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 3628
 
                         House Bill 3259
 
Sponsored by COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
 
 
                             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 as
introduced.
 
  Extends statute of limitations from 10 years to 12 years for
actions to recover real property and to recover possession of
real property.
 
                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to statutes of limitation; creating new provisions; and
  amending ORS 12.050.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1. ORS 12.050 is amended to read:
  12.050. An action for the recovery of real property, or for the
recovery of the possession thereof, shall be commenced within
  { - 10 - }  { +  12 + } years. No action shall be maintained
for such recovery unless it appear that the plaintiff, an
ancestor, predecessor, or grantor was seized or possessed of the
premises in question within 10 years before the commencement of
the action.
  SECTION 2.  { + The amendments to ORS 12.050 by section 1 of
this 2001 Act apply only to causes of action arising on or after
the effective date of this 2001 Act. + }
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