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ORS 12.100

Known as the Uniform Conflict of Laws-Limitations Act

The act spans §§ 12–12 (52 sections).

Applied in 12 court decisions — leading case Hoffman v. Halden (1959)

Most recently applied in Athena v. Pelican Brewing Co. (November 2025)

Amended by 1957 c.374 §4; 1965 c.221 §10

How often courts cite this section

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Court decisions citing this, by year. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.

(1) An action against a sheriff or constable upon a liability incurred by the doing of an act in an official capacity and in virtue of the office of the sheriff or constable; or by the omission of an official duty, including the nonpayment of money collected upon an execution, but not including an action for an escape, shall be commenced within three years.

(2) An action upon a statute for penalty or forfeiture, where the action is given to the party aggrieved, or to such party and the state, excepting those actions mentioned in ORS 12.110, shall be commenced within three years.

Official source: Oregon State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Oregon statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.