A person making service of process authorized by ORS § 648.061 shall make the service by delivering a copy of the process in person or by certified mail to the Office of the Secretary of State. The service shall be sufficient and valid personal service upon the persons not domiciled in this state to whom ORS § 648.061 applies if the plaintiff immediately sends notice of the service and a copy of the process by certified mail to the principal office of the persons against whom the process or pleadings are directed, and the return receipt of the latter and plaintiff’s affidavit of compliance with this section are appended to the process and entered as a part of the return thereof. The defendant persons against whom the process or pleadings are directed shall have 30 days after the date of mailing of the process or pleadings in which to appear and plead. Personal service outside the state in accordance with the statutes of Oregon relating to personal service of summons outside the state shall relieve the plaintiff from mailing copies of the summons or process by registered mail as provided in this section. [Amended by 1963 c.551 § 10; 1983 c.717 § 33; 1991 c.132 § 24]

Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 648.070

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Person: means an individual or an entity. See Oregon Statutes 648.005
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Pleadings: Written statements of the parties in a civil case of their positions. In the federal courts, the principal pleadings are the complaint and the answer.
  • Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
  • Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.

 

[Amended by 1963 c.551 § 11; repealed by 1985 c.728 § 110]

 

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