Oregon Statutes 18.860 – Function of writ
(1) A writ of execution may direct a sheriff to:
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 18.860
- Execution: means enforcement of the money award portion of a judgment or enforcement of a judgment requiring delivery of the possession or sale of specific real or personal property, by means of writs of execution, writs of garnishment and other statutory or common law writs or remedies that may be available under the law. 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
- Money award: means a judgment or portion of a judgment that requires the payment of money. See Oregon Statutes 18.005
- Personal property: All property that is not real property.
- Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
- Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.
(a) Levy on and sell real property of the judgment debtor and deliver the proceeds to the court for application against amounts owing on a money award.
(b) Levy on and sell personal property of the judgment debtor in the possession of the judgment debtor, and deliver the proceeds to the court for application against amounts owing on a money award.
(c) Levy on and deliver possession of specific real or personal property pursuant to the terms of the judgment.
(d) Levy on and sell specific real or personal property pursuant to the terms of the judgment.
(e) Levy on currency that is in the possession of the judgment debtor and deliver the currency to the court for application against amounts owing on a money award.
(2) A single writ of execution may be issued for two or more of the purposes specified in this section.
(3) A single writ of execution may be issued for two or more judgments as long as the judgments are against the same judgment debtor or debtors and are entered in the same case.
(4) An identification document, such as a driver license, passport, certified copy of a record of live birth or Social Security card, is not subject to execution and a writ of execution may not direct a sheriff to levy on an identification document except for the purpose of delivering the document pursuant to the terms of a judgment under subsection (1)(c) of this section. [2005 c.542 § 1; 2007 c.166 § 2; 2011 c.195 § 2; 2013 c.366 § 50]