# Oregon — Construction retainage limits by US state — maximum withholding percentages, release deadlines, escrow requirements, and public vs private distinctions with statutory citations

For Oregon, public project retainage cap (%) is 5%; private project retainage cap (%) is 5%; release deadline is interest commences 30 days after completion and acceptance; escrow required is yes (contracts exceeding $500,000); milestone reduction is none, recorded from its source on 2026-08-17.

- **State:** Oregon
- **Public project retainage cap (%):** 5%
- **Private project retainage cap (%):** 5%
- **Release deadline:** interest commences 30 days after completion and acceptance
- **Escrow required:** yes (contracts exceeding $500,000)
- **Milestone reduction:** none
- **Statutory citation:** ORS 701.420 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> An owner, contractor or subcontractor may withhold as retainage an amount equal to not more than five percent of the contract price of the work completed.

## Source

- https://oregon.public.law/statutes/ors_701.420

Last verified: 2026-08-17. Review by: 2027-08-17.
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