Or. Admin. Code § 812-004-1110 - Complaint Processing Fee; Waiver of Fee

(1) The complaint processing fee authorized under ORS 701.133 is $50 for a complaint filed under ORS 701.145. There is no complaint processing fee for a complaint filed under ORS 701.146.

(2) The agency must collect the processing fee under OAR 812-004-1400.

(3) A complainant may request that the agency waive the complaint processing fee described in section (1) of this rule by submitting a properly executed waiver request. The waiver request must be submitted on a form provided by the agency.

(4) The agency may waive the complaint processing fee if the waiver request submitted by the complainant shows that:

(a) The complainant is an individual;

(b) The complainant is unable to pay all or part of the processing fee:

(A) Inability to pay must be established by the applicant for the waiver providing average monthly income, and expenses as well as assets and liabilities.

(5) A complainant, who requests a waiver of the complaint processing fee under section (3) of this rule, must certify that the information on the request is true.

(6) The agency may require that the complainant pay a complaint processing fee of $97 if the agency finds that the complainant provided false information on a request for a waiver of the complaint processing fee submitted under section (3) of this rule.

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Or. Admin. Code § 812-004-1110

CCB 7-2011(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 7-8-11 thru 1-4-12; CCB 11-2011, f. 9-29-11, cert. ef. 10-1-11; CCB 6-2012, f. 4-25-12, cert. ef. 5-1-12; CCB 3-2019, amend filed 12/17/2019, effective 1/1/2020; CCB 1-2022, amend filed 06/16/2022, effective 7/1/2022

Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 670.310 & 701.235

Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 701.133 & 701.146