(1) In each county in which there is tax-deferred property, the Department of Revenue shall cause to be recorded in the mortgage records of the county a list of tax-deferred properties that lie in the county. The list shall contain a description of the property as listed on the assessment roll together with the name of the owner as listed on the assessment roll.

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(2)(a) The recording of tax-deferred properties under subsection (1) of this section is notice that the Department of Revenue claims a lien against those properties in the amount of the deferred taxes plus interest on the deferred taxes, the cost of insurance purchased pursuant to ORS § 311.670 (4)(b) and any fees paid by the department in connection with the filing, recording, release or satisfaction of the lien.

(b) If the recording of tax-deferred properties under subsection (1) of this section occurred prior to January 1, 1990, the recording is notice that the department claims a lien against those properties in the amount of the deferred taxes plus interest on the deferred taxes, the cost of insurance purchased pursuant to ORS § 311.670 (4)(b) and any fees paid by the department in connection with the filing, recording, release or satisfaction of the lien, whether or not the amount of taxes and interest on the deferred taxes, the cost of insurance purchased pursuant to ORS § 311.670 (4)(b) or fees is listed.

(3)(a) When an ownership document is issued under ORS § 446.566 to 446.646, or issuance of the document is pending, for a tax-deferred manufactured structure assessed as personal property under ORS § 308.875, the Department of Revenue shall file with the Department of Consumer and Business Services an application for notation of the deferred property tax lien as a security interest on behalf of the State of Oregon. The Department of Consumer and Business Services shall note the lien as a security interest in the same manner as other security interests in manufactured structures. A lien noted as a security interest in records maintained by the Department of Consumer and Business Services pursuant to ORS § 446.566 to 446.646 shall have the same legal effect as other security interests in manufactured structures.

(b) For any other tax-deferred homestead assessed as personal property, the Department of Revenue may file notice of the deferred property tax lien as a security interest on behalf of the State of Oregon with the office of the Secretary of State or with any other designated filing office pursuant to ORS Chapter 79.

(4)(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of ORS § 182.040 to 182.060 and 205.320 relating to the time and manner of payment of fees to the county clerk, the department shall not be required to pay any filing, indexing or recording fees to the county in connection with the filing, recording, release or satisfaction of liens against tax-deferred properties of that county in advance or at the time entry is made. The manner of payment of the fees shall be as provided in ORS § 205.395 for the payment of fees for filing, recording and making entry of warrants or orders in the County Clerk Lien Record.

(b) The Department of Revenue shall pay filing fees for any application for notation of the deferred property tax lien as a security interest in tax-deferred properties to the Department of Consumer and Business Services as provided in ORS § 446.646 or in rules adopted under ORS § 446.646.

(c) If the Department of Revenue files notice of the deferred property tax lien as a security interest on behalf of the State of Oregon with the office of the Secretary of State or with any other designated filing office under subsection (3) of this section, the department shall pay filing fees to the Secretary of State or to the other filing office pursuant to ORS Chapter 79. [1977 c.160 § 16; 1985 c.140 § 2; 1989 c.948 § 5; 1999 c.654 § 27; 2007 c.363 § 2; 2015 c.309 § 6]