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Committee hears bill to standardize contempt filings, add early screening
Summary
Supporters told the House Judiciary Committee that Senate Bill 1557A would standardize how remedial contempt cases are filed, require a supporting affidavit under oath, and give judges an early-screening tool to dismiss filings that do not present a prima facie case.
Supporters told the House Committee on Judiciary on Feb. 23 that Senate Bill 1557A would revise how contempt cases are filed and processed in Oregon, including a requirement that a contempt plaintiff file a supporting affidavit under oath.
"Senate Bill 1557A modifies the process by which a person may file for contempt of court, including the requirement that a contempt plaintiff file a supporting affidavit under oath," an unidentified presenter told the committee.
The bill, described in testimony from the Oregon Judicial Department, targets remedial contempt—the type of contempt commonly brought by private parties to compel compliance with court orders—and would make several procedural changes to Chapter 33. Among the changes described by retired Judge Maureen McKnight, the bill would make the…
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