Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 21 § 21.700 — Interest on judgments for deferred fees and costs; satisfaction; compromise
Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 21 ·
Oregon Code § 21.700·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Interest on judgments for deferred fees and costs; satisfaction; compromise
prohibited.
(1)
Notwithstanding ORS 82.010, judgments resulting from the deferral of fees and
court costs under the provisions of ORS 21.680 to 21.698 bear no interest.
(2) If a judge of
a circuit or county court defers payment of any fees or court costs under the
provisions of ORS 21.680 to 21.698, and the amount of those deferred fees or
court costs is subsequently paid in full, the trial court administrator for the
court shall note in the register or docket that the deferred fees and costs
have been paid in full. Notation in the register or docket that deferred fees
and costs have been paid in full constitutes a satisfaction of the judgment for
those fees and costs.
(3) If the Chief
Justice of the Supreme Court, the Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals or the
judge of the Oregon Tax Court defers payment of any fees or court costs under
the provisions of ORS 21.680 to 21.698, including deferral of the cost of
preparing the transcript on appeal, and the amount of those deferred fees or
court costs is subsequently paid in full, the State Court Administrator shall
note upon the register of the court that the deferred fees and costs have been
paid in full. Notation in the register that deferred fees and costs have been
paid in full constitutes a satisfaction of the judgment for those fees and
costs.
(4) Upon notation
in the register or docket that deferred fees and costs have been paid in full,
a certified copy of the notation may be filed with any circuit court or County
Clerk Lien Record in which the judgment was filed under the provisions of ORS 21.680
to 21.698. Upon filing of the certified copy, the trial court administrator for
the court, or the county clerk if the judgment was filed in the County Clerk
Lien Record, shall cause the certified copy to be entered in the register or
docket of the court or recorded in the County Clerk Lien Record.
(5) Judgments
resulting from the deferral of fees and court costs under the provisions of ORS
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Key Points
01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 21.700
03Subject to legislative amendments
04Consult a licensed attorney for application to specific cases
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