Rule 1.070.Citation of Court Rules
Current through August 1, 2026 · Last verified September 12, 2026
Full Text of Rule 1.070
Plain-English Summary
Statewide rules are cited as UTCR, by chapter and section number, with paragraph numbers and letters included when appropriate. So UTCR 1.070 points at the whole section and UTCR 1.070(2) points at the sentence about local rules. Include the paragraph when the reader needs to find a specific requirement, and leave it off when you mean the section as a whole.
Local rules follow the same pattern under the label SLR, again by chapter and section, again with paragraph numbers and letters when appropriate. The addition is the source. Identification of the particular court, county, or judicial district that issued the rules must be included when that identification is necessary.
That last clause carries real weight in a state where each judicial district writes its own SLR. The same number means different things in different counties, so a bare SLR cite in a brief read outside the district tells the reader almost nothing. Name the district whenever the document might travel or whenever the record has to show which court's rule you relied on.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I cite a Uniform Trial Court Rule?
Write UTCR followed by the chapter and section number, as in UTCR 1.070. The abbreviation the rule prescribes is UTCR, so there is no need to spell out the full name each time after the first reference.
Do I include the subsection in a citation?
Include paragraph numbers and letters when appropriate, which in practice means whenever you are relying on a specific requirement rather than the section as a whole. UTCR 1.050(3) sends the reader to the sentence about unwritten local practices, while UTCR 1.050 sends them to several pages.
How do I cite a local rule?
Cite it as SLR by chapter and section number, with paragraph numbers and letters when appropriate, and add identification of the particular court, county, or judicial district when that identification is necessary.
Why do I have to name the county when citing an SLR?
Because supplementary local rules are written district by district, the same number is a different rule in a different county. The rule requires the identifying information when it is necessary, and it is necessary any time the reader cannot tell from context which court's rules are in play.
Does this rule cover how to cite statutes or the ORCP?
No. UTCR 1.070 sets citation form for the UTCR and for supplementary local rules, and nothing else. Statutes, the Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure, and the appellate rules are separate bodies of law with their own conventions, and this rule does not speak to them.