Oregon Statutes

Chapter 3 - Circuit Courts Generally

• 3.010   [Amended by 1957 c.713 §3; repealed by 1961 c.724 §34]
• 3.011   [1961 c.724 §1; 1963 c.491 §1; 1965 c.510 §1; 1965 c.618 §1; 1967 c.532 §1; 1967 c.533 §1; 1969 c.370 §1; 1971 c.640 §1; 1971 c.777 §1; 1973 c.572 §1; 1975 c.629 §1; 1977 c.386 §1; 1979 c.568 §14; 1981 c.215 §2; 1981 c.759 §1; 1985 c.65 §1; 1985 c.274 §1; 1985 c.311 §1; 1987 c.359 §1; 1989 c.1021 §1; 1991 c.298 §1; 1995 c.658 §§6,142,143a,144; repealed by 1997 c.801 §1 (3.012 enacted in lieu of 3.011)]
• 3.012   Judicial districts.
  (1) The judicial districts, the counties constituting the judicial districts and the number of circuit court judges for each judicial district are as follows: (a)...
• 3.013   State as single judicial district.
  For the purposes of 15 U.S.C. 1692i, the state shall be considered a single judicial district. [1997 c.340 §7]
• 3.014   Special provisions for fourth judicial district (Multnomah County).
  (1) One of the judges of the fourth judicial district shall hold court in the City of Gresham, Multnomah County, as directed by the Chief...
• 3.015   [1961 c.724 §32; repealed by 1965 c.510 §24 and 1965 c.618 §11]
• 3.016   Special provisions for sixth judicial district (Morrow and Umatilla Counties).
  In the sixth judicial district, the judges of the district shall hold court in Pendleton, Hermiston, Milton-Freewater and Heppner as required by caseload. [1995 c.658...
• 3.020   [Amended by 1955 c.677 §2; 1957 c.665 §2; 1957 c.713 §4; repealed by 1959 c.557 §1 (3.022 enacted in lieu of 3.020)]
• 3.021   [1953 c.52 §§1,2,3; repealed by 1955 c.677 §6]
• 3.022   [1959 c.557 §2 (enacted in lieu of 3.020); repealed by 1961 c.724 §34]
• 3.030   Election of circuit judges.
  Each circuit judge shall hold office for the term for which the circuit judge was elected; and at the general election or, if applicable, at...
• 3.040   [Amended by 1955 c.677 §3; 1957 c.665 §4; 1957 c.713 §5; repealed by 1961 c.724 §34]
• 3.041   Qualifications of circuit judges; residence.
  (1) Each judge of the circuit court shall be a citizen of the United States and a resident of this state. (2) Each judge of...
• 3.050   Circuit judges to be members of bar.
  No person is eligible to the office of judge of the circuit court unless the person is a member of the Oregon State Bar. [Amended...
• 3.060   Salary of judges; expenses.
  Each of the judges of the circuit court shall receive such salary as is provided by law. When any judicial district is composed of more...
• 3.065   [1967 c.531 §1; 1981 s.s. c.1 §8; repealed by 1995 c.781 §51]
• 3.070   Powers of judges in chambers; filing and entering of decisions not signed in open court.
  Any judge of a circuit court in any judicial district may, in chambers, grant and sign defaults, judgments, interlocutory orders and provisional remedies, make findings...
• 3.075   Powers of judges to act in joint or separate session; testing process.
  If two or more persons are sitting as judges of the circuit court in a judicial district: (1) Any two or more of them may...
