Oregon Code § 734.140·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Injunctions.
(1)
Upon application by the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business
Services for an order to show cause under ORS 734.130, or at any time
thereafter, the court may, without notice, issue an injunction restraining the
insurer, its officers, directors, stockholders, members, subscribers, agents,
employees and all other persons from the transaction of its business or the
waste or disposition of its property until the further order of the court.
(2) The court
may, at any time during a proceeding under this chapter, issue such other
injunctions or orders to prevent any of the following activities:
(a) The
transaction of further business.
(b) The transfer
of property.
(c) Interference
with the receiver or with a delinquency proceeding.
(d) Waste of the
assets of an insurer.
(e) Dissipation
and transfer of bank accounts.
(f) The
institution or further prosecution of any actions or proceedings.
(g) The obtaining
of preferences, judgments, attachments, garnishments or liens against the
insurer, its assets or its policyholders.
(h) The levying
of execution against the insurer, its assets or its policyholders.
(i) The making of
any sale or deed for nonpayment of taxes or assessments that would lessen the
value of the assets of the insurer.
(j) The
withholding from the receiver of books, accounts, documents or other records
relating to the business of the insurer.
(k) Any other
threatened or contemplated action that might lessen the value of the assets of
the insurer or prejudice the rights of policyholders, creditors or
shareholders, or the administration of any delinquency proceeding.
(3)
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no bond shall be required of the
director as a prerequisite for the issuance of any injunction or restraining
order pursuant to this section. [1967 c.359 §268; 1993 c.447 §92]
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Key Points
01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 734.140
03Subject to legislative amendments
04Consult a licensed attorney for application to specific cases
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