(1) A municipal court of this state that registers under ORS § 221.344 must maintain a docket. A municipal judge must enter the following information in the docket for the municipal court:

Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 221.352

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Docket: A log containing brief entries of court proceedings.
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • Verdict: The decision of a petit jury or a judge.

(a) The title of every action or proceeding commenced in the court, with the names of the parties thereto and the time of commencement thereof.

(b) The date of making or filing any pleading.

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

(d) The time when each party appears, or a party’s failure to do so.

(e) Every postponement of a trial or proceeding, upon whose application and to what time.

(f) The demand for a jury, if any, and by whom made.

(g) The order for a jury and the time appointed for trial.

(h) 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.

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

(j) The judgment of the court and when given.

(k) The date on which any judgment is docketed in the docket.

(L) The fact of an appeal having been made and allowed, and the date thereof, with a memorandum of the undertaking, and the justification of the sureties.

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

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

(o) All other matters that may be material or specially required by any statute.

(2) The docket of a municipal court under this section may be maintained in electronic form. [1999 c.788 § 10; 1999 c.1051 § 322a]

 

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