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21.005Transfers to General Fund 21.006Transfers to State Court Technology Fund 21.007Legislative intent relating to funding certain programs, services and activities 21.010Appellate court filing fees 21.020Seal of court; copies of appellate court and administrative records 21.025Motion fees in appellate courts; exceptions 21.030[Repealed by 1967 c.398 §10] 21.040[Amended by 1967 c.398 §5; 1997 c.801 §48; 2003 c.737 §§5,6; 2005 c.702 §§5,6,7; 2007 c.129 §11; repealed by 2011 c.595 §68] 21.050[Amended by 1969 c.198 §52; 1971 c.193 §26; repealed by 1981 s.s. c.1 §25] 21.060[1981 s.s. c.3 §81; 1983 c.308 §1; 1985 c.496 §16; 1995 c.658 §23; 1997 c.801 §§49,49a; 1997 c.872 §1; renumbered 21.325 in 1997] 21.070[1981 s.s. c.3 §82; 1983 c.763 §40; renumbered 21.335 in 1997] 21.100Filing fees payable in advance 21.105Caption of pleading; amended pleadings 21.110[Amended by 1955 c.458 §1; 1959 c.563 §2; 1965 c.619 §8; 1971 c.621 §1; 1975 c.607 §1; 1979 c.833 §3; 1981 s.s. c.3 §§68,69; 1983 c.581 §2; 1983 c.763 §20; 1985 c.496 §1; 1995 c.273 §8; 1995 c.658 §140; 1995 c.664 §69; 1997 c.801 §§25,25a; 2003 c.530 §4; 2003 c.737 §§8a,10a; 2005 c.702 §§9,10,11; 2007 c.129 §12; 2007 c.860 §2; 2009 c.659 §§14,16; 2009 c.885 §§37b,37c; 2010 c.107 §§28,29,31; 2011 c.271 §§5,6; 2011 c.398 §§5,6; repealed by 2011 c.595 §7] 21.111[1997 c.801 §26; 2003 c.737 §§12,14a,14c; 2005 c.702 §§13,14,15; 2007 c.129 §13; 2007 c.666 §1; 2007 c.860 §3; repealed by 2011 c.595 §10] 21.112[1963 c.434 §11; 1971 c.280 §20; 1975 c.607 §2; 1979 c.833 §4; 1981 c.835 §1; 1981 s.s. c.3 §70; 1983 c.671 §6; 1983 c.763 §38; 1985 c.412 §1; 1995 c.273 §9; 1997 c.475 §§5,5a; 1999 c.59 §11; 2001 c.394 §1; 2003 c.737 §107; repealed by 2011 c.595 §108] 21.114[Formerly 21.320; 2003 c.737 §§16,17; 2005 c.702 §§17,18,19; 2007 c.129 §14; 2007 c.860 §4; repealed by 2011 c.595 §17] 21.115[Formerly 21.210; 1965 c.619 §9; renumbered 21.375] 21.120[Amended by 1959 c.453 §1; 1963 c.519 §6; 1965 c.619 §10; 1967 c.111 §2; 1971 c.621 §2; 1981 c.571 §1; 1981 s.s. c.3 §71; repealed by 1981 s.s. c.3 §141] 21.125[2007 c.860 §29; 2009 c.484 §4; 2011 c.398 §2; 2011 c.595 §73; renumbered 21.200 in 2011] 21.130[Amended by 1959 c.678 §1; 1963 c.519 §7; 1965 c.619 §11; 1967 c.111 §3; 1971 c.61 §1; 1979 c.631 §1; repealed by 1981 s.s. c.3 §141] 21.135Standard filing fee 21.140[Amended by 1961 c.563 §1; 1963 c.519 §8; 1965 c.619 §12; renumbered 21.350] 21.145Simple proceeding filing fee 21.150[Amended by 1963 c.519 §9; repealed by 1965 c.619 §39] 21.155Domestic relations filing fee 21.160Filing fee for tort and contract actions 21.165Third-party complaints 21.170Probate filing fees and accounting fees 21.175Guardianship filing fees 21.180Conservatorship filing fees and accounting fees 21.185Child support cases exempt from certain filing fees 21.200Motion fees generally 21.205Motion fees in domestic relations cases 21.210[Amended by 1955 c.458 §2; renumbered 21.115 and then 21.375] 21.215Fees for settlement conferences 21.220[Amended by 1963 c.519 §10; repealed by 1965 c.619 §39] 21.225Trial fees 21.230[Amended by 1963 c.519 §11; repealed by 1965 c.619 §39] 21.235Document fee 21.240[Amended by 1959 c.563 §3; 1963 c.519 §12; repealed by 1965 c.619 §39] 21.245Form fees 21.250[Amended by 1963 c.519 §13; repealed by 1965 c.619 §39] 21.255Court Forms Revolving Fund 21.258Fees for other court services 21.259Fees not collectible from public bodies 21.260[Amended by 1959 c.563 §4; 1963 c.519 §14; repealed by 1965 c.619 §39] 21.270[Amended by 1963 c.519 §15; 1965 c.619 §13; 1971 c.621 §4; 1975 c.607 §4; 1979 c.833 §5; 1981 s.s. c.3 §§72,73; 1983 c.763 §21; 1985 c.496 §2; 1995 c.664 §70; 1997 c.801 §51; 2003 c.737 §§19,21; 2005 c.702 §§21,22,23; 2011 c.595 §79; renumbered 21.225 in 2011] 21.275[1985 c.496 §4; 1995 c.664 §71; 1997 c.801 §52; 2003 c.737 §§23,24; 2005 c.702 §§25,26,27; 2007 c.129 §15; repealed by 2011 c.595 §78] 21.280[1959 c.563 §1; 1963 c.519 §16; repealed by 1965 c.619 §39] 21.285[Formerly 21.615; repealed by 2025 c.268 §35] 21.300Sheriff and process server fees 21.310[Amended by 1955 c.458 §3; 1965 c.619 §14; 1971 c.621 §5; 1973 c.506 §1; 1975 c.607 §5; 1979 c.833 §6; 1981 s.s. c.3 §74; 1985 c.496 §5; 1995 c.664 §72; 1997 c.801 §28; 2003 c.737 §§26,27; 2005 c.702 §§29,30,31; 2007 c.129 §16; repealed by 2011 c.595 §20] 21.313[1959 c.452 §2; 1967 