ORS 174.120: Computation of time; leap year.
Edition: 2025 EditionEffective: 2026-01-01Last verified: 2026-09-07
(1) The time within which an act is to be done, as provided in the civil and criminal procedure statutes, is computed by excluding the first day and including the last day, unless the last day falls upon any legal holiday or on Saturday, in which case the last day is also excluded. (2) For the purposes of determining whether a person has complied with a statutory time limitation governing an act to be performed in a circuit court, the Oregon Tax Court, the Court of Appeals or the Supreme Court, the time prescribed by law for the performance of the act does not include the day on which the specified period begins to run. The designated period does include the last day unless the last day is: (a) A legal holiday or Saturday; (b) A day on which the court is closed for the purpose of filing pleadings and other documents; (c) A day on which the court is closed by order of the Chief Justice, to the extent provided by the order; or (d) A day on which the court is closed before the end of the normal hours during which pleadings and other documents may be filed. (3) If the last day of a designated period is excluded under the provisions of subsection (2) of this section, the act must be performed on the next day that the court is open for the purpose of filing pleadings and other documents. (4) The provisions of subsections (2) and (3) of this section apply to time limitations established by statutes of limitation and other procedural statutes governing civil and criminal proceedings. (5) If a statute of limitation or other procedural statute governing civil or criminal proceedings provides that an act be done within one or more years, the time for performing the act is computed in calendar years. If the specified period begins to run on a date other than February 29, the act must be done on or before the same date in the calendar year in which the specified period ends as the date in the calendar year in which the specified period began to run. If the specified period of time begins to run on February 29, the act must be done on or before February 28 of the calendar year in which the specified period ends. [Amended by 1979 c.284 §118; 1985 c.282 §2; 2002 s.s.1 c.10 §6; 2003 c.228 §1; 2013 c.1 §14]
Administrative rules citing this section
- OAR 660-025-0220: Computation of Time — implements
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Cited by
- ORCP 10: Time
- ORS 1.002: Supreme Court; Chief Justice as administrative head of judicial department; rules; presiding judges as administrative heads of courts.
- ORS 87.710: Filing notice of lien; duration of lien; contents of notice; notice to secured parties; effect of failure to give notice to secured parties.
- ORS 87.762: Filing notice of lien; duration of lien; contents of notice; notice to secured parties; effect of failure to give notice to secured parties.
- ORS 111.215: Notice; method and time of giving; computation of time.
- ORS 147.502: General provisions.
- ORS 174.125: Computation of time period for personal service.
- ORS 342.905: Appeal procedure; arbitration as alternative.
- OAR 836-043-0170: Premium Audit Hearings
Official source: https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors174.html