Chapter 761 Oregon Laws 2001
AN ACT
HB 2513
Relating to courts; creating
new provisions; amending ORS 10.061; and declaring an emergency.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1.
(1) The State Court Administrator shall
establish a registry of municipal courts and justice courts of this state. The
registry shall include all information required to be provided by counties and
cities to the State Court Administrator under this section.
(2) Upon creation of a
justice court, the county in which the justice court is established shall give
notice to the State Court Administrator of the boundaries of the justice court
district. The county shall also provide to the State Court Administrator the
name of each justice of the peace, the term of each justice of the peace and
the mailing address for the justice court. Upon modification or dissolution of
a justice court district, the county shall promptly notify the State Court
Administrator of the modification or dissolution.
(3) Upon creation of a
municipal court, the city establishing the municipal court shall give notice to
the State Court Administrator that the court has been created. The city shall
also provide to the State Court Administrator the name of each municipal judge
elected or appointed to the court, the term of each municipal judge elected or
appointed and the mailing address for the municipal court. Upon ceasing to
operate a municipal court, the city shall promptly notify the State Court
Administrator that the municipal court is no longer in operation.
SECTION 2.
(1) On or before March 31, 2002, each
county in the state in which a justice court is operating must provide to the
State Court Administrator a list of the justice court districts in the county
on March 31, 2002, the boundaries of each district, the name of each justice of
the peace in the county, the term of each justice of the peace and the mailing
address for each justice court.
(2) On or before March
31, 2002, each city in the state in which a municipal court is operating must
provide to the State Court Administrator the name of each municipal judge for
the city and the mailing address for the municipal court.
SECTION 3.
ORS 10.061 is amended to read:
10.061. (1) The fee of jurors in courts other than circuit
courts is $10 for each day’s required attendance.
(2) The fee of jurors in circuit courts is:
(a) For the first two days of required attendance during a
term of service, a per diem fee equal to $10; and
(b) For the third and subsequent days of required
attendance during a term of service, a fee equal to the number of hours served
multiplied by the minimum hourly wage established under ORS 653.025, but in no
event less than $10 per day or more than $50 per day.
(3) Unless otherwise provided by the terms of an employment
agreement, a juror must waive the juror’s fee provided for in subsection (1), [or]
(2) or (4) of this section if the
juror is paid a wage or salary by the juror’s employer for the days that the
juror is required to attend a [circuit]
court, including a municipal or justice
court. The provisions of this subsection do not affect any claim a juror
may have for mileage reimbursement under ORS 10.065.
(4) In addition to the fees and mileage prescribed in
subsection (1) of this section and ORS 10.065 for service in a court other than
a circuit court, the governing body of a city or county may provide by
ordinance for an additional juror fee and for city or county reimbursement of
jurors for mileage and other expenses incurred in serving as jurors in courts
other than circuit courts.
SECTION 4.
This 2001 Act being necessary for the
immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency is
declared to exist, and this 2001 Act takes effect on its passage.
Approved by the Governor July
6, 2001
Filed in the office of
Secretary of State July 6, 2001
Effective date July 6, 2001
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