71st OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2001 Regular Session
 
NOTE:  Matter within  { +  braces and plus signs + } in an
amended section is new. Matter within  { -  braces and minus
signs - } is existing law to be omitted. New sections are within
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LC 2218
 
                           A-Engrossed
 
                         House Bill 2513
                   Ordered by the House May 30
             Including House Amendments dated May 30
 
Sponsored by Representative KRUSE
 
 
                             SUMMARY
 
The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the
measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to
consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's
brief statement of the essential features of the measure.
 
    { - Increases number of circuit court judges in Douglas
County from five to six. - }
   { +  Requires State Court Administrator to establish registry
of municipal courts and justice courts. Requires counties and
cities to notify administrator regarding creation of justice
court or municipal court and to provide certain other information
to administrator. + }
 
                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to courts.
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. + }
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