OAR 603-057-0520: Entry of Order and Appeal Rights

(1) If a person, having been served a Notice of Violation or a Notice of Imposition of Civil Penalty, fails to request a hearing as specified in OAR 603-057-0510(4)(f), or if a hearing is not held for any reason, or if after the hearing the person is found to be in violation, an order may be issued by the Director. If a Notice of Imposition of Civil Penalty was served, the order may assess a civil penalty. (2) The order shall be signed by the Director. (3) The order, if not appealed as provided in ORS 183.480 to 183.497 or if sustained on appeal, shall constitute a judgment. If any civil penalty has not been paid when due and payable, the order may be recorded with the county clerk in any county of this state. The clerk shall record the name of the person incurring the penalty and the amount of the penalty in the County Clerk Lien Record. Recording the order has the effects provided for in ORS 205.125 and 205.126, including but not limited to the effect of becoming a lien upon the title of any interest in real property located in that county and owned by the person. The Department may enforce the order as provided in ORS 205.125 and 205.126, bring an action in a court of this state to recover the civil penalty, or take any other action authorized by law to enforce the order.