2023-2025 Biennium
Documents and a calendar for the current biennium are found below. The Council makes every effort to ensure that the most up-to-date material is available on this page. If you notice any missing documents or broken links, please e-mail us.
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Publication of Proposed Amendments
On September 14, 2024, the Council on Court Procedures voted to publish for public comment proposed amendments to five Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure (Rule 1, Rule 14, Rule 35, Rule 39, and Rule 55). The Council is considering whether or not to promulgate these proposed amendments to the ORCP and is accepting public comment on the proposed amendments.
To receive full consideration by the Council, written comments regarding the proposed amendments to the Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure should be received by the Council no later than the close of business on December 3, 2024. Written comments may be sent by mail or by e-mail to:
Mark A. Peterson
Executive Director
and/or
Shari C. Nilsson
Executive Assistant
Council on Court Procedures
c/o Lewis and Clark Law School
10101 S. Terwilliger Blvd
Portland, OR 97219
ccp@lclark.edu
The Council meeting at which the Council will consider written comments and receive oral comments from the public relating to the proposed amendments will be held via Zoom only at 9:30 a.m. on December 14, 2024. Information on how to join the meeting can be found in the PDF containing the proposed amendments.
The Council will take final action on the proposed amendments at its December 14, 2024, meeting.
Promulgated Amendments
On December 14, 2024, the Council on Court Procedures voted to promulgate amendments to the Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure, as well as to promulgate a new rule (amendments to Rule 1, Rule 14, Rule 39, and Rule 55; new Rule 35).
These promulgations were submitted to the 2025 Legislative Assembly. Pursuant to ORS 1.735, they will become effective January 1, 2026, unless the Legislative Assembly amends, repeals, or supplements any of the promulgated rules.
The rules in the document 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 14, 2024, meeting, the Council made the following changes to the previously published versions of some of these rules. Pursuant to ORS 1.735 (2), the Council the council has, within 60 days after the date of that meeting, published these changes on this website.
- In subsection B(4), the Council changed the phrase “Supreme Court chief justice” to “Supreme Court Chief Justice” to conform with the standards of statutory drafting.
- In subsection C(3), the Council changed the phrase “party who” to “party that” to conform with the standards of Council drafting.
- In subsection D(8), the Council changed the phrase “ORCP 71 A, 71 B, or 71 D” to “Rule 71 A, 71 B, or 71 D” to conform with the standards of Council drafting.
- In subsection C(2), the Council, changed the phrase “the requirements of paragraphs C(2)(a), C(2)(b), and C(2)(c) are satisfied” to “the requirements of paragraphs C(2)(a), C(2)(b), and C(2)(c) of this subsection are satisfied” to conform with the standards of Council drafting.
- In subsection C(6), the Council removed the change of the word “shall” to the word “must,” as this change was already made during a previous biennium (i.e., the base text was incorrect in this instance).
- In subparagraph A(1)(a)(v), the Council changed the phrase “under paragraph A(6)(b), B(2)(a), B(2)(b), [B(2)(c)(ii),] B(2)(c)(i)(E), B(2)(d), B(3)(a), or B(3)(b) of this [rule.] rule; and” to “under paragraph [A(6)(b), B(2)(a), B(2)(b), B(2)(c)(ii), B(2)(d), B(3)(a), or B(3)(b) of this rule.] A(6)(b), B(2)(a), B(2)(b), B(2)(d), B(3)(a), or B(3)(b), or part B(2)(c)(i)(E) of this rule; and” for grammatical correctness and clarity.
- In subparagraph B(3)(b)(i), the Council changed the phrase “marshal’s office of the Judicial Department” to “Marshal’s Office of the Judicial Department” to conform with the standards of statutory drafting.
- In subparagraph B(3)(b)(i), the Council changed the phrase “under ORS Chapter 352″ to “pursuant to statute” to conform with the standards of statutory drafting.
- In subparagraph B(3)(b)(i), the Council changed the phrase “criminal justice division” to “Criminal Justice Division” to conform with the standards of statutory drafting.
