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2014 Promulgated Amendments to the Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure (ORCP)

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From the report: AMENDMENTS TO THE OREGON RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE promulgated by the COUNCIL ON COURT PROCEDURES,
December 6, 2014

“INTRODUCTION

The following amendments to the Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure have been promulgated by the Council on Court Procedures for submission to the 2015 Legislative Assembly. Pursuant to ORS 1.735, they will become effective January 1, 2016, unless the Legislative Assembly by statute modifies the action of the Council.

The amended rules are set out with both the current and amended language. New language is shown in boldface with underlining, and language to be deleted is italicized and bracketed.

Please note that, during its December 6, 2014, meeting, the Council made non-substantive changes to ORCP 1, 9, 27, 46, 54, and 68 in order to conform to the conventions and language of the existing Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure and/or to clarify the intention of the rule changes. The specific sections amended at the meeting were:

ORCP 1 A, 1 F
ORCP 9 B, 9 C
ORCP 27 B, 27 B(3), 27 B(4), 27 D
ORCP 46 B(2), 46 D
ORCP 54 B(3)
ORCP 68 A(2), 68 C(2)(a), 68 C(4)(a), 68 C(5)(a), 68 C(5)(b), 68 C(5)(b)(i)

Link to full 12/6/14 ORCP report.

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