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Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
(1) If a statute of this state authorizes or requires an award of attorney fees to a party to a proceeding, but does not expressly authorize or require that award on appeal, judicial review or other appellate review of the decision in the proceeding, and does not expressly prohibit that award on an appeal, judicial review or other appellate review, the statute shall be construed as authorizing or requiring the award of attorney fees on appeal, judicial review or other appellate review of the decision in the proceeding, including any denial of a petition for review by the Supreme Court in the proceeding.
(2) If a statute of this state authorizes or requires an award of attorney fees to a party to a proceeding, but does not expressly authorize or require an award of attorney fees in a mandamus proceeding arising out of the original proceeding, the statute shall be construed as authorizing or requiring the award of attorney fees in the mandamus proceeding.
(3) The provisions of this section apply to statutes that authorize or require the award of attorney fees in administrative proceedings in addition to statutes that authorize or require the award of attorney fees in civil proceedings in courts.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Oregon Revised Statutes Procedure in Civil Proceedings § 19.440 - last updated January 01, 2023 | https://codes.findlaw.com/or/title-2-procedure-in-civil-proceedings/or-rev-st-sect-19-440/
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