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Section 36.105 - Declaration of purpose of ORS 36.100 to 36.238. - (1) Foster the development of community-based programs that will assist...
Section 36.110 - Definitions for ORS 36.100 to 36.238. - (1) "Arbitration" means any arbitration whether or not administered by...
Section 36.160 - Participation by counties; notice; contents; effect of failure to give notice. - (2) The county’s notification to the dean must include a...
Section 36.165 - Termination of county participation. - (2) If a county terminates its participation under ORS 36.160,...
Section 36.175 - Rules for administration of dispute resolution programs. - (a) Standards and guidelines for dispute resolution programs receiving grants...
Section 36.190 - Stipulation to mediation; selection of mediator; stay of proceedings. - (2) Upon referral or election to mediate, the parties shall...
Section 36.195 - Presence of attorney; authority and duties of mediator; notice to court at completion of mediation. - (2) Attorneys and other persons who are not parties to...
Section 36.200 - Mediation panels; qualification; procedure for selecting mediator. - (2) Unless instructed otherwise by the court, upon referral by...
Section 36.210 - Liability of mediators and programs. - (2) Mediators, mediation programs and dispute resolution programs are not...
Section 36.220 - Confidentiality of mediation communications and agreements; exceptions. - (a) Mediation communications are confidential and may not be disclosed...
Section 36.222 - Admissibility and disclosure of mediation communications and agreements in subsequent adjudicatory proceedings. - (2) A party may disclose confidential mediation communications or agreements...
Section 36.224 - State agencies; confidentiality of mediation communications; rules. - (2) The Attorney General shall develop model rules that provide...
Section 36.226 - Public bodies other than state agencies; confidentiality of mediation communications. - (2) A public body other than a state agency may...
Section 36.228 - Mediations in which two or more public bodies are parties. - (2) Notwithstanding any other provision of ORS 36.220 to 36.238,...
Section 36.230 - Public bodies; confidentiality of mediation agreements. - (2) If a public body is a party to a...
Section 36.232 - Disclosures allowed for reporting, research, training and educational purposes. - (2) If a public body conducts or makes available a...
Section 36.236 - Effect on other laws. - (2) Nothing in ORS 36.220 to 36.238 relieves a public...
Section 36.238 - Application of ORS 36.210 and 36.220 to 36.238. - (1) All mediations, whether conducted by a publicly funded program...
Section 36.252 - Agricultural mediation services coordinated by State Department of Agriculture; rules. - (2) The Director of Agriculture or a designee of the...
Section 36.254 - Contracts for mediation services. - (2) The coordinator may contract with, or use the services...
Section 36.256 - Request for mediation services. - (a) A person engaged in the production of livestock, poultry,...
Section 36.258 - Duties of mediator. - (1) Listen to the parties that are desiring to be...
Section 36.260 - Mediation agreement. - (2) The parties to a mediation agreement: (a) Are bound...
Section 36.262 - Confidentiality of mediation materials. - (2) Confidential materials and communications are not subject to disclosure...
Section 36.264 - Civil immunity for mediators and mediation service providers. - Note: See note under 36.252.
Section 36.266 - Suspension of court proceedings during mediation; dismissal of action. - (2) A suspension order under subsection (1) of this section...
Section 36.268 - Provision of mediation services contingent on funding. - Note: See note under 36.252.
Section 36.280 - Mediation of disputes related to interference with farming practices. - (a) Provide mediation program services under ORS 36.252 to assist...
Section 36.283 - Confidentiality of mediation communications and agreement. - (2) Except as provided under ORS 36.220 to 36.238, if...
Section 36.400 - Mandatory arbitration programs. - (2) Rules consistent with ORS 36.400 to 36.425 to govern...
Section 36.405 - Referral to mandatory arbitration; exemptions. - (a) The only relief claimed is recovery of money or...
Section 36.410 - Stipulation for arbitration; conditions; relief. - (a) The relief claimed is more than or other than...
Section 36.415 - Arbitration after waiver of amount of claim exceeding $50,000; motion for referral to arbitration. - (2) In a civil action in a circuit court where...
