Notwithstanding ORS 12.135 or any other statute of limitation, an action against a person for the practice of land surveying, as defined in ORS 672.005, to recover damages for injury to a person, property or to any interest in property, including damages for delay or economic loss, regardless of legal theory, arising out of the survey of real property must be commenced within two years after the date the injury or damage is first discovered or in the exercise of reasonable care should have been discovered. In no event may an action arising out of a survey be commenced more than 10 years after the date on which any map prepared by the land surveyor is filed under the provisions of ORS 209.250, or, if no map is filed, more than 10 years after the completion of work on the survey.
ORS 12.280
Known as the Uniform Conflict of Laws-Limitations Act
The act spans §§ 12–12 (52 sections).
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case 147 Or. App. 425 - Lourim v. Swensen (1997)
Most recently applied in Hathaway v. B & J Property Investments, Inc. (September 2025)
1995 c.310 §2; 2009 c.715 §2
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Official source: Oregon State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Oregon statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.