Chapter 51 - Justice Courts; Jurisdiction
- 51.010 Justice court defined; no terms of court; court always open for business.
A justice court is a court held by a justice of the peace within the justice of the peace district for which the justice of...
- 51.020 Justice of the peace districts; establishing and modifying boundaries; maximum number of districts.
(1) The county court or board of county commissioners of every county may set off and establish, or modify the boundaries of, justice of the...
- 51.025 Justice court as court of record.
(1) Except as provided in subsection (7) of this section, any justice court may become a court of record by: (a) The passage of an...
- 51.028 Justice court ceasing operation as court of record.
(1) Any justice court that has become a court of record under ORS 51.025 may cease to operate as a court of record only if...
- 51.030 [Amended by 1963 c.614 §3; repealed by 1997 c.487 §2 and 1997 c.801 §106]
- 51.035 Justice of peace as municipal judge.
Except as provided in ORS 3.136, any city situated wholly or in largest part within the boundaries of a justice of the peace district may...
- 51.037 Agreement between city and county for provision of judicial services.
Any city may enter into an agreement pursuant to ORS 190.010 with the county in which a justice of the peace district is located for...
- 51.040 [Amended by 1971 c.743 §312; 1979 c.777 §43; 1987 c.907 §13; repealed by 1999 c.605 §8 and 1999 c.1051 §42]
- 51.050 Criminal jurisdiction; transfer to circuit court.
(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, in addition to the criminal jurisdiction of justice courts already conferred upon and exercised by them, justice...
- 51.060 [Amended by 1957 c.644 §27; 1971 c.743 §314; repealed by 1999 c.605 §8 and 1999 c.1051 §42]
- 51.070 Crimes triable in justice court.
A crime is triable in a justice court when, by the provisions of ORS 131.205 to 131.325, an action may be commenced therefor in the...
- 51.080 Civil jurisdiction of justice court.
(1) A justice court has jurisdiction, but not exclusive, of the following actions: (a) For the recovery of money or damages only, when the amount...
- 51.090 Civil jurisdiction not to extend to certain actions.
The jurisdiction conferred by ORS 51.080 does not extend to: (1) An action in which the title to real property shall come in question. (2)...
- 51.100 Where action may be commenced in civil cases.
(1) Except as provided in this section, a civil action subject to the jurisdiction of a justice court must be commenced in the county where...
- 51.110 Records and files of a justice court.
The records and files of a justice court are the docket and all papers and process filed in or returned to such court, concerning or...
- 51.120 Justice court docket.
(1) The docket of a justice of the peace is a record in which the justice of the peace must enter: (a) The title of...
- 51.130 Disposition of docket and files; docket and files are public writings.
The docket and files of a justice court are to be safely and securely kept by the justice of the peace, and by the justice...
- 51.140 Office, courtroom and clerical assistance; books, office equipment and supplies.
The county court or board of county commissioners of the county in which the justice of the peace has been elected or appointed: (1) May...
- 51.210 Each district to elect one justice.
Each justice of the peace district shall elect one justice of the peace, who shall hold office for six years and until a successor is...
- 51.220 [Amended by 1961 c.724 §25; 1965 c.510 §21; repealed by 1997 c.487 §2 and 1997 c.801 §106]
- 51.230 At what election justice to be elected.
The election at which a justice of the peace shall be elected shall be the general election or, if applicable, the election specified in ORS...
- 51.240 Qualifications for office; principal office.
(1) A person shall not be eligible to the office of justice of the peace unless the person is a citizen of the United States...
- 51.245 Continuing education.
(1) Each justice of the peace who is not a member of the Oregon State Bar shall attend or participate in a minimum of 30...
- 51.250 Time when term begins; filing certificate of election, oath of office and undertaking.
The term of office of a justice of the peace shall commence on the first Monday in January next following election. Before entering upon the...
- 51.260 Filling vacancy; temporary appointment; appointment during justice’s vacation.
(1) If a vacancy occurs in the office of justice of the peace, the Governor immediately shall appoint some person possessing the qualifications for election...
- 51.270 Form of justice’s undertaking.
The official undertaking of a justice of the peace shall be in substantially the following form: ______________________________________________________________________________ Whereas A B has been duly elected justice...
- 51.280 Qualifications of sureties; filing justification.
The sureties in the undertaking provided for in ORS 51.250 shall have the qualifications of bail and shall be residents of the county, and their...
- 51.290 [Repealed by 1953 c.306 §18]
- 51.300 Temporary service by circuit court judge or other justice of the peace.
A judge of the circuit court for a county, or any justice of the peace for a justice court district located within the county, may...
- 51.310 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...
- 51.340 Monthly report of fines collected.
Justices of the peace in each county shall report to the county treasurer once in each month the amount of all fines collected by them,...
- 51.350 [Repealed by 1983 c.77 §1 and 1983 c.310 §21]
- 51.360 [Repealed by 1983 c.77 §1 and 1983 c.310 §21]
- 51.410 [Repealed by 1965 c.624 §12]
- 51.440 Appointment of constables; term; removal.
(1) The county court or board of county commissioners may appoint a constable for any justice of the peace district in the county. (2) An...
- 51.450 Qualifications for office.
A person shall not be eligible to the office of constable of a justice of the peace district unless the person is an elector registered...
- 51.460 Oath and undertaking; amount of undertaking.
Before entering upon the duties of the office of constable, the person selected shall qualify by filing with the county clerk an oath of office...
- 51.470 Form of undertaking.
The official undertaking of a constable shall be in substantially the following form: ______________________________________________________________________________ Whereas A B has been duly selected constable of the District...
- 51.480 Qualifications of sureties.
The sureties in the undertaking provided for in ORS 51.460 shall have the qualifications of bail and shall be residents of the county; and their...
- 51.490 Filling vacancies; qualifying for office.
If a vacancy occurs in any office of constable, the county court or board of county commissioners may appoint some person possessing the qualifications prescribed...
- 51.500 Deputies; appointment; revocation; oath of office; authority and powers; compensation.
With the approval of the county court or board of county commissioners, a constable may have one or more deputies, who shall be appointed by...
- 51.520 [Repealed by 1953 c.306 §18]
- 51.530 [Amended by 1965 c.624 §8; repealed by 1973 c.393 §4]
- 51.540 Civil fees collected in advance; payment to county treasurer.
The constable shall collect in advance in civil cases for each service performed in the execution of official duties the fees fixed by law to...
- 51.550 Office; clerical assistance; books, office equipment and supplies.
(1) The constable of a justice of the peace district shall have office in and with that of the justice of the peace, without charge....
- 51.610 [Amended by 1965 c.134 §1; 1965 c.624 §11; repealed by 1971 c.136 §3]
- 51.620 [Repealed by 1971 c.136 §3]
- 51.630 [Amended by 1959 c.621 §1; repealed by 1971 c.136 §3]
- 51.640 [Amended by 1965 c.613 §26; repealed by 1971 c.136 §3]
- 51.650 [Repealed by 1953 c.306 §18]
- 51.660 [Repealed by 1965 c.510 §24]
- 51.670 [Amended by 1965 c.510 §22; repealed by 1965 c.624 §12]
- 51.680 [Repealed by 1953 c.306 §18]
- 51.690 [Repealed by 1953 c.306 §18]
- 51.700 [1965 c.624 §2; repealed by 1971 c.136 §3]
