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
Statute Text
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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Key Points
01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 51.310
03Subject to legislative amendments
04Consult a licensed attorney for application to specific cases
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