court.
(b) A writ may be
issued for a monetary obligation based on a judgment for support after the
underlying judgment, court order or administrative order that creates the
support obligation is entered in the register of the court or after a request
for administrative enforcement services is received under ORS 25.083.
(c) A writ may be
issued pursuant to provisional process under ORCP 83 and 84 after the court
order for provisional process is entered in the docket or register of the
court.
(d) A writ may be
issued for a monetary obligation based on an agency order or warrant after the
order or warrant is recorded in the County Clerk Lien Record. [2001 c.249 §3;
2003 c.576 §176]
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Key Points
01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 18.605
03Subject to legislative amendments
04Consult a licensed attorney for application to specific cases
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