• 3.080   [Repealed by 1959 c.552 §16]
• 3.081   [1959 c.552 §5; repealed by 1975 c.706 §10]
• 3.090   [Repealed by 1959 c.552 §16]
• 3.091   [1959 c.552 §6; repealed by 1975 c.706 §10]
• 3.096   [1959 c.552 §7; repealed by 1975 c.706 §10]
• 3.100   [Repealed by 1959 c.552 §16]
• 3.101   [1961 c.405 §1; 1969 c.591 §263; repealed by 1995 c.658 §127]
• 3.102   [Formerly 3.110; 1959 c.576 §1; renumbered 3.570]
• 3.105   [1953 c.35 §1; repealed by 1959 c.549 §7]
• 3.106   [1953 c.35 §2; repealed by 1959 c.549 §7]
• 3.107   [1953 c.35 §3; repealed by 1959 c.549 §7]
• 3.108   [1953 c.35 §4; repealed by 1959 c.549 §7]
• 3.109   [1953 c.35 §5; repealed by 1959 c.549 §7]
• 3.110   [Renumbered 3.102 and then 3.570]
• 3.111   [1953 c.35 §6; repealed by 1959 c.549 §7]
• 3.112   [1953 c.35 §9; repealed by 1959 c.549 §7]
• 3.113   [1953 c.35 §7; repealed by 1959 c.549 §7]
• 3.114   [1953 c.35 §8; repealed by 1959 c.549 §7]
• 3.115   [1953 c.35 §10; repealed by 1959 c.549 §7]
• 3.120   [Repealed by 1959 c.552 §16]
• 3.130   Transfer of judicial jurisdiction of certain county courts to circuit courts.
  (1) All judicial jurisdiction, authority, powers, functions and duties of the county courts and the judges thereof, except the jurisdiction, authority, powers, functions and duties...
• 3.132   Concurrent jurisdiction with justice and municipal courts.
  In addition to other cases over which they have jurisdiction, circuit courts shall have the same criminal and quasi-criminal jurisdiction as justice courts and shall...
• 3.134   Application of state statutes to municipal ordinance.
  When an offense defined by municipal ordinance is tried in circuit court, it shall be subject to the same statutes and procedures that govern the...
• 3.135   [1961 c.724 §5; repealed by 1965 c.510 §24]
• 3.136   Jurisdiction over violations of Portland charter and ordinances; disposition of moneys; hearings officers.
  (1) The circuit court for a county within the boundaries of which there is situated the largest part of a city having a population of...
• 3.140   [Amended by 1965 c.510 §4; repealed by 1969 c.591 §305]
• 3.150   [Amended by 1957 s.s. c.8 §1; 1961 c.724 §6; 1965 c.510 §5; 1979 c.77 §1; repealed by 1983 c.673 §26]
• 3.160   [Amended by 1957 s.s. c.8 §2; 1959 c.557 §3; 1961 c.724 §7; 1965 c.510 §6; repealed by 1981 c.215 §8]
• 3.165   [1961 c.724 §8; repealed by 1965 c.510 §24]
• 3.170   [Amended by 1965 c.510 §7; repealed by 1981 c.215 §8]
• 3.180   [1965 c.618 §7; 1967 c.533 §9; repealed by 1969 c.591 §305]
• 3.185   Habeas corpus hearings by Circuit Court for Marion County.
  (1) Notwithstanding ORS 1.040, a judge of the Circuit Court for Marion County when hearing matters relating to writs of habeas corpus as provided in...
• 3.210   [Amended by 1955 c.677 §5; 1957 c.665 §3; 1957 c.713 §8; 1959 c.557 §4; repealed by 1961 c.724 §34]
• 3.220   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...
• 3.225   Establishing specialized subject-matter departments; approval by Chief Justice; eligibility and assignment of judges.
  Subject to the approval of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, a circuit court, by rule under ORS 3.220, may establish specialized subject-matter departments...
• 3.227   [1987 c.714 §4; repealed by 1995 c.658 §127]
• 3.229   [1987 c.714 §5; 1995 c.781 §9; repealed by 1995 c.658 §127]
• 3.230   [Subsection (3) of 1957 part derived from 1953 c.52 §6; 1957 c.713 §10; 1957 s.s. c.8 §3; repealed by 1959 c.552 §16]
• 3.232   Types of terms.
