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OR Rev Stat § 221.285 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 221 - Organization and Government of Cities|Section 221.285 - Notice of delinquent parking violation to rental or leasing company; effect when notice not given; effect of prompt payment of amount specified in citation; procedure to substitute renter or lessee as defendant.

(1) A notice of delinquent parking violation containing the information specified in ORS 221.333 shall be sent to each car rental or leasing company that is the registered owner of a motor vehicle cited for being parked in violation of a city ordinance within 30 days after the date on which the citation for violation of the parking ordinance was issued. (2) If a notice of delinquent parking violation is not sent to a car rental or leasing company within 30 days after the date on which the citation for violation of the parking ordinance was issued, the charge against the car rental or leasing company of violating the parking ordinance shall be dismissed and no further enforcement actions against the car rental or leasing company or its vehicles may be taken. (3) If the car rental or leasing company pays the amount specified on the citation within 30 days after the date on which the notice of delinquent parking violation was mailed to the car rental or leasing company, the fine required to be paid shall not be increased beyond the original amount specified in the citation. (4)(a) If a court establishes a procedure for a car rental or leasing company to provide, in a manner and format determined by the court, information including the name, address and driver license number of the person in whose name the vehicle was rented or leased at the time of the violation of the parking ordinance, and the car rental or leasing company provides the information in the required manner and format within 30 days after the date on which the notice of delinquent parking violation was mailed to the car rental or leasing company, the renter or lessee who had custody and control of the vehicle when the parking violation occurred shall thereafter be the defendant in the prosecution of the parking violation. (b) A car rental or leasing company that provides the information described in paragraph (a) of this subsection is discharged from any obligation on the parking violation and is no longer a defendant in the prosecution of the parking violation. (c) A court may not establish a procedure pursuant to paragraph (a) of this subsection unless the court consults and cooperates with representatives from car rental or leasing companies. (d) If a car rental or leasing company does not provide the information required by the court under paragraph (a) of this subsection within the time specified or provides the information in an incorrect manner or format, the car rental or leasing company may recover the amount of any fine paid to a city pursuant to ORS 221.287. [1995 c.533 §6; 1997 c.522 §1; 1999 c.1051 §262; 2001 c.715 §1]
OR Rev Stat § 221.287 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 221 - Organization and Government of Cities|Section 221.287 - Recovery of fine from renter or lessee of vehicle.

(1) A car rental or leasing company is authorized to recover a fine paid to a city in response to a citation for violation of a parking ordinance from the customer who had possession of the motor vehicle at the time the citation was issued. (2) A car rental or leasing company may bill a customer directly for the fine paid or may charge the fine paid as an ancillary or deferred charge to any credit card provided by the customer. (3) A car rental or leasing company has no liability to a customer for any errors, omissions, negligence or fraud to the extent that the errors, omissions, negligence or fraud resulted from acts or omissions of the court or the city in the issuance of citations or the issuance of notices of citations. [1995 c.533 §7; 1999 c.1051 §263]
OR Rev Stat § 221.290 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 221 - Organization and Government of Cities|Section 221.290 - Application of ORS 221.275 to 221.290.

ORS 221.275 to 221.290 apply to any city with a population exceeding 300,000. [1995 c.533 §9]
OR Rev Stat § 221.295 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 221 - Organization and Government of Cities|Section 221.295 - Ordinances regulating placement or height of radio antennas.

Notwithstanding ORS chapters 215 and 227, a city or county ordinance based on health, safety or aesthetic considerations that regulates the placement, screening or height of the antennas or antenna support structures of amateur radio operators must reasonably accommodate amateur radio communications and must represent the minimum practicable regulation necessary to accomplish the purpose of the city or county. However, a city or county may not restrict antennas or antenna support structures of amateur radio operators to heights of 70 feet or lower unless the restriction is necessary to achieve a clearly defined health, safety or aesthetic objective of the city or county. [1999 c.507 §1] Note: 221.295 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 221 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
OR Rev Stat § 221.310 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 221 - Organization and Government of Cities|Section 221.310 - Effective date of ordinances, resolutions and franchises; emergency measures.

