Request a circuit-court fee waiver or deferral Government & Benefits Oregon preparation and procedure guide Source review: 2026-10-11 Scope: Shared Oregon or applicable federal procedure; confirm local requirements Apply for relief from a specified civil-court fee. Who this route is for Low-income people seeking relief under the circuit-court packet; the court decides eligibility. Timing and notices Coordinate with the fee-bearing filing; follow the court's order. Prepare (conditional documents may have alternatives) [ ] Application and Declaration [ ] Proposed Order [ ] Case caption and fee information [ ] Six-month trust account statement for an adult in custody suing a public body How to proceed 1. Identify the case and fee. 2. Complete the Application and Declaration. 3. Fill the proposed Order's case and fee sections; leave the court's findings blank. 4. File with the circuit court and read its order. Get court fee-relief forms: https://www.courts.oregon.gov/forms/Pages/fee-waiver.aspx Limits: Deferral means payment remains due. Relief is case- and fee-specific. Appellate applications use a separate packet. Publisher sources OJD Fee Deferral/Waiver Packet, January 2026 https://www.courts.oregon.gov/forms/Documents/EntirePacket10.pdf Evidence type: publisher-pdf SHA-256: 05ec9104f0598aa665330b6c2bf98c6a5989bca02d4f925c921354758503ac31 OJD Fee Deferral and Waiver https://www.courts.oregon.gov/forms/Pages/fee-waiver.aspx Evidence type: publisher-html-snapshot SHA-256: c2487022b87ad302d645a62f597d5831162fe96a2fb6d205a2a275e989ca9b62 OJD Appellate Fee Waiver and Deferral Applications https://www.courts.oregon.gov/courts/appellate/rules/pages/filing-fees.aspx Evidence type: publisher-html-snapshot SHA-256: ad8daef34a89f8fe773aedaafbabc0403782997b6ed0dbdd9070f5034b5c5a05 This site helps you prepare. It does not submit filings, calculate personal deadlines, decide eligibility or replace professional review. A complaint or help request does not pause another case or deadline. Start here Use OJD's circuit-court Fee Deferral/Waiver Packet. Identify the case and the particular fee needing relief. Where and how to submit Submit the completed Application and Declaration plus proposed Order to the circuit court handling the case. Self-represented parties may file by mail, in person, or OJD eFile. Use the court's official contact page for its filing address and local instructions; this is not an application to the statewide court administration office. https://www.courts.oregon.gov/forms/Pages/fee-waiver.aspx What will it cost? Application fee: $0 under the 2026 circuit-court fee schedule. A deferral postpones payment; it does not eliminate the underlying fee. After submission Obtain and read the court's order. Follow any payment plan or later ruling; relief applies only to the specified fees in that case. Corrections, denials and appeals If denied or payment is ordered, follow the order and contact that court about payment instructions. Do not assume another case's waiver applies. Language, disability and offline help The forms page offers Chinese, Russian, Spanish and Vietnamese translations, but filed forms must be in English. Request disability accommodations from the local court's ADA Coordinator; use OJD's interpreter-request route for language assistance. Additional workflow sources (reviewed 2026-10-11) OJD Fee Deferral and Waiver https://www.courts.oregon.gov/forms/Pages/fee-waiver.aspx SHA-256: c2487022b87ad302d645a62f597d5831162fe96a2fb6d205a2a275e989ca9b62 OJD Fee Deferral/Waiver Packet, January 2026 https://www.courts.oregon.gov/forms/Documents/EntirePacket10.pdf SHA-256: 05ec9104f0598aa665330b6c2bf98c6a5989bca02d4f925c921354758503ac31 OJD File a Case https://www.courts.oregon.gov/how/Pages/file.aspx SHA-256: 9e8781e8000f2b3baf4638b3e76a84794330afc9182a978fe3fc99387ef62fe0 2026 Circuit Court Fee Schedule https://www.courts.oregon.gov/Documents/2026_CircuitFeeSchedule_public_eff-2026-01-01.pdf SHA-256: 9db4d3e2071c295077ceeac035b5b3f84225422c89349f2d37d3e9bb4db34f4a OJD Accessibility and ADA Coordinators https://www.courts.oregon.gov/services/ada/Pages/default.aspx SHA-256: 2feceff44b61bfaf84308ea8ec8b01af5a6ee4b71c36997e98de7eda66bf6e3a