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Panel hears bill to clarify what counts toward $750 small‑claims threshold
Summary
House Bill 2,463 would make explicit that identified prejudgment or pre‑award interest, fees and costs count toward the $750 threshold that affects small‑claims procedural rights, such as the right to request a hearing or a jury trial.
During a House Judiciary public hearing, witnesses described House Bill 2,463 as a narrow clarification to existing small‑claims law that would explicitly include identified prejudgment or pre‑award interest, fees and costs when calculating whether a claim exceeds $750 for certain small‑claims rights.
"All this bill does, it adds 9 words to the bill to the existing text," said Emily Templeton, a trial attorney in Multnomah County, testifying on behalf of the Consumer Section of the Oregon State Bar.…
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