Rule 1.12 Service of Bar Pleadings or Documents on Out-of-State Licensee
Title 1: General Provisions
Rule Text
Licensee.
(1) If a licensee has designated to the Bar an address that is not located within the State of Oregon, a formal complaint filed under BR 4.1 or a statement of objections filed under BR 8.9 may be:
(a) personally served upon the licensee; or
(b) served on the licensee by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the licensee’s last designated address on file with the Bar, in which case service shall be complete on the date on which the licensee signs a receipt for the mailing.
(2) If service under either BR 1.12(1)(a) or BR 1.12(1)(b) is attempted but cannot be completed, a formal complaint or a statement of objections may be served on the licensee by first class mail to the licensee’s last designated address on file with the Bar, in which case service shall be complete seven days after such mailing. Proof of such service by mail shall be by certificate showing the date of deposit in the mail.
(3) Service of all other pleadings or documents on a licensee who has designated an address that is not located within the State of Oregon shall comply with BR 1.8(1).
Amendment history: (Rule 1.12 amended by Order dated April 18, 1984, effective June 1, 1984. Amended by Order dated June 30, 1987.) (Rule 1.12 amended by Order dated April 26, 2007.) (Rule 1.12(a) and (c) amended by Order dated May 3, 2017, effective January 1, 2018.) (Rule 1.12 amended by Order dated August 17, 2022, effective July 1, 2023.) (Rule 1.12 amended by Order dated December 26, 2023, effective January 1, 2024.) (Rule 1.12(a)-(c) redesignated Rule 1.12(1)-(3) by Order dated May 23, 2024, effective January 1, 2025.) (Rule 1.12 (1), (2) and (3) amended by Order dated October 15, 2025, effective January 1, 2026.)