Rule 1.170.Court Websites; Hours of Court Operation
Current through August 1, 2026 · Last verified September 12, 2026
Full Text of Rule 1.170
Plain-English Summary
The rule starts by setting aside a number. SLR 1.171 is reserved in each judicial district for identifying the website addresses of its courts. Links to those websites can also be found through the Oregon Judicial Department site, so there are two ways in.
The rest is a publication duty with three parts. Each judicial district must announce on its website when each court location in the district is open to conduct business, the hours when documents will be received for filing at each location if those differ from the hours the location is open, and any special arrangements that exist or may be made for delivering documents for filing when the location is closed, other than by electronic filing.
Two details repay attention. The duty runs location by location rather than district by district, so a district with courthouses in more than one county may publish different hours for each. And the after-hours item is about conventional delivery: electronic filing is expressly carved out of it, because eFiling has its own timing rules. Before traveling to a courthouse to file on a deadline, read the location's posted hours, not the district's general ones.
Frequently Asked Questions
What are the hours of an Oregon circuit court?
Each judicial district must announce on its website when each of its court locations is open to conduct business. Because the requirement runs to each location, check the page for the courthouse you are going to rather than assuming the district is uniform.
Where do I find a particular court's website?
SLR 1.171 in the district's supplementary local rules is reserved for identifying the district's website addresses. Links to those sites can also be found through the Oregon Judicial Department website.
Can I file a document after the court closes?
Only if the location has made an arrangement for it. The district must announce on its website any special arrangements that exist or may be made for delivering documents for filing when a location is not open, other than by electronic filing. If the site lists none for that courthouse, plan around the posted hours.
Are filing hours the same as the hours the court is open?
Not necessarily. The rule requires the district to publish the hours when documents will be received for filing at each location if those hours differ from when the location is open to conduct business. Where the website lists both, the filing hours are the ones that govern getting a document over the counter.
Does this rule require a court to accept after-hours filings?
No. It requires the district to announce the arrangements that exist or may be made. Whether any exist at a given location is up to that court, and the rule creates a duty to publish rather than a duty to provide.