c.111 §4; repealed by 1969 c.591 §305] 21.315[Formerly 21.360; repealed by 1965 c.619 §39] 21.320[Amended by 1963 c.519 §17; 1965 c.619 §15; 1967 c.534 §10; 1971 c.621 §6; 1975 c.607 §6; 1979 c.833 §7; 1981 s.s. c.3 §§75,76; 1985 c.496 §7; 1997 c.801 §29; renumbered 21.114 in 1997] 21.325[Formerly 21.060; 1999 c.649 §43; 2001 c.596 §42; 2003 c.737 §§29,30a,30c; 2005 c.702 §§33,34,35; 2007 c.860 §10; repealed by 2011 c.595 §69] 21.330[Amended by 1961 c.563 §2; 1963 c.519 §18; repealed by 1965 c.619 §39] 21.335[Formerly 21.070; repealed by 2011 c.595 §114] 21.340[Amended by 1963 c.519 §19; repealed by 1965 c.619 §39] 21.345Transcript fees 21.350[Formerly 21.140; 1973 c.381 §6; 1981 s.s. c.3 §77; 1997 c.801 §46; 2007 c.860 §13; 2011 c.224 §4; repealed by 2011 c.595 §104] 21.360[Amended by 1955 c.458 §4; renumbered 21.315] 21.361[1991 c.790 §21; 1995 c.666 §11; renumbered 21.245 in 2011] 21.363[1991 c.790 §22; 2005 c.22 §13; renumbered 21.255 in 2011] 21.370[Amended by 1963 c.519 §20; repealed by 1965 c.619 §39] 21.375[Formerly 21.210 and then 21.115; 1971 c.621 §7; 1975 c.607 §8; 1979 c.833 §8; 1981 c.883 §30; 1981 c.898 §23; 1981 s.s. c.3 §83; 1985 c.496 §17; 1995 c.559 §56; 1997 c.872 §3; renumbered 5.125 in 1997] 21.380[Amended by 1963 c.519 §21; repealed by 1965 c.619 §39] 21.385[Formerly 46.223; repealed by 1999 c.59 §12] 21.400Referee fees 21.410[Amended by 1959 c.620 §1; 1965 c.619 §16; 1969 c.252 §1; 1973 c.393 §1; 1975 c.607 §9; 1977 c.547 §1; 1979 c.833 §9; 1981 c.835 §2; 1981 c.883 §31; 1989 c.910 §1; 1989 c.1053 §1; 1991 c.594 §1; 1995 c.559 §53; 1995 c.583 §1; 1997 c.202 §2; 1997 c.249 §14; 1999 c.1052 §8; 2001 c.104 §4; 2001 c.962 §86; 2003 c.304 §§6,7; 2007 c.129 §17; 2009 c.835 §1; renumbered 21.300 in 2011] 21.420[Repealed by 2011 c.595 §114] 21.460[Amended by 1961 c.446 §1; 1975 c.607 §10; 1979 c.833 §10; 1981 s.s. c.3 §§84,85; repealed by 1985 c.496 §32] 21.470[Amended by 1959 c.446 §1; 1971 c.565 §15; 1973 c.195 §1; 1979 c.833 §11; 1981 s.s. c.3 §86; 1987 c.796 §1; 2005 c.164 §1; renumbered 21.345 in 2011] 21.480[1977 c.112 §1; 1981 c.664 §1; 1983 c.114 §1; 1985 c.342 §5; 1989 c.385 §1; 1997 c.801 §§45,45a; 2003 c.737 §§92,94,96; 2003 c.791 §§8,8a; 2005 c.817 §2; 2007 c.129 §18; 2007 c.860 §24; 2010 c.107 §§33,34; repealed by 2011 c.595 §97a] 21.485[1977 c.112 §2; 1981 c.664 §2; 1983 c.114 §2; 1985 c.342 §6; 1989 c.385 §2; repealed by 1995 c.658 §127] 21.490[1977 c.112 §3; 1983 c.763 §39; repealed by 1997 c.801 §77] 21.510[Renumbered 21.400 in 2011] 21.520[1979 c.429 §1; renumbered 205.245] 21.530[1979 c.429 §2; renumbered 205.255] 21.560[Repealed by 1983 c.763 §24] 21.570[Amended by 1965 c.619 §17; 1967 c.398 §6; repealed by 1983 c.763 §24] 21.580[Amended by 1965 c.619 §18; 1981 s.s. c.3 §87; 1983 c.763 §22; 1985 c.496 §26; 1991 c.790 §3; repealed by 2011 c.595 §69] 21.590[Repealed by 1981 s.s. c.3 §141] 21.600[Amended by 1965 c.619 §19; 1967 c.398 §7; repealed by 1985 c.496 §32] 21.605[1969 c.288 §1; 1973 c.67 §1; 1977 c.416 §2; 1981 s.s. c.3 §88; 1983 c.673 §24; 1985 c.342 §24; 1985 c.496 §24; 1995 c.273 §11; 1995 c.658 §25; 1999 c.367 §4; 1999 c.657 §7a; 2003 c.518 §5; 2003 c.576 §178; 2003 c.737 §85; 2007 c.129 §19; repealed by 2007 c.493 §§18,18a] 21.607[1995 c.273 §12; 1997 c.801 §129; 1999 c.367 §17; 2003 c.576 §179; 2007 c.493 §9; renumbered 21.700 in 2007] 21.610[Amended by 1963 c.519 §22; repealed by 1965 c.619 §39] 21.615[1985 c.342 §27; 1999 c.1051 §120; 2007 c.493 §10; 2011 c.595 §101; renumbered 21.285 in 2011] 21.620[Amended by 1963 c.519 §23; 1965 c.619 §20; repealed by 1981 s.s. c.3 §141] 21.630[Repealed by 1955 c.458 §5] 21.640[Repealed by 1955 c.458 §5] 21.650[Repealed by 1955 c.458 §5] 21.660[Amended by 2003 c.576 §288; repealed by 2011 c.595 §114] 21.670[Repealed by 2011 c.595 §114] 21.680Definitions for ORS 21.680 to 21.698 21.682Authority to waive or defer fees and court costs; delegation 21.685Application for waiver or deferral of fees or court costs 21.690Waived fees; recovery 21.692Judgment for deferred fees and court costs 21.695Waiver or deferral of costs of transcript on appeal 21.698Confidentiality of information related to waiver or deferral 21.700Interest on judgments for deferred fees and costs; satisfaction; compromise prohibited 21.710[Repealed by 1997 c.249 §15] 21.720[Repealed by 1981 s.s. c.3 §141] 21.730[Repealed by 2011 c.595 §114] 21.990[Repealed by 2011 c.595 §114]