  The terms of the circuit courts are either those appointed by law, or others appointed by a judge of the court. [Formerly 4.010]
• 3.235   Regular terms; minimum number required in certain districts.
  (1) The regular terms of the circuit court in the several districts of the state shall be held at times designated by order of the...
• 3.238   Power or duty to call special terms; procedure.
  (1) When a term of court is appointed by a judge it shall be done by a general order made and entered of record during...
• 3.240   [Amended by 1957 c.713 §11; repealed by 1961 c.724 §34]
• 3.250   Definitions for ORS 3.250 to 3.280.
  As used in ORS 3.250 to 3.280, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) “Child” means a person under 18 years of age. (2) “Court services”...
• 3.255   Policy and intent.
  It is declared to be the policy and intent of the Legislative Assembly: (1) Notwithstanding concurrent jurisdiction, that family and family-related matters before the courts...
• 3.260   Juvenile jurisdiction vested in circuit courts; authority for transfer of jurisdiction over family-related matters to circuit courts.
  (1) The circuit courts and the judges thereof shall exercise all juvenile court jurisdiction, authority, powers, functions and duties. (2) Pursuant to ORS 3.275, in...
• 3.265   Limits on transfer of juvenile jurisdiction.
  (1) Notwithstanding ORS 3.260, no transfer of jurisdiction required by ORS 3.260 (1) shall occur in the following counties until the county court approves such...
• 3.270   Transfer of juvenile jurisdiction and jurisdiction over family-related matters to circuit courts.
  (1) All judicial jurisdiction, authority, powers and duties of the county courts and the judges thereof over matters described in ORS 3.260 (1), are transferred...
• 3.275   Procedure for transfer of jurisdiction over certain family-related matters.
  (1) After making a determination that conditions in the judicial district make it desirable to concentrate jurisdiction over all or part of family and family-related...
• 3.280   Court services for circuit courts.
  (1) The circuit court may obtain court services by using services available without charge or, with the prior approval of the governing body of each...
• 3.300   Establishment and termination of panel for disposition of civil actions in circuit court; eligibility for panel; limitation on powers.
  (1) Subject to the approval of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, the presiding judge for a judicial district may establish, and may terminate,...
• 3.305   Request for referral of action to reference judge; selection of reference judge; revocation of referral.
  (1) At any time before trial of a civil action in a circuit court for which use of a panel of reference judges is established...
• 3.310   [Amended by 1955 c.715 §2; 1959 c.557 §5; 1961 c.724 §10; 1965 c.510 §8; repealed by 1981 c.215 §8]
• 3.311   Delivery of order to reference judge; notice of time and place of trial; procedure; witnesses.
  (1) Upon entry of an order of the presiding judge for a judicial district referring an action under ORS 3.305, the clerk of the court...
• 3.312   [1961 c.724 §12; repealed by 1965 c.510 §24]
• 3.314   [1961 c.724 §13; repealed by 1981 c.215 §8]
• 3.315   Proposed report of reference judge; objections; final report; filings with clerk; entry of report as judgment of court.
  (1) Within 20 days after the close of all evidence offered in a trial on reference conducted under ORS 3.311, unless a later time is...
• 3.320   [Repealed by 1981 c.215 §8]
• 3.321   Compensation of reference judge; payment procedure.
  (1) Unless otherwise agreed by the parties, the compensation of a reference judge to whom an action is referred under ORS 3.305 shall be an...
• 3.330   [Amended by 1971 c.108 §1; 1979 c.77 §2; repealed by 1981 c.215 §8]
• 3.340   [Repealed by 1969 c.591 §305]
• 3.350   [Repealed by 1981 c.215 §8]
• 3.360   [Repealed by 1981 c.215 §8]
• 3.370   [Repealed by 1959 c.552 §16]
• 3.380   [Amended by 1961 c.724 §14; 1973 c.484 §4; repealed by 1981 c.215 §8]
• 3.390   [Repealed by 1981 c.215 §8]
• 3.400   [Repealed by 1981 c.215 §8]
• 3.405   Application to establish family court department; assignment of judges; authority of judges.
