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PJO 25-006 In the Matter of Sealing Records — physical PDF page 2

PJO 25-006 In the Matter of Sealing Records · physical PDF page 2 ·

5. ORS 84.052 authorizes the use of electronic signatures. 
6. Allowing the State Court Administrator to conduct a review of circuit court records and 
determine and automate the setting aside of eligible judgments and sealing the official 
record in the cases using electronic data processing techniques will reduce judicial 
workload and assist the circuit court with administering the requirements in ORS 
105.164 promptly and efficiently . 
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED AS FOLLOWS : 
1. The Office of the State Court Administrator may review circuit court records and 
determine and automate the setting aside of eligible judgments and sealing the official 
records in the cases using electronic data processing techniques and pursuant to the 
criteria in ORS 105.164 and House Bill 2001 (2023), Section 66, chapter 13, Oregon 
Laws 2023. 
2. The Office of the State Court Administrator may affix an electronic signature of the 
presiding judge on orders to set aside eligible judgments and seal the official records in 
the cases under this Presiding Judge Order. 
3. The Office of the State Court Administrator may electronically seal circuit court official 
records as required by ORS 105.164, amended by Oregon Laws 2025, chapter 256, 
section 21 (Senate Bill 98) and Oregon Laws 2023, chapter 30, section 66, compiled as 
a note after ORS 105.164 through automated electronic data processing techniques . 
4. A copy of a case specific order to set aside the judgment and seal the official records in 
the case may be attached to each case through an Automated Processing Integration 
procedure managed by the Office of the State Court Administrator . 
5. When the Office of the State Court Administrator provides the circuit court with a list of 
records that it is unable to set aside and seal through existing electronic data processing 
techniques , the circuit court retains the responsibility to set aside and seal eligible 
records. 
Dated this'" day of November 2025. 
Norm R. Hill 
Presiding Judge 
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