Oregon Statutes 107.615 – Fees to support services; contracts for service; eligibility rules
(1) The governing body of any county may impose a fee up to $10 above that prescribed in ORS § 205.320 (1)(e) for issuing a marriage license or registering a Declaration of Domestic Partnership.
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 107.615
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
(2) In addition to any other funds used therefor, the governing body shall use the proceeds from the fee increase authorized by this section to pay the expenses of conciliation services under ORS § 107.510 to 107.610 and mediation services under ORS § 107.755 to 107.795. If there are none in the county, the governing body may provide conciliation and mediation services through other county agencies or may contract with a public or private agency or person to provide conciliation and mediation services.
(3) The governing body may establish rules of eligibility for conciliation services funded under this section so long as its rules do not conflict with rules of the court adopted under ORS § 107.580.
(4) Fees collected under this section shall be collected and deposited in the same manner as other county funds are collected and deposited but shall be maintained in a separate account to be used as provided in this section. [1977 c.489 § 1; 1983 c.671 § 7; 1991 c.230 § 33; 2007 c.99 § 12; 2015 c.27 § 10]
FAMILY ABUSE PREVENTION ACT