Section 36.420 - Notice of arbitration hearing; open proceeding; compensation and expenses. - (2) The arbitration proceeding and the records thereof shall be...
Section 36.425 - Filing of decision and award; notice of appeal; trial de novo; attorney fees and costs; effect of arbitration decision and award. - (2)(a) Within 20 days after the filing of a decision...
Section 36.450 - Definitions for ORS 36.450 to 36.558. - (1) "Arbitral award" means any decision of the arbitral tribunal...
Section 36.452 - Policy. - (2) Any person may enter into a written agreement to...
Section 36.454 - Application of ORS 36.450 to 36.558; when arbitration or conciliation agreement is international; validity of written agreements. - (2) The provisions of ORS 36.450 to 36.558, except ORS...
Section 36.456 - Construction of ORS 36.450 to 36.558. - (2) Where a provision of ORS 36.450 to 36.558 refers...
Section 36.458 - When written communication considered to have been received. - (a) Any written communication is considered to have been received...
Section 36.460 - Waiver of objection to arbitration. - (2) For purposes of subsection (1) of this section, "any...
Section 36.464 - Venue. - (a) The county where the arbitration agreement is to be...
Section 36.468 - Application to stay judicial proceedings and compel arbitration. - (2) Arbitral proceedings may begin or continue, and an award...
Section 36.470 - Interim judicial relief; factors considered by court; determination of arbitral tribunal’s jurisdiction. - (2) Any party to an arbitration governed by ORS 36.450...
Section 36.474 - Procedure for appointment of arbitrators; appointment by circuit court. - (2) The parties may agree on a procedure for appointing...
Section 36.476 - Disclosure by proposed arbitrators and conciliators; waiver of disclosure; grounds for challenge. - (a) The person has a personal bias or prejudice concerning...
Section 36.478 - Procedure for challenging arbitrator. - (2) Failing any agreement referred to in subsection (1) of...
Section 36.480 - Withdrawal of arbitrator; termination of mandate. - (2) If a controversy remains concerning any of the grounds...
Section 36.482 - Substitute arbitrator; effect of substitution. - (2) Where the mandate of an arbitrator terminates, a substitute...
Section 36.484 - Arbitral tribunal may rule on own jurisdiction; time for raising issue of jurisdiction; review by circuit court. - (2) A plea that the arbitral tribunal does not have...
Section 36.490 - Procedures subject to agreement by parties; procedure in absence of agreement. - (2) If the parties fail to agree, subject to the...
Section 36.492 - Place of arbitration. - (2) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1) of this section,...
Section 36.496 - Language used in proceedings. - (2) The arbitral tribunal may order that any documentary evidence...
Section 36.498 - Contents of statements by claimant and respondent; amendment or supplement. - (2) The parties may submit with their statements all documents...
Section 36.500 - Oral hearing; notice; discovery. - (2) Unless the parties have agreed that no oral hearings...
Section 36.502 - Effect of failure to make required statement or to appear at oral hearing. - (2) Unless otherwise agreed by the parties, where, without showing...
Section 36.504 - Appointment of experts. - (2) Unless otherwise agreed by the parties, if a party...
Section 36.506 - Circuit court assistance in taking evidence; circuit court authorized to enter certain orders upon application. - (2) When the parties to two or more arbitration agreements...
Section 36.508 - Choice of laws. - (2) Any designation by the parties of the law or...
Section 36.512 - Settlement. - (2) If, during the arbitral proceedings, the parties settle the...
Section 36.514 - Arbitral award; contents; interim award; award for costs of arbitration. - (2) The arbitral award shall state the reasons upon which...
Section 36.516 - Termination of arbitral proceedings. - (2) The arbitral tribunal shall issue an order for the...
Section 36.518 - Correction of errors in award; interpretation of award; additional award. - (a) A party, with notice to the other party, may...
Section 36.520 - Setting aside award; grounds; time for application; circuit court fees. - (2) An arbitral award may be set aside by the...