  (1) A family court department may be established in the circuit court of a judicial district upon the written application of the presiding judge. The...
• 3.408   Matters assignable to family court department.
  (1) The presiding judge of the judicial district may assign to a family court department established under ORS 3.405 all of the following matters: (a)...
• 3.410   [Amended by 1955 c.715 §3; 1959 c.557 §6; repealed by 1961 c.724 §34]
• 3.411   [1961 c.724 §15; 1965 c.618 §9; 1967 c.531 §3; 1967 c.533 §11; 1971 c.640 §2; repealed by 1981 c.215 §8]
• 3.412   Chief family court judge.
  If there is more than one judge assigned to a family court department for the judicial district, the presiding judge of the judicial district may...
• 3.414   Assignment of matters relating to same child.
  Upon assignment to the family court department of the cases specified in ORS 3.408, the presiding judge of the judicial district shall insure, when reasonable...
• 3.417   Coordination of services.
  The presiding judge of the judicial district may establish procedures for coordinating all services that may be available to persons who are or who may...
• 3.420   Abolishment of family court department.
  At any time after the establishment of a family court department under ORS 3.405, the family court department shall be abolished if the presiding judge...
• 3.423   Family court department rules.
  The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court may promulgate court rules for family court departments established under ORS 3.405. [1993 c.165 §7]
• 3.425   Family law education programs.
  (1) The family court department or, if there is no family court department, the presiding judge or designee of each circuit court may establish an...
• 3.428   Family law facilitation programs.
  (1) A family law facilitation program may be established by the judges of the family court department of a circuit court. If there is no...
• 3.430   Family court advocate programs; goals; duties.
  (1) The Judicial Department shall establish family court advocate programs in counties specified in subsection (4) of this section. The programs shall be designed to...
• 3.432   Judicial education program on establishment and management of family court departments.
  The State Court Administrator shall implement an education program for state judges that emphasizes issues and problems encountered in the establishment and management of family...
• 3.434   Adoption of coordination plan for services; local family law advisory committees; plan contents.
  (1) No later than January 1, 1999, the presiding judge of each judicial district shall adopt a plan to coordinate the provision of services to...
• 3.436   Appointment of statewide family law advisory committee.
  (1) The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court may appoint a statewide family law advisory committee to assist the State Court Administrator in carrying out...
• 3.438   Duties of State Court Administrator.
  To the extent that adequate funds are available from the Family Law Account established under ORS 3.440, the State Court Administrator: (1) Shall hire a...
• 3.440   Family Law Account.
  The Family Law Account is established as an account in the General Fund. All moneys in the account are appropriated and constitute a continuous appropriation...
• 3.450   Drug court programs; fees; records.
  (1) As used in this section, “drug court program” means a program in which: (a) Individuals who are before the court obtain treatment for substance...
• 3.510   [1959 c.549 §1; 1961 c.465 §1; repealed by 1975 c.706 §10]
• 3.520   [1959 c.549 §2; repealed by 1975 c.706 §10]
• 3.530   [1959 c.549 §3; repealed by 1975 c.706 §10]
• 3.540   [1959 c.549 §4; repealed by 1975 c.706 §10]
• 3.550   [1959 c.549 §5; repealed by 1975 c.706 §10]
• 3.560   [1959 c.549 §6; 1961 c.465 §2; 1965 c.521 §1; 1969 c.198 §33; 1969 c.269 §1; 1971 c.213 §1; repealed by 1975 c.706 §10]
• 3.570   [Formerly 3.110 and then 3.102; 1965 c.521 §2; 1969 c.269 §2; 1971 c.213 §2; repealed by 1975 c.706 §10]