Oregon Statutes 18.610 – Court with authority over writ
(1) Only the following courts have authority over a writ of garnishment issued for the enforcement of a judgment:
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 18.610
- Garnishment: Generally, garnishment is a court proceeding in which a creditor asks a court to order a third party who owes money to the debtor or otherwise holds assets belonging to the debtor to turn over to the creditor any of the debtor
- 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
- Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.
(a) The court in which the judgment to be enforced was originally entered or first registered;
(b) The circuit court for the county in which a judgment debtor resides if the requirements of ORS § 18.255 have been met; and
(c) The circuit court for the county in which a debtor has filed a challenge to the garnishment under ORS § 18.718.
(2) Only the following courts have authority over a writ of garnishment issued for the enforcement of an agency order or warrant:
(a) The circuit court for the county in which the order or warrant was first recorded; and
(b) The circuit court for the county in which the debtor resides if the order or warrant has also been recorded in that county.
(3) The circuit court for the county in which the order for provisional process is entered has sole authority for issuance of a writ of garnishment issued pursuant to an order for provisional process. [2001 c.249 § 6; 2003 c.576 § 572]
(Garnishable Property)