ORS 21.135
Standard filing fee


(1)

Unless a specific fee is provided by subsection (3) 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 (4) 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 as provided in ORS 21.285 (Fees payable in appeals from justice courts and 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)

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(a)

The circuit court shall collect a filing fee of $263 in adoption cases under ORS chapter 109, excluding readoptions under ORS 109.385 (Readoption proceeding), 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 (Certificate of adoption).

(b)

When separate petitions for adoption of multiple minor children are concurrently filed under ORS 109.276 (Petition for adoption) 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 filing fee established under subsection (1) of this section does not apply to:

(a)

Expunction proceedings under ORS 419A.262 (Expunction proceeding);

(b)

Petitions under ORS 163A.130 (Relief from reporting obligation for juvenile offenders adjudicated in Oregon) or 163A.135 (Relief from reporting obligation for juvenile offenders adjudicated in another United States jurisdiction) 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 (Reporting by sex offender adjudicated in juvenile court); or

(c)

Any juvenile delinquency proceeding arising under ORS chapter 419B or 419C. [2011 c.595 §8; 2013 c.685 §§30,30a; 2014 c.76 §4; 2015 c.511 §8; 2015 c.512 §1a; 2017 c.663 §2; 2019 c.605 §1; 2021 c.597 §8]

Source: Section 21.135 — Standard filing fee, https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors021.­html.

21.005
Transfers to General Fund
21.006
Transfers to State Court Technology Fund
21.007
Legislative intent relating to funding certain programs, services and activities
21.010
Appellate court filing fees
21.020
Seal of court
21.025
Motion fees in appellate courts
21.100
Filing fees payable in advance
21.105
Caption of pleading
21.135
Standard filing fee
21.145
Simple proceeding filing fee
21.155
Domestic relations filing fee
21.160
Filing fee for tort and contract actions
21.165
Third-party complaints
21.170
Probate filing fees and accounting fees
21.175
Guardianship filing fees
21.180
Conservatorship filing fees and accounting fees
21.185
Child support cases exempt from certain filing fees
21.200
Motion fees generally
21.205
Motion fees in domestic relations cases
21.215
Fees for settlement conferences
21.225
Trial fees
21.235
Document fee
21.245
Form fees
21.255
Court Forms Revolving Fund
21.258
Fees for other court services
21.259
Fees not collectible from public bodies
21.285
Fees payable in appeals from justice courts and municipal courts
21.300
Sheriff and process server fees
21.345
Transcript fees
21.400
Referee fees
21.680
Definitions for ORS 21.680 to 21.698
21.682
Authority to waive or defer fees and court costs
21.685
Application for waiver or deferral of fees or court costs
21.690
Waived fees
21.692
Judgment for deferred fees and court costs
21.695
Waiver or deferral of costs of transcript on appeal
21.698
Confidentiality of information related to waiver or deferral
21.700
Interest on judgments for deferred fees and costs
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