Oregon Code § 18.715·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Sanctions.
(1) A
court may impose sanctions against any person who files a challenge to a
garnishment in bad faith. The sanctions a court may impose under this
subsection are a penalty of not more than $100 and responsibility for attorney
fees under ORS 20.105.
(2) The court
shall order a creditor to return any property that is garnished under a writ of
garnishment and that was exempt from garnishment or not subject to garnishment,
and shall order the creditor to pay a penalty of $200 to the debtor in addition
to all costs and reasonable attorney fees incurred by the debtor in recovering
the property and penalty, if:
(a) The creditor
is the garnishor and fails to provide in the writ any address for the debtor
that is known to the creditor; or
(b) The creditor
is not the garnishor and fails to provide to the garnishor any address for the
debtor that is known to the creditor.
(3) The
imposition of sanctions under this section does not limit any remedy otherwise
available to the creditor or debtor. [2001 c.249 §36]
Plain English Explanation
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Key Points
01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 18.715
03Subject to legislative amendments
04Consult a licensed attorney for application to specific cases
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