(1) Except as otherwise provided in ORS § 36.730, an application for judicial relief under ORS § 36.600 to 36.740 must be made by petition to the court. The petitioner and the respondent must pay the filing fees established under ORS § 21.135.

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(2) Unless a civil action involving the agreement to arbitrate is pending, notice of a first petition to the court under ORS § 36.600 to 36.740 must be served in the manner provided by ORCP 7 D. Otherwise, notice of the petition must be given in the manner provided by ORCP 9. [2003 c.598 § 5; 2003 c.737 40a,40c; 2005 c.702 45,46,47; 2007 c.860 § 6; 2010 c.107 40,41; 2011 c.595 § 44]

See note under 36.600.