Oregon Statutes 368.281 – County recovery of costs for road hazard abatement; lien
(1) The county governing body may recover costs ordered paid under ORS § 368.276, by:
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 368.281
- County road: means a public road under the jurisdiction of a county that has been designated as a county road under ORS § 368. See Oregon Statutes 368.001
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
- Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
- Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
(a) Bringing an action for recovery of the costs in any court of competent jurisdiction; or
(b) If the person ordered to pay costs owns real property within the county, filing a copy of the order with the county clerk to be entered as a lien upon the real property of that person within the county.
(2) If a lien is filed under subsection (1)(b) of this section:
(a) That lien, when docketed, is prior and superior to all other liens or charges on the property except taxes; and
(b) If the costs ordered to be paid under ORS § 368.276 are not paid within the time established by the county governing body in the order, the county governing body shall cause the lien to be foreclosed as provided in ORS Chapter 88.
(c) The county governing body may increase the county road budget by the amount of costs recovered or to be recovered under this section. [1981 c.153 § 32]
[Repealed by 1981 c.153 § 79]
[Amended by 1981 c.153 § 65; renumbered 368.116]
[Amended by 1955 c.247 § 1; repealed by 1981 c.153 § 79]
[Repealed by 1981 c.153 § 79]
[Repealed by 1981 c.153 § 79]
[1969 c.296 § 2; renumbered 368.121]
VACATION OF COUNTY PROPERTY