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Civil Process and Document Service

The Sheriff’s Office Civil Unit is responsible for booking, serving, and enforcing court orders and documents issued by the courts.

The Sheriff’s Office Civil Unit is responsible for booking, serving, and enforcing court orders and documents issued by the courts, such as small claim notices, writs of garnishment, restraining orders, and foreclosures of real or personal property.

Trained staff ensure all court orders are complete before serving the documents to the person named on the paper or a responsible party, when applicable by law. See below for more information on document service, if you have further questions, please direct them to our Civil Unit at 503-846-2537.

Check on the status of a document submitted for service.

Submit documents for service

Court papers in need of service may be dropped off in-person during business hours, or in our Civil Unit drop-box located in our Hillsboro lobby 24/7. Be sure to include the associated cost as listed below.

West Precinct/Headquarters
215 SW Adams Ave
Hillsboro, Oregon 97123

Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm 

Cost

State law or county ordinance establish the fees charged for document service. Acceptable payments include cash, checks or money orders made payable to the Washington County Sheriff’s Office. 

Type of Document to be Served Fees (ORS 21.300) 

  

Notice Process 
(Summons and complaint with or without attachments, small claims notices, eviction summons and complaint, notice of restitution, citation, subpoena, orders, etc.) 

For more than two parties at one address, the fee is $28.00 per person. 

1-2 parties (same address) 

$50.00 

3 parties (same address) $28ea. 

$84.00 

4 parties (same address) $28ea. 

$112.00 

5 parties (same address) $28ea. 

$140.00 

Evictions
Service fee + $89 Enforcement

1-2 Defendants$139.00
3 Defendants$173.00
4 Defendants $201.00

Writs of Garnishment 

  

$25.00 

Writ of Execution in Judgment of Restitution 
(Please note that "et al" or "All Other Occupants" is a party to be served and counts towards the total fee) 

  

$89.00 

Enforcement Actions 
(Property seizure, writ, or order of assistance, or writ of execution) 

  

$89.00 

Conveyance of Real Property 
(Sheriff’s Deed, Certificate of Redemption, or other conveyance of real property 

  

$56.00 

Mileage in excess of 75 miles round trip 

  

$50.00 

  

For Legal Advice, Contact an Attorney

By law, the Civil Unit is not permitted to give legal advice. Please consult an attorney for any legal guidance. You may also wish to contact the Oregon State Bar at 503-620-0222.

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Location

Civil Unit

215 SW Adams Ave
Hillsboro, Oregon 97123
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