(1) An action against a sheriff or other officer for the escape of a prisoner arrested or imprisoned on civil process; or
(2) An action for libel or slander
shall be commenced within one year.
ORS 12.120
Known as the Uniform Conflict of Laws-Limitations Act
The act spans §§ 12–12 (52 sections).
Applied in 54 court decisions — leading case Hoffman v. Halden (1959)
Most recently applied in Sherman v. Dept. of Human Services (July 2021)
Amended by 1957 c.374 §2
How often courts cite this section
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.
Official source: Oregon State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Oregon statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.