74th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2007 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
 { +  braces and plus signs + } .
 
LC 1046
 
                         Senate Bill 278
 
Printed pursuant to Senate Interim Rule 213.28 by order of the
  President of the Senate in conformance with presession filing
  rules, indicating neither advocacy nor opposition on the part
  of the President (at the request of Senate Interim 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
action for recovery of real property or for recovery of
possession of real property.
 
                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to statute of limitations; 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 - }  { +  An + } action
 { - shall - }  { +  may not + } be { +   + }maintained for such
recovery unless it   { - appear - }  { +  appears + } that the
plaintiff, an ancestor,  { + a  + }predecessor  { - , - }  or
 { + a + } grantor was seized or possessed of the premises in
question within   { - 10 - }  { +  12 + } years before the
commencement of the action.
  SECTION 2.  { + The amendments to ORS 12.050 by section 1 of
this 2007 Act apply to any action commenced as described in ORS
12.020 on or after the effective date of this 2007 Act. + }
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