ORS 156.315
Assignment of judgment to Department of Revenue

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(1)

A justice court may assign a judgment in a criminal action, as described in ORS 137.118 (Assignment of judgments for collection of monetary obligation) (1) to (5), to the Collections Unit in the Department of Revenue for the following purposes:

(a)

To determine whether refunds or other sums are owed to the debtor by the department; and

(b)

To deduct the amount of the debt from any refunds or other sums owed to the debtor by the department.

(2)

If the Collections Unit determines that refunds or other sums are owed to the debtor, the department shall deduct the amount of the debt from any refunds or other sums owed to the debtor by the department. After also deducting costs of its actions under this section, the department shall remit the amount deducted from refunds or other sums owed to the debtor to the justice court that assigned the judgment.

(3)

A debtor whose account is assigned to the Department of Revenue for setoff under this section is entitled to the notice required by ORS 293.250 (Collections Unit) (5)(d). [2003 c.375 §2; 2015 c.766 §11; 2017 c.746 §23; 2019 c.359 §4]

Source: Section 156.315 — Assignment of judgment to Department of Revenue, https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors156.html (accessed May 26, 2025).

156.010
Criminal procedure statutes govern generally 156.020
Filing complaint as commencement of action 156.030
Form and sufficiency of complaint 156.040
Security for costs 156.050
Warrant of arrest 156.060
Issuance, requisites and execution of warrant of arrest 156.070
Reading complaint to defendant 156.080
Defendant’s plea 156.090
Action to be tried within one day unless continued 156.100
Change of place of trial 156.110
Trial by court or jury 156.120
Injured person must appear or be subpoenaed 156.130
Demand for and selection of jury 156.140
Rendition and entry of verdict on docket 156.160
Jury trial without prepayment of trial fee 156.210
Judgment on plea of guilty, no contest or on conviction 156.220
Judgment imposing monetary obligation 156.230
Money judgments 156.240
Judgment entry or certified copy as evidence 156.270
Discharge of defendant upon finding the defendant not guilty 156.280
Entry that prosecution was malicious or without probable cause 156.290
Judgment against complainant for costs and disbursements 156.300
Enforcement of judgment against complainant 156.310
Payment of fine and costs by defendant 156.315
Assignment of judgment to Department of Revenue 156.410
Release of defendant before trial 156.440
Commitment of defendant 156.450
Form of commitment 156.460
How commitment is executed 156.520
Function of district attorney in justice court 156.530
Disposition of money paid on judgment 156.705
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Original Source: Section 156.315 — Assignment of judgment to Department of Revenue, https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors156.html (last accessed May 10, 2025).