Chapter 21 — State Court Fees

ORS 21.135 Standard filing fee

(1)

Unless a specific fee is provided by subsection (3) or (4) of this section or other law for a proceeding, a circuit court shall collect a filing fee of $281 when a complaint or other document is filed for the purpose of commencing an action or other civil proceeding and when an answer or other first appearance is filed in the proceeding.

(2)

Except as provided in subsection (5) of this section, the filing fee established by subsection (1) of this section applies to:

(a)

Proceedings in which only equitable remedies are sought.

(b)

Appeals from a conviction of a violation in justice or municipal courts.

(c)

Interpleader actions.

(d)

Actions relating to a trust.

(e)

Proceedings for judicial review of an agency order.

(f)

Declaratory judgment actions.

(g)

Any other action or proceeding that is statutorily made subject to the fee established by this section and any other civil proceeding for which a specific filing fee is not provided.

(3)(a)

The circuit court shall collect a filing fee of $263 in adoption cases under ORS chapter 109, excluding readoptions under ORS 109.385, when a petition is filed for the purpose of commencing an adoption proceeding or when any other document or other first appearance is filed in the proceeding. The fee shall include the cost of issuing one or more certificates of adoption under ORS 109.410.

(b)

When separate petitions for adoption of multiple minor children are concurrently filed under ORS 109.276 by the same petitioner, one filing fee shall be charged for the first petition filed and the filing fees for concurrently filed petitions shall not be charged.

(4)

The circuit court shall collect a filing fee of $56 for actions seeking remedial sanctions for contempt of court under ORS 33.055 and when a first appearance is filed in the proceeding.

(5)

The filing fee established under subsection (1) of this section does not apply to:

(a)

Expunction proceedings under ORS 419A.261 or 419A.262;

(b)

Petitions under ORS 163A.130 or 163A.135 for an order relieving the person from the duty to report as a sex offender if the person is required to report under ORS 163A.025; or

(c)

Any juvenile delinquency proceeding arising under ORS chapter 419B or 419C.

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