(1) All circuit courts and appellate courts of this state, and all commissions, departments and divisions of the judicial branch of state government, shall add a fee of not less than $50 and not more than $100 to any judgment that includes a monetary obligation that the court or judicial branch is charged with collecting. The fee shall be added to cover the cost of establishing and administering an account for the debtor and shall be added without further notice to the debtor or further order of the court. The fee shall be added only if the court gives the defendant a period of time in which to pay the obligation after the financial obligation is imposed. Fees under this subsection shall be deposited in the General Fund.
(2) All circuit courts and appellate courts of this state, and all commissions, departments and divisions of the judicial branch of state government, that use the Department of Revenue or private collection agencies shall add a fee to any judgment referred for collection that includes a monetary obligation that the state court or the commission, department or division is charged with collecting. The fee shall be added to cover the costs of collection charged by the Department of Revenue or private collection agency and shall be added to the monetary obligation without further notice to the debtor or further order of the court. The fee may not exceed the actual costs of collection charged by the Department of Revenue or private collection agency. Fees under this subsection shall be deposited in the Judicial Department Collections Account established under ORS 1.204 and may be used only for the purposes specified in ORS 1.204.
(3) A court may not waive or suspend the fees required to be added to judgments under the provisions of this section. [2001 c.823 §20; 2007 c.860 §32]
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