Rule 17.105 - DEFAULT JUDGMENTS; MOTIONS TO SET ASIDE DEFAULT(1) Entry of Default Judgment. If, within 60 days from the notice of a parking citation (or other counting date prescribed by this Chapter), the vehicle's registered owner or other interested party fails to exercise any of the options prescribed in SLR 17.015, or if a party who has requested a trial fails to appear at the scheduled date and time, the court may immediately enter a judgment of conviction by default against the recipient in an amount determined in accordance with SLR 17.905. Thereafter, the court may assess additional late fees, administrative fees and collection fees, as permitted by law, until the balance due is paid in full.(2) Motion to Set Aside Default Judgment. (a) A person against whom a default judgment has been entered may file a motion with the court requesting that the judgment be set aside. Any written correspondence submitted to the court requesting that an existing default judgment be voided or revised will be treated as a motion to set aside the default conviction.(b) Any motion to set aside a default judgment must be filed within a reasonable time after entry of judgment. The motion must be in writing and be accompanied by payment of the full amount due, including all accrued fees. Payment may be waived, in whole or in part, on a showing satisfactory to a judicial officer that the person is indigent. A motion to set aside a default judgment filed more than one year after entry of judgment shall not be granted unless a judicial officer determines that good cause for the delay has been shown.(c) Any motion to set aside a default judgment and accompanying declaration or affidavit must provide facts establishing mistake, inadvertence, surprise or excusable neglect as those terms are used in ORCP 71.(d) The judicial officer's ruling on a motion to set aside a default judgment may include (i) reducing the original bail (with or without setting aside the underlying judgment), (ii) setting the matter for trial in accordance with this Chapter, (iii) accepting a plea of guilty or no contest and assessing a new bail in accordance with SLR 17.905, or (iv) dismissing the case in accordance with SLR 17.025.Multnomah Supp. L. R. 17.105
Amended effective 2/1/2024.