Oregon Code § 540.260·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Lien
for wages and expense; enforcement; remedy not exclusive.
(1) One or more of the water users
from any partnership or mutual irrigation company ditch or pipeline may pay the
wages and expense of the assistant watermaster and, as against any other user
failing to contribute the users share or proportion of the wages and expense,
shall be entitled to a lien upon the lands of the delinquent user entitled to
the use of water from the ditch, pipeline and reservoir and upon the share or
interest of the owner in the ditch, pipeline or reservoir, for the users just
share or proportion.
(2) The lien
shall be made effective by filing a similar notice to that prescribed under ORS
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Key Points
01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 540.260
03Subject to legislative amendments
04Consult a licensed attorney for application to specific cases
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