(1) The Department of Corrections may charge and collect fees for serving process and other documents on adults in custody of Department of Corrections institutions as defined in ORS § 421.005 and officials and employees of the department.

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Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 421.132

  • Department: means the Department of Corrections. See Oregon Statutes 421.005
  • Department of Corrections institutions: means those Department of Corrections facilities used for the incarceration of persons sentenced to the custody of the Department of Corrections, and includes the satellites, camps or branches of those facilities. See Oregon Statutes 421.005
  • Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.

(2) Before charging fees pursuant to subsection (1) of this section, the department shall adopt rules establishing a fee schedule. Fees charged by the department may not exceed fees collected by sheriffs for service of process in civil actions, suits and proceedings pursuant to ORS § 21.300. [2011 c.246 § 1; 2019 c.213 § 135]

 

421.132 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS Chapter 421 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.

 

[Renumbered 421.625]