Oregon Statutes 18.202 – Reinstatement of lien
(1) If the administrator, as defined in ORS § 25.010, eliminated a judgment lien document by filing a release of lien document with the court administrator under ORS § 18.200, the administrator may reinstate the lien by recording a notice of reinstatement in the County Clerk Lien Record for the county where the judgment was entered.
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 18.202
- Court administrator: means a trial court administrator in a circuit court that has a trial court administrator and the clerk of the court in all other courts. See Oregon Statutes 18.005
- Judgment: means the concluding decision of a court on one or more requests for relief in one or more actions, as reflected in a judgment document. See Oregon Statutes 18.005
- Judgment document: means a writing in the form provided by ORS § 18. See Oregon Statutes 18.005
- Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
- Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
- Support award: means a money award or agency order that requires the payment of child or spousal support. See Oregon Statutes 18.005
(2) If the administrator, as defined in ORS § 25.010, eliminated a judgment lien by recording a release of lien document in a County Clerk Lien Record under the provisions of ORS § 18.200, the administrator may reinstate the lien by recording a notice of reinstatement in the County Clerk Lien Record for the county in which the release was recorded.
(3) The administrator may reinstate a lien under this section only if:
(a) The release was for all real property of a judgment debtor in a county; and
(b) The judgment lien that was eliminated arose out of the support award portion of the judgment.
(4) A certified copy of the judgment document, or a lien record abstract for the judgment, must be attached to the notice of reinstatement and be recorded with the notice. A notice of reinstatement may be recorded at any time after the release of lien document was filed or recorded and before the expiration of the judgment remedies for the judgment that gives rise to the judgment lien.
(5) Upon recording a notice of reinstatement under this section, the reinstated judgment lien has the same force and effect as a judgment lien created under ORS § 18.152.
(6) A notice of reinstatement must be signed by the administrator as defined in ORS § 25.010, or by an attorney who represents the administrator. The signature must be witnessed by a notary public. [2005 c.568 § 9]
ASSIGNMENT OF JUDGMENT