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CJO 2026-021 — Adoption of Amendments to the Uniform Trial Court Rules — physical PDF page 21

CJO 2026-021 — Adoption of Amendments to the Uniform Trial Court Rules · physical PDF page 21 · 2026

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4. 18.010—DEFINITION  
 
Adopted a definition of “eviction action” for purposes of proposed new rules 
UTCR 18.020 to 18.040.  See related items A.5–A.7. 
 
ACTION TAKEN 
No motion was made to change the committee’s preliminary 
recommendation of approval.  Accordingly, by committee convention, the 
October 24, 2025, preliminary recommendation became the committee’s 
final recommendation of approval. 
 
EXPLANATION 
Background.  These new rules, UTCR 18.010 to 18.040, were proposed by 
Danielle Ramos, Legal Policy Advisor for OJD’s Civil and Criminal 
Programs Division, to align court processes with Oregon law. 
 
Under ORS 105.164, OJD must annually set aside judgments and seal 
court records in forcible entry and detainer (FED) cases that meet statutory 
criteria.  This law, effective in 2023, applies retroactively to judgments 
entered on or after January 1, 2014. 
 
Since 2023, OJD has worked to develop a centralized, automated process 
to identify eligible FED cases.  Progress has been delayed because many 
FED case files lack the information needed to automate eligibility 
determinations.  Current business practices for processing FED cases vary 
widely among courts and were not designed with ORS 105.164 in mind.  
As a result, OJD has relied on manual review and has examined more than 
160,000 cases to date.  An automated system would eliminate this costly, 
labor‑intensive work. 
 
These new rules establish uniform requirements for FED complaints, 
orders, and judgments.  Standardizing these filings will ensure they contain 
the information necessary to support automated identification of eligible 
cases under ORS 105.164. 
 
NEW RULE 
 
18.010 DEFINITION 
 
For purposes of this rule, “eviction action” means a forcible entry and 
detainer action that is brought under ORS chapter 90.

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Captured 2026-10-18T22:31:09.969140+00:00 · Chief Justice amendment order effective 2026-08-01; original amendment document, not consolidated rule text Only approved-change pages1-25 and out-of-cycle amendment pages94-101 are indexed. Disapproved proposals, deferred recommendations and administrative actions on pages26-93 and102-105 remain source context only. This packet is not consolidated rule text; dates differ by provision.

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