SLR 4-17.105: DEFAULT JUDGMENTS; MOTIONS TO SET ASIDE DEFAULT

(1) Entry of Default Judgment. If, within 60 days from the notice of a parking citation (or other counting date prescribed by this Chapter), the vehicle’s registered owner or other interested party fails to exercise any of the options prescribed in SLR 17.015, or if a party who has requested a trial fails to appear at the scheduled date and time, the court may immediately enter a judgment of conviction by default against the recipient in an amount determined in accordance with SLR 17.905. Thereafter, the court may assess additional late fees, administrative fees and collection fees, as permitted by law, until the balance due is paid in full. (2) Motion to Set Aside Default Judgment. (a) A person against whom a default judgment has been entered, or another individual willing to accept responsibility for the case, may file a motion with the court requesting that the judgment be set aside. Any written correspondence submitted to the court requesting that an existing default judgment be voided or revised will be treated as a motion to set aside the default conviction. (b) Any motion to set aside a default judgment must be filed within a reasonable time after entry of judgment. The motion must be in writing. The motion to set aside a default judgment MUST include: (i) Citation or case number; AND (ii) Signature; AND (iii) Motion to set aside a default judgment. (c) A motion to set aside a default judgment (see list of requirements above) filed more than one year after entry of judgment shall not be granted unless a judicial officer determines that good cause for the delay has been shown. (d) Any motion to set aside a default judgment and accompanying declaration or affidavit must provide facts establishing mistake, inadvertence, surprise or excusable neglect as those terms are used in ORCP 71.