(1) In cities having a population of 2,000 or more, an ordinance or a franchise shall not take effect until 30 days after its passage by the city council and approval by the mayor, unless it is passed over the veto of the mayor. In that event, it shall not take effect until 30 days after final passage over the mayor’s veto. However, measures necessary for the immediate preservation of the peace, health and safety of the city are excepted. These emergency measures shall become immediately effective if they state in a separate section the reasons why it is necessary that they should become immediately effective and if they are approved by the affirmative vote of three-fourths of all the members elected to the city council, taken by ayes and noes, and also by the mayor. This subsection shall apply in every city in all matters concerning the operation of the initiative and referendum in its municipal legislation on which the city has not made or does not make conflicting provisions. (2) Except for ordinances necessary for the immediate health, peace or safety, an ordinance enacted by the council of a city created under ORS 221.010 to 221.100 shall take effect 30 days after its enactment. (3) In cities having a population of 2,000 or more, a resolution may take effect at any time after its passage by the city council. A resolution shall state in a separate section the effective date of the resolution. [Amended by 2001 c.34 §1]
OR Rev Stat § 221.315 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 221 - Organization and Government of Cities|Section 221.315 - Enforcement of charter provisions and ordinances; disposition of fines.

(1) Prosecution of violations of the charter or ordinances of a city in circuit or justice court shall be by the city attorney and in the name of such city. An agreement may be made between any city and, on behalf of the state, the presiding judge for the judicial district in which all or part of such city is located, that such violations be prosecuted for such city in the circuit court by the district attorney in the name of the State of Oregon. An agreement may be made, pursuant to ORS 190.010, between any city and the county in which all or part of such city is located, that such violations be prosecuted for such city in the justice court by the district attorney in the name of the State of Oregon. (2) Except as otherwise provided by an agreement made under subsection (1) of this section in respect to the court, all fines collected by the circuit or justice court having jurisdiction of a violation of a city charter or ordinance shall be paid as follows: (a) Subject to subsection (3) of this section, one-half of the fine shall be credited and distributed to the treasurer of the city whose charter or ordinance was violated, as a monetary obligation payable to the city. (b) If collected by the circuit court, and subject to subsection (3) of this section, one-half of the fine shall be credited and distributed as a monetary obligation payable to the state. (c) If collected by the justice court, one-half of the fine shall be credited and distributed to the treasurer of the county in which the court is located as a monetary obligation payable to the county. (3) If the full amount of the fine imposed by a circuit court under this section is collected and a surcharge is imposed on the fine under ORS 1.188, the last $5 of the amount collected shall be paid to the county for deposit in the county’s courthouse surcharge account established under ORS 1.189. If the full amount of the fine imposed is not collected, the $5 payment required by this subsection shall be reduced by one dollar for every dollar of the fine that is not collected. [1973 c.645 §3; 1975 c.713 §2; 1981 s.s. c.3 §114; 1983 c.763 §48; 1987 c.905 §19; 1995 c.781 §41; 1995 c.658 §92a; 1999 c.1051 §264; 2011 c.597 §128; 2016 c.78 §6]
OR Rev Stat § 221.330 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 221 - Organization and Government of Cities|Section 221.330 - Publication or posting of ordinances; exceptions.

Ordinances passed by cities must be posted or published in a newspaper if required by their respective charters; provided, that ordinances establishing rules and regulations for the construction of buildings, the installation of plumbing, electric wiring or other similar work, where such rules and regulations have been printed as a code in book form, may adopt such code or portions thereof by reference thereto without further publication or posting thereof. Not less than three copies of such code shall be filed, for use and examination by the public, in the office of the city recorder of the city, prior to the adoption thereof. Cities may adopt as ordinances any statute of the State of Oregon, the subject matter of which is within the scope of the charter authority by reference to the chapter or section, without further publication or posting thereof.
OR Rev Stat § 221.333 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 221 - Organization and Government of Cities|Section 221.333 - Parking ordinance violation; mode of charging defendant; notice as complaint; requirement to pay fine or bail for access to court prohibited.

(1) In all prosecutions for violation of motor vehicle parking ordinances in cities, it shall be sufficient to charge the defendant by an unsworn written notice if the notice clearly states: (a) The date, place and nature of the charge. (b) The time and place for defendant’s appearance in court. (c) The name of the issuing officer or other person authorized to issue the notice. (d) The license number of the vehicle. (2) The notice provided for in subsection (1) of this section shall either be delivered to the defendant or placed in a conspicuous place upon the vehicle involved in the violation. A duplicate original of the notice shall serve as the complaint in the case when it is filed with the court. In all other respects the procedure now provided by law in such cases shall be followed, but ORS 810.365 does not apply. The officer or person authorized to issue a citation need not have observed the act of parking, but need only have observed that the car was parked in violation of city ordinances. (3) In all prosecutions for violation of motor vehicle parking ordinances in cities, the defendant may not be required to pay the fine imposed or a bail amount before the defendant may request a hearing or submit a written explanation to the court. [Formerly 221.340; 2019 c.67 §1]
OR Rev Stat § 221.335 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 221 - Organization and Government of Cities|Section 221.335

[1989 c.679 §4; 1999 c.1051 §265; renumbered 221.355 in 1999]
OR Rev Stat § 221.336 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 221 - Organization and Government of Cities|Section 221.336 - Establishment of municipal court.

