ORS 21.700
Interest on judgments for deferred fees and costs

  • satisfaction
  • compromise prohibited

(1)

Notwithstanding ORS 82.010 (Legal rate of interest), judgments resulting from the deferral of fees and court costs under the provisions of ORS 21.680 (Definitions for ORS 21.680 to 21.698) to 21.698 (Confidentiality of information related to waiver or deferral) bear no interest.

(2)

If a judge of a circuit or county court defers payment of any fees or court costs under the provisions of ORS 21.680 (Definitions for ORS 21.680 to 21.698) to 21.698 (Confidentiality of information related to waiver or deferral), and the amount of those deferred fees or court costs is subsequently paid in full, the trial court administrator for the court shall note in the register or docket that the deferred fees and costs have been paid in full. Notation in the register or docket that deferred fees and costs have been paid in full constitutes a satisfaction of the judgment for those fees and costs.

(3)

If the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, the Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals or the judge of the Oregon Tax Court defers payment of any fees or court costs under the provisions of ORS 21.680 (Definitions for ORS 21.680 to 21.698) to 21.698 (Confidentiality of information related to waiver or deferral), including deferral of the cost of preparing the transcript on appeal, and the amount of those deferred fees or court costs is subsequently paid in full, the State Court Administrator shall note upon the register of the court that the deferred fees and costs have been paid in full. Notation in the register that deferred fees and costs have been paid in full constitutes a satisfaction of the judgment for those fees and costs.

(4)

Upon notation in the register or docket that deferred fees and costs have been paid in full, a certified copy of the notation may be filed with any circuit court or County Clerk Lien Record in which the judgment was filed under the provisions of ORS 21.680 (Definitions for ORS 21.680 to 21.698) to 21.698 (Confidentiality of information related to waiver or deferral). Upon filing of the certified copy, the trial court administrator for the court, or the county clerk if the judgment was filed in the County Clerk Lien Record, shall cause the certified copy to be entered in the register or docket of the court or recorded in the County Clerk Lien Record.

(5)

Judgments resulting from the deferral of fees and court costs under the provisions of ORS 21.680 (Definitions for ORS 21.680 to 21.698) to 21.698 (Confidentiality of information related to waiver or deferral) may not be compromised, settled or adjusted by a trial court administrator or the State Court Administrator. [Formerly 21.607]

Source: Section 21.700 — Interest on judgments for deferred fees and costs; satisfaction; compromise prohibited, 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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