ORS 20.140
State and certain public corporations not required to advance costs

  • payment of costs recovered
When the state or any county, city or school district in this state, or an officer, employee or agent thereof appearing in a representative or other official capacity, is a party in an action or proceeding in any court in this state, that party is not required to pay in advance to a state or county officer any fee taxable as costs and disbursements in the action or proceeding. If that party is entitled to recover costs and disbursements in the action or proceeding, the amount of the fee not paid in advance shall be included in the statement of costs and disbursements claimed by the party, shall be entered as part of the judgment and, if recovered by the party, shall be paid by the party to the state or county officer entitled to receive the fee. The party shall employ reasonable effort to recover the amount of the fee. [Amended by 1983 c.763 §19; 1987 c.405 §1]

Source: Section 20.140 — State and certain public corporations not required to advance costs; payment of costs recovered, https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors020.­html.

Attorney General Opinions

Applicability of exemption in small claims departments of district courts, exemption when defendant settles claim, (1972) Vol. 36, p 92

20.075
Factors to be considered by court in awarding attorney fees 20.077
Determination of prevailing party 20.080
Attorney fees for certain small tort claims 20.082
Attorney fees for small contract claims 20.083
Award of attorney fees under void contract, under unenforceable contract or to person who is not party to contract 20.085
Costs and attorney fees in inverse condemnation proceedings 20.094
Attorney fees in actions or suits in which discharge in bankruptcy asserted 20.096
Reciprocity of attorney fees and costs in proceedings to enforce contract 20.097
Attorney fees and costs where defendant prevails in certain proceedings to enforce contract 20.098
Attorney fees and compensation of expert witnesses in certain proceedings for breach of warranty 20.105
Attorney fees where party disobeys court order or asserts claim, defense or ground for appeal without objectively reasonable basis 20.107
Attorney and expert witness fees and other costs on claim of unlawful discrimination 20.115
Service expenses recoverable as costs and disbursements 20.120
Costs on review of decision of officer, tribunal, or court of inferior jurisdiction 20.125
Assessment of costs and attorney fees against attorney causing mistrial 20.130
Proceeding to which state or public corporation is party 20.140
State and certain public corporations not required to advance costs 20.150
Recovery of costs and disbursements when party represented by another 20.180
Effect of tender as to costs 20.190
Prevailing party fees 20.220
Appeal on attorney fees and costs 20.310
Costs and disbursements in Supreme Court or Court of Appeals 20.320
Statement of costs and disbursements 20.330
Costs and disbursements in cases of original jurisdiction 20.340
Contingent fee agreement
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Current through early 2024

§ 20.140’s source at oregon​.gov