Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure – 2026

The Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure govern civil actions in the state's circuit courts. They are promulgated by the Council on Court Procedures under ORS 1.735 and take effect unless the Legislative Assembly amends or repeals them, so they are published with the statutes rather than by the courts. The rules cover the form of action and commencement, summons and service of process, pleadings and motions, parties and joinder, discovery and depositions, pretrial conferences, trial and jury procedure, judgments, provisional remedies, and appeals from courts of limited jurisdiction. Their subdivisions are cited by a cumulative path, so a practitioner writes "ORCP 7 C(1)(a)".

Last updated October 08, 2026

Browse all 79 rules of the 2026 edition below. Each rule includes the full text, a plain-English summary, committee notes, amendment history, and cross-references to related rules. Use the search box to find rules by keyword or number.

Rule 1 Scope; Construction; Application; Rule; Citation Rule 2 Form of Action Rule 3 Commencement Rule 4 Jurisdiction (Personal) Rule 5 Jurisdiction (In Rem) Rule 6 Jurisdiction (Without Service) Rule 7 Summons Rule 8 Process Rule 9 Service and Filing of Pleadings and Other Documents Rule 10 Time Rule 11 [Reserved] Rule 12 Pleadings Liberally Construed; Disregard of Error Rule 13 Kinds of Pleadings Allowed; Former Pleadings Abolished Rule 14 Motions Rule 15 Time for Filing Pleadings or Motions Rule 16 Form of Pleadings Rule 17 Signing of Pleadings, Motions and Other Papers; Sanctions Rule 18 Claims for Relief Rule 19 Responsive Pleadings Rule 20 Special Pleading Rules Rule 21 Defenses and Objections; How Presented; By Pleading or Motion; Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings Rule 22 Counterclaims, Cross-claims, and Third-party Claims Rule 23 Amended and Supplemental Pleadings Rule 24 Joinder of Claims Rule 25 Effect of Proceeding After Motion or Amendment Rule 26 Real Party in Interest; Capacity of Partnerships and Associations Rule 27 Unemancipated Minors or Incapacitated Parties Rule 28 Joinder of Parties Rule 29 Joinder of Persons Needed for Just Adjudication Rule 30 Misjoinder and Nonjoinder of Parties Rule 31 Interpleader Rule 32 Class Actions Rule 33 Intervention Rule 34 Substitution of Parties Rule 35 Abusive Litigants Rule 36 General Provisions Governing Discovery Rule 37 Perpetuation of Testimony or Evidence Before Action or Pending Appeal Rule 38 Persons Who May Administer Oaths for Depositions; Foreign Depositions Rule 39 Depositions on Oral Examination Rule 40 Depositions Upon Written Questions Rule 41 Effect of Errors and Irregularities in Depositions Rule 42 [Reserved] Rule 43 Production of Documents and Things and Entering Property for Inspection and Other Purposes Rule 44 Physical and Mental Examination of Persons; Reports of Examinations Rule 45 Requests for Admission Rule 46 Failure to Make Discovery; Sanctions Rule 47 Summary Judgment Rule 50 Jury Trial Rule 51 Issues; Trial by Jury or by the Court Rule 52 Postponement of Cases Rule 53 Consolidation; Separate Trials Rule 54 Dismissal of Actions; Offer to Allow Judgment Rule 55 Subpoena Rule 56 Trial by Jury Rule 57 Jurors Rule 58 Trial Procedure Rule 59 Instructions to Jury and Deliberation Rule 60 Motion for Directed Verdict Rule 61 Verdicts, General and Special Rule 62 Findings of Fact Rule 63 Judgment Notwithstanding the Verdict Rule 64 New Trials Rule 65 Referees Rule 66 Submitted Controversy Rule 67 Judgments Rule 68 Pleading, Allowance, and Taxation of Attorney Fees and Costs and Disbursements Rule 69 Default Orders and Judgments Rule 70 [CCP 12/13/80; §C amended by 1981 c.898 §9; §A amended by 1987 c.873 §19; amended by 1989 c.768 §1; §C amended by CCP 12/15/90; §A amended by 1991 c.202 §20; §A amended by 1993 c.763 §3; §A amended by 1999 c.195 §4; §A amended by 2001 c.417 §2; §A amended by 2003 c.194 §15 and 2003 c.380 §5; repealed by 2003 c.576 §580] Rule 71 Relief from Judgment or Order Rule 72 Stay of Proceedings to Enforce Judgment Rule 73 Judgments by Confession Rule 78 Order or Judgment for Specific Acts Rule 79 Temporary Restraining Orders and Preliminary Injunctions Rule 80 Receivers Rule 81 Definitions; Service; Adverse Claimants Rule 82 Security; Bonds and Undertakings; Justification of Sureties Rule 83 Provisional Process Rule 84 Attachment Rule 85 Claim and Delivery