Any city of this state may establish a municipal court by charter or by ordinance. [1999 c.788 §46]
OR Rev Stat § 221.337 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 221 - Organization and Government of Cities|Section 221.337

[1995 c.532 §1; 1997 c.801 §150; 1999 c.1051 §266; renumbered 221.357 in 1999]
OR Rev Stat § 221.339 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 221 - Organization and Government of Cities|Section 221.339 - Jurisdiction of municipal court; prosecutions by city attorney.

(1) A municipal court has concurrent jurisdiction with circuit courts and justice courts over all violations committed or triable in the city where the court is located. (2) Except as provided in subsections (3) and (4) of this section, municipal courts have concurrent jurisdiction with circuit courts and justice courts over misdemeanors committed or triable in the city. Municipal courts may exercise the jurisdiction conveyed by this section without a charter provision or ordinance authorizing that exercise. (3) Municipal courts have no jurisdiction over felonies, designated drug-related misdemeanors as defined in ORS 423.478 or Class E violations. (4) A city may limit the exercise of jurisdiction over misdemeanors by a municipal court under this section by the adoption of a charter provision or ordinance, except that municipal courts must retain concurrent jurisdiction with circuit courts over: (a) Misdemeanors created by the city’s own charter or by ordinances adopted by the city, as provided in ORS 3.132; and (b) Traffic crimes as defined by ORS 801.545. (5) Subject to the powers and duties of the Attorney General under ORS 180.060, the city attorney has authority to prosecute a violation of any offense created by statute that is subject to the jurisdiction of a municipal court, including any appeal, if the offense is committed or triable in the city. The prosecution shall be in the name of the state. The city attorney shall have all powers of a district attorney in prosecutions under this subsection. [1999 c.1051 §40; 2017 c.706 §21; 2021 c.591 §29] Note: Section 30, chapter 591, Oregon Laws 2021, provides: Sec. 30. Notwithstanding the amendments to ORS 51.050 and 221.339 by sections 28 and 29 of this 2021 Act: (1) A municipal court or justice court with Class E violation proceeding pending before the court on the effective date of this 2021 Act [July 19, 2021] may continue to exercise jurisdiction over the proceeding in accordance with section 22, chapter 2, Oregon Laws 2021 [153.062]. (2) A judgment of a municipal court or justice court adjudicating a Class E violation prior to the effective date of this 2021 Act is validated. [2021 c.591 §30] Note: 221.339 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 221 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
OR Rev Stat § 221.340 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 221 - Organization and Government of Cities|Section 221.340

[Amended by 1973 c.737 §1; 1987 c.687 §8; 1991 c.741 §13; renumbered 221.333 in 1999]
OR Rev Stat § 221.342 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 221 - Organization and Government of Cities|Section 221.342 - Method by which municipal court becomes court of record.

(1) Any municipal court may become a court of record by: (a) The passage of an ordinance by the governing body of the city in which the court is located; and (b) The entry of an order by the Supreme Court acknowledging the filing of the declaration required under subsection (2) of this section. (2) Before a municipal court may become a court of record, the governing body of the city in which the court is located must file a declaration with the Supreme Court that includes: (a) A statement that the municipal court satisfies the requirements of this section for becoming a court of record; (b) The address and telephone number of the clerk of the municipal court; and (c) The date on which the municipal court will commence operations as a court of record. (3) The Supreme Court may not charge a fee for filing a declaration under subsection (2) of this section. Not later than 30 days after a declaration is filed under subsection (2) of this section, the Supreme Court shall enter an order acknowledging the filing of the declaration and give notice of the order of acknowledgment to the city and the public. (4) The city shall provide a court reporter or an audio recording device for each municipal court made a court of record under this section. (5) The appeal from a judgment entered in a municipal court that becomes a court of record under this section shall be as provided in ORS chapter 138 for appeals from judgments of circuit courts. (6) As a qualification for the office, a municipal judge for any municipal court that becomes a court of record must be a member of the Oregon State Bar. [1999 c.682 §3; 2003 c.687 §7; 2007 c.330 §4]
OR Rev Stat § 221.343 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 221 - Organization and Government of Cities|Section 221.343 - Method by which municipal court ceases to operate as court of record.