Section 36.522 - Enforcement of award; procedure; fee; entry of judgment. - (2) The party relying on an award or applying for...
Section 36.524 - Grounds for refusal to enforce award; fee. - (a) At the request of the party against whom it...
Section 36.534 - Draft conciliation settlement. - (2) No party may be required to accept any settlement...
Section 36.536 - Prohibition on use of statements, admissions or documents arising out of conciliation proceedings. - (1) Evidence of anything said or of any admission made...
Section 36.538 - Conciliation to act as stay of other proceedings; tolling of limitation periods during conciliation. - (2) All applicable limitation periods, including periods of prescription, shall...
Section 36.540 - Termination of conciliation proceedings. - (a) A written declaration of the conciliator or conciliators, after...
Section 36.548 - Costs of conciliation proceedings. - (1) A reasonable fee to be paid to the conciliator...
Section 36.554 - Immunities. - (2) No person who serves as an arbitrator or as...
Section 36.600 - Definitions. - (1) "Arbitration organization" means an association, agency, board, commission or...
Section 36.605 - Notice. - (2) A person has notice if the person has knowledge...
Section 36.610 - Effect of agreement to arbitrate; nonwaivable provisions. - (2) Before a controversy arises that is subject to an...
Section 36.615 - Application for judicial relief; fees. - (2) Unless a civil action involving the agreement to arbitrate...
Section 36.620 - Validity of agreement to arbitrate; form of acknowledgment of agreement. - (2) Subject to ORS 36.625 (8), the court shall decide...
Section 36.625 - Petition to compel or stay arbitration. - (a) If the refusing party does not appear or does...
Section 36.630 - Provisional remedies. - (2) After an arbitrator is appointed and is authorized and...
Section 36.635 - Initiation of arbitration. - (2) Unless a person objects for lack or insufficiency of...
Section 36.640 - Consolidation of separate arbitration proceedings. - (a) There are separate agreements to arbitrate or separate arbitration...
Section 36.645 - Appointment of arbitrator; service as neutral arbitrator. - (2) An individual who has a known, direct and material...
Section 36.650 - Disclosure by arbitrator. - (a) A financial or personal interest in the outcome of...
Section 36.655 - Action by majority. - Note: See note under 36.600.
Section 36.660 - Immunity of arbitrator; competency to testify; attorney fees and costs. - (2) The immunity afforded by this section supplements any immunity...
Section 36.665 - Arbitration process. - (2) An arbitrator may decide a request for summary disposition...
Section 36.670 - Representation by a lawyer; representation of legal or commercial entities. - Note: See note under 36.600.
Section 36.675 - Witnesses; subpoenas; depositions; discovery. - (2) In order to make the proceedings fair, expeditious and...
Section 36.680 - Judicial enforcement of preaward ruling by arbitrator. - Note: See note under 36.600.
Section 36.685 - Award. - (2) An award must be made within the time specified...
Section 36.690 - Change of award by arbitrator. - (a) Upon a ground stated in ORS 36.710 (1)(a) or...
Section 36.695 - Remedies; fees and expenses of arbitration proceeding. - (2) An arbitrator may award reasonable attorney fees and other...
Section 36.700 - Confirmation of award. - (a) A party requests that the arbitrator modify or correct...
Section 36.705 - Vacating award. - (a) The award was procured by corruption, fraud or other...
Section 36.710 - Modification or correction of award. - (a) There was an evident mathematical miscalculation or an evident...
Section 36.715 - Judgment on award; attorney fees and litigation expenses. - (2) A court may allow reasonable costs of the petition...
Section 36.720 - Jurisdiction. - (2) An agreement to arbitrate providing for arbitration in this...
Section 36.725 - Venue. - Note: See note under 36.600.
Section 36.730 - Appeals. - (a) An order denying a petition to compel arbitration. (b)...
Section 36.735 - Uniformity of application and construction. - Note: See note under 36.600.
Section 36.740 - Relationship to electronic signatures in Global and National Commerce Act. - Note: See note under 36.600.