SLR 1-13.023: Compensation of Arbitrators

(1) Payment of the arbitration fee is due within 14 calendar days of notice of assignment of an arbitrator. Each party must pay the assigned arbitrator directly. (2) If the plaintiff fails to pay the prescribed fee within 14 calendar days of assignment, the court may exercise its authority under UTCR 1.090 to impose an appropriate sanction, absent relief prescribed by ORS 36.420(3). (3) If the defendant fails to pay the prescribed fee within 14 calendar days of assignment, the court may exercise its authority under UTCR 1.090 to impose an appropriate sanction.