Oregon Court Rules

Which court rules apply to a particular Oregon Court and where do you find them in our library?

A. Court/Rules

1. Circuit Courts (trial courts organized by judicial districts which correspond to county boundaries)

Arbitration Rules
Local Procedures
Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure (ORCP)
Oregon Rules of Evidence (Oregon Evidence Code)
Supplementary Local Rules (SLR)
Uniform Trial Court Rules (UTCR)

2. Circuit Courts - Small Claims Department

Procedures

3. Court of Appeals

Internal Practices
Oregon Rules of Appellate Procedure (ORAP)

4. Land Use Board of Appeals (LUBA)

Note: LUBA is not a court, but its administrative decisions are subject to judicial review by the Court of Appeals.

Rules of Procedure for Appeals

5. Municipal Courts/Code Hearings Officer

Note:

a. The Oregon Evidence Code applies to Municipal Courts (see ORS 40.015, Rule 101).

b. Evidence before the Portland Code Hearings Officer is covered in the Code of the City of Portland.

Eugene (Municipal Court) - Procedures
Portland(Code Hearings Officer) - Procedures
Salem (Municipal Court) - Procedures

6. Supreme Court

Oregon Rules of Appellate Procedure (ORAP)

7. Magistrate Division

Magistrate Division Rules (MDR)

8. Tax Court - Regular Division

Oregon Evidence Code
Tax Court Rules (TCR)

9. U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon

In addition to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP), the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure (FRCrimP) and the Federal Rules of Evidence (FRE), there are supplemental local rules

Local Rules of Practice - Admiralty
Local Rules of Practice - Bankruptcy
Local Rules of Practice - Civil Rules

B. Rules/Sources

Oregon rule amendments are published in the Pacific Reporter 3d, Oregon Cases 3d, and Oregon Appellate Courts Advance Sheets. For online access through the Law Library Homepage, click sequentially on Oregon Law button; State of Oregon Judicial; Oregon Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, and Tax Court Decisions.
Westlaw & Lexis databases are restricted by contract to law students and law faculty.
Unless otherwise noted, for references below to Lexis.com, click sequentially on States Legal - U.S.; Oregon;  Find Statutes, Regulations, Administrative Materials Court Rules.
Unless otherwise noted, for references below to Westlaw.com, click sequentially on Directory; U.S. State Materials;  Oregon; Court Rules & Orders; Court Rules. Enter the title of the desired set of rules using the ci ( ) format and rule  abbreviations described in the Oregon Court Rules scope note (i).

1. Arbitration Rules. See #11 below, Supplementary Local Rules (SLR) and ORS Ch. 36.

2. Internal Practices - Court of Appeals.

Lexis.com
Oregon Rules of Court - State, Volume 2, West Group, LAW RESERVE KFO 2929.A196.
Westlaw.com

3. Local Rules. Oregon Rules of Court - Local, Volume 3, West Group. LAW RESERVE KFO 2929.A196

4. Local Rules of Practice for the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon: Admiralty, Bankruptcy and Civil

Law Library Homepage - Click on the "Oregon Law" button; Click on "State of Oregon Judicial
Lexis.com
Oregon Rules of Court - Federal, Volume 1, West Group, LAW RESERVE KFO 2929.A196.
Westlaw.com

5. Oregon Rules of Appellate Procedure (ORAP) - Appellate Courts

Lexis.com
Oregon Rules of Court - State, Volume 2, West Group, LAW RESERVE KFO 2929.A196.
Westlaw.com

6. Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure (ORCP) - Circuit Courts

Lexis.com
Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure Annotated, Lexis Law Publishing, LAW RESERVE KFO 2929.A195.
Oregon Revised Statutes (ORS) ORCP follows Chapter 10 in Volume 1.
Oregon Rules of Court - State, Volume 2, West Group, LAW RESERVE KFO 2929.A196.
Westlaw.com

7. Oregon Rules of Evidence - All Oregon Courts - See Rule 101

Lexis.com - click sequentially on States Legal - U.S.; Oregon; OR-Oregon Revised Statutes and ALS.
Enter "Oregon Evidence Code" in the Search box.
Oregon Revised Statutes (ORS), Chapter 40, Volume 1
Oregon Rules of Court - State, Volume 2, West Group, LAW RESERVE KFO 2929.A196.
Westlaw.com

8. Procedures - Municipal Courts/Code Hearings Officer

Eugene (Municipal Court) - Eugene Code, § 2-770 et seq.
Portland (Code Hearings Officer) - Code of the City of Portland, Chapter 22.03
Salem (Municipal Court) - Salem Revised Code, Chapter 2-610 et seq.

9. Procedures - Small Claims Department - Circuit Courts

Note: Check Circuit Court web pages by County

Oregon Revised Statutes (ORS), 46.405 et seq.

10. Rules of Procedure for Appeals - LUBA

Law Library Homepage - click on the "Oregon Law" button, then State of Oregon Administrative, then Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals
Oregon Administrative Rules (OAR), Chapter 661, Division 10, Third Floor. Also online.

11. Supplementary Local Rules (SLR) - Circuit Courts

Note: Check Circuit Court web pages by County

Lexis.com
Oregon Supplementary Local Rules, Lexis Law Publishing, LAW RESERVE KFO 2929.A197.
Supplementary Local Rules of the Oregon Trial Courts, Oregon Judicial Department, LAW RESERVE KFO 2929.A1969.

12. Tax Court Rules - Regular and Magistrate Divisions

Lexis.com
Oregon Rules of Court - State, Volume 2, West Group,LAW RESERVE KFO 2929.A196
Westlaw.com

13. Uniform Trial Court Rules (UTCR) - Circuit Courts

Lexis.com
Oregon Uniform Trial Court Rules, Lexis Law Publishing, LAW RESERVE KFO 2929.A197.
Uniform Trial Court Rules, Oregon Judicial Department, LAW RESERVE KFO 2929.A1966.
Westlaw.com