ORS 18.152: Establishing judgment liens in other counties.
Edition: 2025 EditionEffective: 2026-01-01Last verified: 2026-09-07
(1) At any time after a judgment that creates a judgment lien is entered under ORS 18.150 and before the expiration of the judgment remedies for the judgment, a judgment creditor may create a judgment lien for the judgment in any other county of this state by recording the judgment in the County Clerk Lien Record for that county. The judgment may be recorded by recording a certified copy of the judgment document or a lien record abstract for the judgment. (2) Except as provided in this section, a judgment recorded under this section has the following effect in the county in which the judgment is recorded: (a) When the judgment is recorded, the judgment lien attaches to all real property of the judgment debtor in the county at that time; and (b) The judgment lien attaches to all real property that the judgment debtor acquires in the county at any time after the judgment is recorded and before the judgment lien expires. (3) Except as provided in this section, if a judgment recorded under this section contains a support award, the support award portion of the judgment has the following effect in the county in which the judgment is recorded: (a) When the judgment is recorded, a support arrearage lien attaches to all real property of the judgment debtor in the county at that time for any unpaid lump sum support award contained in the judgment or any unpaid installment that became due under the terms of the support award before the judgment was recorded. (b) A support arrearage lien for any unpaid lump sum support award contained in the judgment or any unpaid installment that became due under the terms of the support award before the judgment was recorded attaches to all real property that the judgment debtor acquires in the county at any time after the judgment is recorded and before full satisfaction is made for the lump sum or installment or the judgment lien of the support award portion of the judgment expires. (c) If an installment becomes due under the terms of the support award and is not paid after the judgment is recorded, a support arrearage lien for the installment attaches to all real property of the judgment debtor in the county at the time the installment becomes due and attaches to all real property that the judgment debtor thereafter acquires in the county until full satisfaction is made for the installment or the judgment lien of the support award portion of the judgment expires. (4)(a) If a certificate of extension is filed under ORS 18.182, and the certificate is filed before the judgment is recorded under this section, a judgment creditor may record a certified copy of the certificate or a lien record abstract for the certificate with the judgment. The recording shall act to extend the judgment lien of a judgment, and any support arrearage lien, in the county for the time provided in ORS 18.180 to 18.190. (b) If a certificate of extension is filed under ORS 18.182, and the certificate is filed after the judgment is recorded under this section, a judgment creditor may record a certified copy of the certificate or a lien record abstract for the certificate in the County Clerk Lien Record in any county in which the judgment has been recorded under subsection (1) of this section. If the recording is made before the time that the judgment lien for the judgment would otherwise have expired under ORS 18.180 to 18.190, the recording extends the judgment lien of the judgment, without loss of priority, for the time provided in ORS 18.180 to 18.190. If the recording is made after the time that the judgment lien for the judgment would otherwise have expired under ORS 18.180 to 18.190, the recording extends the judgment lien of the judgment for the time provided in ORS 18.180 to 18.190, but the lien is subordinate to all other interests that are of record on the date the certificate or lien record abstract is recorded. (5) When the judgment lien of a judgment expires in the county in which the judgment was originally entered, the judgment lien and any support arrearage lien created under this section expires in the other county or counties in which the judgment has been recorded. (6) This section does not apply to justice courts, municipal courts or county courts performing judicial functions. [2003 c.576 §15; 2005 c.568 §20]
Administrative rules citing this section
This rule cites
- ORS 18.150 — resolved
- ORS 18.182 — resolved
- ORS 18.180 — resolved
- 18.190 — resolved
Cited by
- ORS 18.005: Definitions.
- ORS 18.150: Judgment liens in circuit courts.
- ORS 18.158: Judgment lien based on judgment for child support or spousal support entered in another state.
- ORS 18.162: Judgment lien based on justice and municipal court judgments; satisfaction filing fee.
- ORS 18.165: Priority of judgment lien over unrecorded conveyance.
- ORS 18.170: Form for lien record abstract; rules.
- ORS 18.182: Extension of judgment remedies.
- ORS 18.194: Expiration and extension of judgment remedies for justice and municipal court judgments.
- ORS 18.200: Release of lien.
- ORS 18.202: Reinstatement of lien.
- ORS 18.205: Assignment of judgment.
- ORS 18.225: Satisfaction of money awards generally.
- ORS 18.235: Motion to satisfy money award.
- ORS 18.238: Proceedings after discharge in bankruptcy.
- ORS 18.265: Debtor examination.
- ORS 18.870: Recording of writ.
- ORS 24.115: Filing of foreign judgment; fees; effect.
- ORS 24.129: Certification of filing in single court; filing of certified copy or lien record abstract for other counties.
- ORS 46.488: Lien effect of small claims judgments.
- ORS 314.423: Status of lien.
- OAR 137-055-3360: Entering of Administrative Orders in the Register of the Circuit Court
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