ORS 3.136
Jurisdiction over violations of Portland charter and ordinances

  • disposition of moneys
  • hearings officers

(1)

The circuit court for a county within the boundaries of which there is situated the largest part of a city having a population of more than 300,000 shall have all judicial jurisdiction, authority, powers, functions and duties of the municipal court of each such city and the judges thereof with respect to all violations of the charter and ordinances of each such city.

(2)

All fees, fines, security deposit forfeitures and other moneys collected and received by a circuit court in matters, causes and proceedings with respect to all violations over which such circuit court is granted judicial jurisdiction by subsection (1) of this section shall be collected, handled and disposed of by the clerk of such circuit court as otherwise provided by law for moneys collected and received by such circuit court.

(3)

Subsection (1) of this section does not preclude the city from employing one or more quasi-judicial hearings officers empowered to hold hearings concerning violations of the charter, ordinances, rules and regulations of the city, to adopt rules and regulations relating to the conduct of the hearings process and to impose civil penalties and grant other relief as may be necessary to enforce and obtain compliance with the charter, ordinances, rules and regulations of the city. The jurisdiction and authority of a hearings officer shall not include any traffic or parking offense. The city may enforce any order of a hearings officer by a civil action in a court of appropriate jurisdiction. [Formerly 46.045; 1999 c.1051 §235]

Source: Section 3.136 — Jurisdiction over violations of Portland charter and ordinances; disposition of moneys; hearings officers, https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors003.­html.

Notes of Decisions

Scope of appellate court review of district court convictions of ordinance violations is equivalent to that available to persons appealing from district court convictions of state offenses. City of Portland v. Poindexter, 38 Or App 551, 590 P2d 781 (1979)

Multnomah County District Court has jurisdiction over all Portland city ordinance violations. State v. Jones, 45 Or App 307, 608 P2d 572 (1980), Sup Ct review denied

Attorney General Opinions

Cities establishing own procedures for collection of fines for violation of city parking ordinances, (1984) Vol 44, p 67

3.012
Judicial districts 3.013
State as single judicial district 3.014
Special provisions for fourth judicial district (Multnomah County) 3.016
Special provisions for sixth judicial district (Morrow and Umatilla Counties) 3.030
Election of circuit judges 3.041
Qualifications of circuit judges 3.050
Circuit judges to be members of bar 3.060
Salary of judges 3.070
Powers of judges in chambers 3.075
Powers of judges to act in joint or separate session 3.130
Transfer of judicial jurisdiction of certain county courts to circuit courts 3.132
Concurrent jurisdiction with justice and municipal courts 3.134
Application of state statutes to municipal ordinance 3.136
Jurisdiction over violations of Portland charter and ordinances 3.185
Habeas corpus hearings by Circuit Court for Marion County 3.220
Rules 3.225
Establishing specialized subject-matter departments 3.250
Definitions for ORS 3.250 to 3.280 3.255
Policy and intent 3.260
Juvenile jurisdiction vested in circuit courts 3.265
Limits on transfer of juvenile jurisdiction 3.270
Transfer of juvenile jurisdiction and jurisdiction over family-related matters to circuit courts 3.275
Procedure for transfer of jurisdiction over certain family-related matters 3.280
Court services for circuit courts 3.300
Establishment and termination of panel for disposition of civil actions in circuit court 3.305
Request for referral of action to reference judge 3.311
Delivery of order to reference judge 3.315
Proposed report of reference judge 3.321
Compensation of reference judge 3.405
Application to establish family court department 3.408
Matters assignable to family court department 3.412
Chief family court judge 3.414
Assignment of matters relating to same child 3.417
Coordination of services 3.420
Abolishment of family court department 3.423
Family court department rules 3.425
Family law education programs 3.428
Family law facilitation programs 3.430
Family court advocate programs 3.432
Judicial education program on establishment and management of family court departments 3.434
Adoption of coordination plan for services 3.436
Appointment of statewide family law advisory committee 3.438
Duties of State Court Administrator 3.440
Family Law Account 3.445
Court facilitation program for court proceedings other than family law proceedings 3.450
Drug court programs
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§ 3.136’s source at oregon​.gov