OAR 170-145-0050: Request for Collaborative Dispute Resolution

(1) Either the Holder or the Treasurer may request the other to engage in a collaborative dispute resolution process when the findings or decision are based on estimates as described in ORS 98.412(4). Both parties must agree to the process, and either party can terminate the process at any time. (2) A Holder who disagrees with Examination findings by or a decision of the Treasurer under these rules may request to resolve the dispute through a collaborative process. (3) The Holder’s request must: (a) Be filed within 60 days of the date of the Treasurer’s final Examination findings; and (b) Be in writing. (4) The Holder must file the request to resolve the dispute through a collaborative process either by: (a) Emailing the request to holder@ost.state.or.us; or (b) Mailing or delivering the request to the following address: Oregon’s Unclaimed Property Program Oregon State Treasury 867 Hawthorne Ave SE Salem, OR 97301-5241 (5) The parties may agree to use mediation or other facilitated process to complete the collaborative dispute resolution process. (6) To preserve the right to a contested case hearing, a Holder must file a request for contested case hearing under OAR 170-145-0055. A Holder’s request to resolve the dispute through a collaborative process does not stay or suspend the time that the Holder may request a contested case hearing.