Oregon Code § 3.220·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Rules;
procedure when judges disagree.
(1) A circuit court may make and enforce all rules necessary for the prompt and
orderly dispatch of the business of the court and not inconsistent with
applicable provisions of law, the Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure or rules made
or orders issued by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court or the presiding
judge for the judicial district. If a majority of the judges of the court in a
judicial district having two or more circuit court judges do not agree in
respect to the making of rules under this subsection, the decision of the
presiding judge shall control.
(2)(a) A
certified copy of a rule referred to in subsection (1) of this section made or
in effect before January 1, 1984, shall be filed in the office of the State
Court Administrator not later than January 1, 1984. If a copy of a rule is not
so filed, the rule is void.
(b) A certified
copy of a rule referred to in subsection (1) of this section made or amended on
or after January 1, 1984, shall be filed in the office of the State Court
Administrator. No rule or amendment shall be effective unless so filed, and no
rule or amendment so filed shall become effective before the 30th day after the
date of filing.
(c) The State
Court Administrator shall maintain the copies of all rules filed pursuant to
this subsection, and shall keep a record of the date of filing thereof. The
administrator shall, upon request, supply copies of the rules, and may charge a
reasonable fee for such copies in order to recover the cost of compilation,
copying and distribution of the rules. [Subsection (2) of 1955 part derived
from 1953 c.52 §§6,7; 1957 c.713 §9; 1961 c.724 §9; 1967 c.531 §2; 1973 c.484 §3;
1981 c.215 §4; 1981 s.s. c.1 §9; 1983 c.763 §31; 1995 c.781 §7]
Plain English Explanation
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Key Points
01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 3.220
03Subject to legislative amendments
04Consult a licensed attorney for application to specific cases
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