51.115 Case record

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51.115 Case record.

(1)The case record of a justice court consists of the docket as described in subsection

(2)of this section and the case file as described in subsection

(3)of this section.

(2)The docket of a justice court is a record in which the clerk of the justice court shall enter, by its title, every action, suit or proceeding commenced in the court according to the date of its commencement, with the names of the parties thereto. Thereafter, the clerk shall note in the docket the following:

(a)The date of the filing of any pleading or other document.

(b)The date of making, filing and entry of any order, judgment, ruling or other direction of the court in or concerning such action, suit or proceeding.

(c)An order allowing a provisional remedy, and the date of issuing and returning the summons or other process.

(d)The date on which the parties, or either party, appears, or the date on which a party fails to appear as required.

(e)Every postponement of a trial or other proceeding, upon whose application the postponement was made, and the date and time to which the trial or other proceeding was postponed.

(f)The demand for a jury, if any, and by whom made, the order for a jury, and the time appointed for trial.

(g)The return of an order for a jury, the names of the persons impaneled and sworn as a jury, and the names of all witnesses sworn, and at whose request.

(h)The verdict of the jury and when given, and if the jury disagree and is discharged without giving a verdict, a statement of such disagreement and discharge.

(i)The judgment of the court and when signed.

(j)The date of filing the notice of appeal.

(k)Any undertaking and justification of a surety.

(L)Satisfaction of the judgment or any part thereof.

(m)A memorandum of all orders relating to security release.

(n)Any other information that may be material or that is required by statute, court order or rule.

(3)(a) The case file consists of every document filed with or by the justice court clerk in any action, suit or proceeding in the court, or before the judge.

(b)The case file also includes any audio recording or stenographic or other reporting of any justice court proceeding made pursuant to ORS 51.105, if all parties agree that the recording or other reporting is the official record of the proceeding and the recording or other reporting has been filed with the court.

(4)A justice court may maintain its docket or case files, or both, in electronic form. [2025 c.268 §3]