Service Fees

Per ORS 21.300: (1) The sheriff of a county shall collect the following fees in civil actions, suits and proceedings for each case delivered to the office of the sheriff:

Please make checks & money orders payable to the

Polk County Sheriff's Office or PCSO

PLEASE SUBMIT INSTRUCTIONS TO SHERIFF FOR SERVING DOCUMENTS WITH YOUR REQUEST

Service of Court Documents

Serving summons, subpoena, citation, order, notice, including notice of seizure and sale of personal or real property, notice of restitution and notice of seizure under writ of attachment or execution, or similar documents, including small claims or writ of execution, directed to not more than two parties at the same address.

$50.00 (Service of a Writ of Garnishment will remain $25.00)

If service is requested for more than two parties at the same address, the fee will be prorated for each party at the same address. The fee authorized by this paragraph shall not be charged to the state in civil actions, suits and proceedings where one party is an indigent person who has been appointed counsel at state expense.

$28.00 per person

Enforcement of Court Documents

For seizure and sale of personal or real property, enforcement of writ of execution of judgment of restitution, or other enforcement or seizure under writ of attachment or execution, or other process or proceeding and in addition, such sums as may be reasonable and necessary to secure each keeper or custodian of property in custody, the expense of inventory of property in custody and expense incurred in newspaper advertising required by law in the execution of process.

$89.00

**Service Fee Examples**
TYPE OF SERVICE	FEES
Evictions - [Up to two (2) people]
Summons & Complaint	*$50.00*
Notice of Restitution	*$50.00*
Writ of Execution	*$139.00*

Evictions - [Three (3) or more]
Summons & Complaint	$28.00 per person
Notice of Restitution	$28.00 per person
Writ of Execution	$173.00 for three (3) people + $28.00 for each additional person

*NOTE: Each listed defendant counts as one person being served including* "Et. Al." or "All Others"**

Protection Orders	Always Free
Divorce & Custody Documents	$50.00
Small Claims	$50.00 for up to 2 people; more than thee (3) people will be $28.00 each
Sheriff's Deed	$56.00
Delivering a Writ of Garnishment	$25.00 - If serving a bank you will need to provide a check for the bank search fee
Order of Assistance (Children)	$89.00 - make sure you list all possible addresses on the order so that we can use force if necessary
Writ of Assistance (Property)	$89.00*
Writ of Execution (Personal Property) Writ of Execution (Replevin)	$139.00* $89.00*
Writ of Execution (Real Property)	$139.00*
Foreclosures	$900.00 - Deposit Required
OSSA Website	$330.00 - Foreclosures (photos may be included, but the cost is extra) $330.00 - Personal property sales includes two (2) photos
Civil Standby	$55/hr (per deputy - as needed) - If a standby will take longer than 1 hour
* Subject to additional fees such as storage, moving company, boarding, mailings, etc., depending on what the Writ and Letter of Instructions direct the Sheriff to do. Publication fees for foreclosure sales are included in the deposit.