(1) Any municipal court that has become a court of record under ORS 221.342 may cease to operate as a court of record only if the governing body of the city in which the court is located files a declaration with the Supreme Court identifying the date on which the municipal court will cease operation as a court of record. The date identified in the declaration may not be less than 31 days after the date the declaration is filed. (2) The Supreme Court may not charge a fee for filing a declaration under subsection (1) of this section. Not later than 30 days after a declaration is filed under subsection (1) of this section, the Supreme Court shall enter an order acknowledging the filing of the declaration and give notice of the order of acknowledgment to the city and the public. (3) The appeal from a judgment entered in a municipal court after the date identified in the declaration filed under this section shall be as provided in ORS 221.359 (1) and (2). [2007 c.330 §6]
OR Rev Stat § 221.344 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 221 - Organization and Government of Cities|Section 221.344 - Registration of municipal court; effect of registration.

(1) A judgment docketed by a municipal court may be enforced in the manner provided in ORS 221.346 and 221.351 if: (a) The municipality has registered the court with the Department of Revenue; and (b) The municipality has provided to the Department of Revenue the name and address of a person authorized to act on behalf of the court. (2) Any municipality that has registered under this section must immediately notify the Department of Revenue of any changes to the information provided to the department under this section. (3) At least once each year, the Department of Revenue shall publish a registry of municipal courts in this state that includes all information provided to the department by municipalities under this section. The department may use electronic publication of the registry to meet the requirements of this subsection. (4) Registration by a municipal court under this section is irrevocable. (5) The provisions of this section and ORS 221.346, 221.351 and 221.352 do not apply to a circuit court exercising the jurisdiction of a municipal court under ORS 3.136. All judgments entered by a circuit court exercising the jurisdiction of a municipal court under ORS 3.136 may be enforced as provided for judgments of circuit courts. (6) The provisions of this section and ORS 221.346, 221.351 and 221.352 do not apply to proceedings for enforcement of ordinances governing the parking of vehicles. Ordinances governing the parking of vehicles shall be enforced as provided by other law. [1999 c.788 §7]
OR Rev Stat § 221.346 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 221 - Organization and Government of Cities|Section 221.346 - Enforcement of judgments of municipal court.

(1) Subject to the requirements of ORS 221.344, enforcement proceedings on a judgment docketed by a municipal court may include: (a) Writ of execution proceedings for personal property under ORS 18.252 to 18.993. (b) Proceedings in support of execution under ORS 18.265, 18.268 and 18.270. (c) Garnishment proceedings under ORS 18.600 to 18.850. (2) In addition to the enforcement proceedings specified in subsection (1) of this section, a docketed municipal court judgment may be enforced by the court that rendered the judgment through the issuance of a writ of execution on real property under ORS 18.252 to 18.993. A writ of execution on real property may be issued by a municipal court only after a certified copy of the judgment or a lien record abstract for the judgment is recorded in the County Clerk Lien Record for the county in which the municipal court is located. (3) ORS 18.038, 18.042, 18.048 and 137.071 apply to judgments rendered in municipal courts. (4) The provisions of this section apply to all judgments docketed in municipal courts, including judgments imposed in violation proceedings and other criminal proceedings. [1999 c.788 §8; 2001 c.249 §76; 2003 c.576 §98] Note: Section 62 (4) and (5), chapter 788, Oregon Laws 1999, provides: Sec. 62. (4) Except as provided in subsection (5) of this section, sections 8 and 9 of this 1999 Act [221.346 and 221.351] apply only to judgments issued by municipal courts on or after the effective date of this 1999 Act [October 23, 1999]. (5) A judgment issued by a municipal court before the effective date of this 1999 Act may be enforced in the manner provided by sections 8 and 9 of this 1999 Act if: (a) The municipal court has registered with the Department of Revenue in the manner required by section 7 of this 1999 Act [221.344]; (b) The municipal court has established a docket that conforms to the requirements in section 10 of this 1999 Act [221.352]; (c) The judgment has not expired under the provisions of section 17 of this 1999 Act [18.194] and has been docketed in the docket of the municipal court; and (d) Before the docketing of the judgment, the judgment debtor has been given written notice of the docketing, by personal service or certified mail, return receipt requested, and has been afforded an opportunity to be heard. [1999 c.788 §62(4),(5)]
OR Rev Stat § 221.348 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 221 - Organization and Government of Cities|Section 221.348

[1957 c.378 §1; 1999 c.788 §50; renumbered 221.353 in 1999]
OR Rev Stat § 221.349 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 221 - Organization and Government of Cities|Section 221.349

[1959 c.502 §§1,2,3; 1965 c.626 §1; 1971 c.633 §7; 1973 c.653 §1; 1987 c.766 §1; 1999 c.788 §51; 1999 c.1085 §7; renumbered 221.354 in 1999]