Oregon justice courts
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Oregon justice courts are local, limited-jurisdiction courts in the state of Oregon that primarily handle minor criminal offenses, traffic violations, and small civil disputes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Oregon justice courts canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
limited jurisdiction court system
ⓘ
local court ⓘ trial court ⓘ |
| accessPurpose | providing local access to the justice system in rural areas ⓘ |
| appealsGoTo | Oregon circuit courts ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Oregon
ⓘ
surface form:
State of Oregon
|
| canHear |
civil cases under a statutory monetary limit
ⓘ
traffic infractions occurring within their territorial jurisdiction ⓘ violations of certain state statutes ⓘ violations of county ordinances ⓘ |
| cannotHear |
divorce cases
ⓘ
felony cases ⓘ juvenile dependency cases ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| courtRecordsMaintainedBy | county clerks or court staff ⓘ |
| fundedBy | county governments ⓘ |
| geographicScope | unincorporated areas of counties ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Oregon Constitution
ⓘ
Oregon Revised Statutes ⓘ |
| handles |
boating violations
ⓘ
collection of fines and fees ⓘ fish and wildlife violations ⓘ some landlord-tenant disputes ⓘ traffic citations ⓘ |
| hasJurisdiction |
minor criminal offenses
ⓘ
misdemeanors ⓘ small civil disputes ⓘ small claims matters ⓘ traffic violations ⓘ violations ⓘ |
| historicalPrecursor | justice of the peace courts in Oregon ⓘ |
| jurisdictionIs | limited ⓘ |
| languageOfProceedings | English ⓘ |
| legalSystem | common law ⓘ |
| levelOfCourt | inferior court ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Oregon ⓘ |
| mayImpose |
fees
ⓘ
fines ⓘ probation in certain cases ⓘ |
| notPartOf |
Oregon circuit courts
ⓘ
Oregon municipal courts ⓘ |
| organizedBy | Oregon counties ⓘ |
| partOf |
statewide court system of Oregon
ⓘ
surface form:
Oregon state court system
|
| presidingOfficer | justice of the peace ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | adjudication of low-level offenses and disputes ⓘ |
| selectionMethodOfJudges | elected ⓘ |
| typeOfCasesAreUsually | high-volume ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.