# Oregon · (B) The judgment was a judgment of dismissal or otherwise in favor of the defendant and at least 12 months have passed from the date of the entry of the judgment — Eviction record sealing and expungement by US state

For Oregon · (B) The judgment was a judgment of dismissal or otherwise in favor of the defendant and at least 12 months have passed from the date of the entry of the judgment, state is Oregon; automatic or by motion is automatic; what triggers relief is (B) The judgment was a judgment of dismissal or otherwise in favor of the defendant and at least 12 months have passed from the date of the entry of the judgment; waiting period is 12 months; what the relief does is each justice and circuit court shall enter an order setting aside a judgment and sealing the official records, recorded from its source on 2026-09-02.

- **State:** Oregon _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Automatic or by motion:** automatic _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **What triggers relief:** (B) The judgment was a judgment of dismissal or otherwise in favor of the defendant and at least 12 months have passed from the date of the entry of the judgment _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Waiting period:** 12 months _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **What the relief does:** each justice and circuit court shall enter an order setting aside a judgment and sealing the official records _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_
- **Statute:** ORS 105.164 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> (a) The judgment does not contain a money award or that any money award has expired or been satisfied or discharged; and (b)(A) The judgment was a judgment of restitution entered for the plaintiff and at least five years have passed from the date of the judgment; or (B) The judgment was a judgment of dismissal or otherwise in favor of the defendant and at least 12 months have passed from the date of the entry of the judgment.

## Where each value comes from

This source states these in separate places, so each value is shown with the passage that states it.

### Automatic or by motion

> (1) On an annual basis, each justice and circuit court shall enter an order setting aside a judgment and sealing the official records for each case for possession brought under ORS chapter 90 for which the court finds that:

### What the relief does

> (1) On an annual basis, each justice and circuit court shall enter an order setting aside a judgment and sealing the official records for each case for possession brought under ORS chapter 90 for which the court finds that:

### Statute

> 105.164 Setting aside old judgments by courts.

## Source

- https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors105.html

Last verified: 2026-09-02. Review by: 2027-09-02.
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