(2) A presiding judge may delegate authority to waive or defer fees and court costs under this section to the court administrator for the court in which the judge serves. A delegation of authority under this subsection must be in writing and must be subject to clear standards. If a delegation is made under this subsection, an applicant may seek review of the court administrator’s decision by a judge. If an applicant requests review of a court administrator’s decision, the court administrator shall forward the application for waiver or deferral of the fees or court costs to the appropriate judge.
(3) A court may not delay or refuse to enter an order or judgment in an action or proceeding because deferred fees and court costs have not been paid.
(4) The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court by order may provide standards and practices for waiver or deferral of fees or court costs under ORS 21.680 to 21.698. [2007 c.493 §2; 2009 c.484 §5; 2019 c.213 §1]
Structure 2021 Oregon Revised Statutes
Volume : 01 - Courts, Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure
Chapter 021 - State Court Fees
Section 21.007 - Legislative intent relating to funding certain programs, services and activities.
Section 21.010 - Appellate court filing fees.
Section 21.020 - Seal of court; copies of appellate court and administrative records.
Section 21.025 - Motion fees in appellate courts; exceptions.
Section 21.105 - Caption of pleading; amended pleadings.
Section 21.135 - Standard filing fee.
Section 21.145 - Simple proceeding filing fee.
Section 21.155 - Domestic relations filing fee.
Section 21.160 - Filing fee for tort and contract actions.
Section 21.165 - Third-party complaints.
Section 21.170 - Probate filing fees and accounting fees.
Section 21.175 - Guardianship filing fees.
Section 21.180 - Conservatorship filing fees and accounting fees.
Section 21.200 - Motion fees generally.
Section 21.205 - Motion fees in domestic relations cases.
Section 21.215 - Fees for settlement conferences.
Section 21.235 - Document fee.
Section 21.258 - Fees for other court services.
Section 21.285 - Fees payable in appeals from justice courts and municipal courts.
Section 21.300 - Sheriff and process server fees.
Section 21.345 - Transcript fees.
Section 21.680 - Definitions for ORS 21.680 to 21.698.
Section 21.682 - Authority to waive or defer fees and court costs; delegation.
Section 21.690 - Waived fees; recovery.
Section 21.692 - Judgment for deferred fees and court costs.
Section 21.695 - Waiver or deferral of costs of transcript on appeal.
Section 21.698 - Confidentiality of information related to waiver or deferral.