ORS 52.110
Service

  • form, contents and requisites of summons

(1)

At any time after the action is commenced by the filing of a complaint with the justice of the peace, the plaintiff may cause a summons to be served on the defendant. It shall be subscribed by the plaintiff or plaintiff’s attorney or the justice of the peace. It shall specify the name of the court in which the complaint is filed and shall contain the title of the cause specifying the names of the parties to the action, plaintiff and defendant. It shall be directed to the defendant and shall require the defendant to appear and defend within the time required by ORCP 7 C(2) or, in case of failure to so appear and defend, the plaintiff will take judgment against the defendant for the money, property or other relief demanded in the complaint, with costs and disbursements of the action.

(2)

A summons shall contain a notice printed in type size equal to at least 8-point type which may be substantially in the following form:
NOTICE TO DEFENDANT:
CAREFULLY!
You must “appear” in this case or the other side will win automatically. To “appear” you must file with the court a legal paper called a “motion” or “answer.” The “motion” or “answer” must be given to the justice of the peace within 30 days along with the required filing fee. It must be in proper form and have proof of service on the plaintiff’s attorney or, if the plaintiff does not have an attorney, proof of service on the plaintiff.
If you have questions, you should see an attorney immediately.
[Amended by 1983 c.673 §10]

Source: Section 52.110 — Service; form, contents and requisites of summons, https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors052.­html.

52.010
Actions commenced and prosecuted, and judgments enforced, as in circuit court 52.020
Mode of proceeding and rules of evidence 52.030
Court rules and procedures 52.035
Dismissal of civil cases for want of prosecution 52.040
Contempt in justice court 52.060
Persons entitled to act as attorneys in justice court 52.110
Service 52.120
Persons authorized to serve summons 52.130
Appointment of persons to serve process or order 52.170
Security for disbursements 52.180
Form of undertaking 52.210
Plaintiff entitled to attachment as in circuit court 52.220
Attachment proceedings conducted as in circuit court 52.250
Attachment of real property prohibited 52.310
Pleadings governed by rules applicable to pleadings in circuit court 52.320
Counterclaim exceeding jurisdiction 52.410
Trial fee 52.420
Trial fee payable in advance 52.430
State or county exempted from prepaying trial fee 52.440
Accounting for and disposition of trial fee 52.510
Postponement of trial 52.520
Depositions of witnesses as condition to postponement 52.530
Change of place of trial 52.540
Payment of disbursements for change of venue 52.550
When change of venue deemed complete 52.560
Jurisdiction to cease when title to real property in question 52.570
Right to jury trial 52.580
Judgment 52.590
Judgment may not determine or affect title to real property 52.600
Enforcement of justice court judgments generally 52.610
Enforcement of judgment given by other justice 52.620
Filing transcript of judgment in another county 52.635
Liens based on justice court judgment 52.640
Setoff of judgment 52.650
Right of appeal precludes setoff 52.660
Enforcement of setoff judgment stayed 52.670
Setoff of mutual judgments 52.680
Setoff of judgments in different amounts 52.700
Return on execution 52.710
Renewal of execution
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Current through early 2024

§ 52.110’s source at oregon​.gov