Oregon Statutes 18.896 – Challenge to execution form
(1) The challenge to execution form described in this section does not expand or restrict the law relating to exempt property. A determination as to whether property is exempt from attachment or execution must be made by reference to other law. The form provided in this section may be modified to provide more information or to update the notice based on subsequent changes in exemption laws.
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 18.896
- Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
- Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
- 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
- Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
- Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts
- 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
- Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
- Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
- Personal property: All property that is not real property.
- Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.
(2) A challenge to execution form must be in substantially the following form:
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________ COURT
COUNTY OF ________
THIS FORM MAY BE USED BY THE DEBTOR ONLY FOR THE FOLLOWING PURPOSES:
(1) To claim such exemptions from execution as are permitted by law.
(2) To assert that the amount specified in the writ of execution as being subject to execution is greater than the total amount owed.
THIS FORM MAY BE USED BY PERSONS OTHER THAN THE DEBTOR ONLY TO CLAIM AN INTEREST IN THE PROPERTY THAT IS TO BE SOLD ON EXECUTION.
THIS FORM MAY NOT BE USED TO CHALLENGE THE VALIDITY OF THE DEBT.
I/We claim that the following described property or money is exempt from execution:
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I/We believe this property is exempt from execution because (the Notice of Exempt Property at the end of this form describes most types of property that you can claim as exempt from execution):
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I am a person other than the Debtor and I have the following interest in the property:
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YOU MUST ACT PROMPTLY IF YOU WANT TO GET YOUR MONEY OR PROPERTY BACK. You may seek to reclaim your exempt property by doing the following:
(1) Fill out the Challenge to Execution form that you received with this notice.
(2) Mail or deliver the Challenge to Execution form to the court administrator at the address shown on the writ of execution.
(3) Mail or deliver a copy of the Challenge to Execution form to the judgment creditor at the address shown on the writ of execution.
You should be prepared to explain your exemption in court. If you have any questions about the execution or the debt, you should see an attorney.
YOU MAY USE THE CHALLENGE TO EXECUTION FORM ONLY FOR THE FOLLOWING PURPOSES:
(1) To claim such exemptions from execution as are permitted by law.
(2) To assert that the amount specified in the writ of execution as being subject to execution is greater than the total amount owed.
YOU MAY NOT USE THE CHALLENGE TO EXECUTION FORM TO CHALLENGE THE VALIDITY OF THE DEBT.
IF YOU CLAIM AN EXEMPTION IN BAD FAITH, YOU MAY BE SUBJECT TO PENALTIES IMPOSED BY THE COURT THAT COULD INCLUDE A FINE. Penalties that you could be subject to are listed in ORS § 18.899.
NOTICE OF EXEMPT PROPERTY
Property belonging to you may have been taken or held in order to satisfy a debt. The debt may be reflected in a judgment or in a warrant or order issued by a state agency. Important legal papers are enclosed.
YOU MAY BE ABLE TO GET YOUR PROPERTY BACK, SO READ THIS NOTICE CAREFULLY.
State and federal law specify that certain property may not be taken. Some of the property that you may be able to get back is listed below.
(1) Wages or a salary as described in ORS § 18.375 and 18.385. Whichever of the following amounts is greater:
(a) 75 percent of your take-home wages; or
(b) $254 per workweek.
(2) Social Security benefits.
(3) Supplemental Security Income (SSI).
(4) Public assistance (welfare).
(5) Unemployment benefits.
(6) Disability benefits (other than SSI benefits).
(7) Workers’ compensation benefits.
(8) All Social Security benefits and Supplemental Security Income benefits, and up to $7,500 in exempt wages, retirement benefits, welfare, unemployment benefits and disability benefits, that are held in a bank account.
(9) Spousal support, child support or separate maintenance to the extent reasonably necessary for your support or the support of any of your dependents.
(10) A homestead (house, manufactured dwelling or floating home) occupied by you, or occupied by your spouse, parent or child. Up to $40,000 of the value of the homestead is exempt. If you jointly own the homestead with another person who is also liable on the debt, up to $50,000 of the value of the homestead is exempt.
(11) Proceeds from the sale of a homestead described in item 10, up to the limits described in item 10, if you hold the proceeds for less than one year and intend to use those proceeds to procure another homestead.
(12) Household goods, furniture, radios, a television set and utensils with a combined value not to exceed $3,000.
*(13) An automobile, truck, trailer or other vehicle with a value not to exceed $3,000.
*(14) Tools, implements, apparatus, team, harness or library that are necessary to carry on your occupation, with a combined value not to exceed $5,000.
*(15) Books, pictures and musical instruments with a combined value not to exceed $600.
*(16) Wearing apparel, jewelry and other personal items with a combined value not to exceed $1,800.
(17) Domestic animals and poultry for family use with a combined value not to exceed $1,000 and their food for 60 days.
(18) Provisions and fuel for your family for 60 days.
(19) One rifle or shotgun and one pistol. The combined value of all firearms claimed as exempt may not exceed $1,000.
(20) Public or private pensions.
(21) Veterans’ benefits and loans.
(22) Medical assistance benefits.
(23) Health insurance proceeds and disability proceeds of life insurance policies.
(24) Cash surrender value of life insurance policies not payable to your estate.
(25) Federal annuities.
(26) Other annuities to $250 per month (excess over $250 per month is subject to the same exemption as wages).
(27) Professionally prescribed health aids for you or any of your dependents.
*(28) Rental assistance to an elderly person allowed pursuant to ORS § 458.375.
*(29) Your right to receive, or property traceable to:
*(a) An award under any crime victim reparation law.
*(b) A payment or payments, not exceeding a total of $10,000, on account of personal bodily injury suffered by you or an individual of whom you are a dependent.
*(c) A payment in compensation of loss of future earnings of you or an individual of whom you are or were a dependent, to the extent reasonably necessary for your support and the support of any of your dependents.
(30) Amounts paid to you as an earned income tax credit under federal tax law.
(31) Your right to the assets held in, or right to receive payments under, a medical savings account or health savings account authorized under section 220 or 223 of the Internal Revenue Code.
(32) Interest in personal property to the value of $400, but this cannot be used to increase the amount of any other exemption.
(33) Equitable interests in property.
Note: If two or more people in your household owe the claim or judgment, each of them may claim the exemptions marked by an asterisk (*).
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SPECIAL RULES APPLY FOR DEBTS THAT ARE OWED FOR CHILD SUPPORT AND SPOUSAL SUPPORT. Some property that may not otherwise be taken for payment against the debt may be taken to pay for overdue support. For instance, Social Security benefits, workers’ compensation benefits, unemployment benefits, veterans’ benefits and pensions are normally exempt, but only 50 percent of a lump sum payment of these benefits is exempt if the debt is owed for a support obligation.
______________________________________________________________________________ [Formerly 18.512; 2007 c.71 § 7; 2007 c.166 § 9; 2007 c.496 12,17; 2009 c.430 § 11; 2009 c.612 § 5; 2011 c.93 § 3; 2011 c.228 § 4; 2011 c.317 § 7; 2013 c.597 § 3; 2015 c.348 § 25; 2019 c.263 § 4]