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Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 51 § 51.310 — Schedule of fees; payment of fees to county treasurer

Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 51 ·
Oregon Code § 51.310 · Enacted · Last updated March 01, 2026
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Schedule of fees; payment of fees to county treasurer. (1) Except as provided in ORS 105.130, the justice of the peace shall collect, in advance except in criminal cases, and issue receipts for, the following fees: (a) For the first appearance of the plaintiff, $90. (b) For the first appearance of the defendant, $90. (c) In the small claims department, for a plaintiff filing a claim, $37; and for a defendant requesting a hearing, $37. (d) For transcript of judgment, $9. (e) For transcript of judgment from the small claims department, $9. (f) For certified copy of judgment, $9. (g) For issuing writs of execution or writs of garnishment, $20 for each writ. (h) For issuing notices of restitution as provided in ORS 105.151, $10 for each notice. (i) For filing a motion described in ORS 21.200 in an action not in the small claims department, $30. (j) For supplying to private parties copies of records and files, the same fees as provided or established for the county clerk under ORS 205.320. (k) For each official certificate, $10. (L) For taking and certifying for a private party an acknowledgment of proof of any instrument, $10. (m) Costs in criminal cases, where there has been a conviction, or upon forfeiture of security, $5. (2) Not later than the last day of the month immediately following the month in which fees set forth in subsection (1) of this section are collected, the justice of the peace shall pay all such fees, other than those for performing marriage ceremonies, over to the county treasurer of the county wherein the justice of the peace was elected or appointed, for crediting to the general fund of the county, and shall take the receipt of the treasurer therefor. [Amended by 1965 c.619 §25; 1979 c.447 §2; 1987 c.829 §1; 1989 c.583 §10; 1991 c.458 §2; 1997 c.801 §132; 1999 c.1051 §245; 2003 c.687 §1; 2011 c.595 §52b; 2015 c.623 §§1,2]
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