Oregon Revised Statutes

Or. Rev. Stat. § 309.026 (2026)

Sessions; hearing of petitions for reduction of property value; applications to waive penalty; adjournment

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      309.026 Sessions; hearing of petitions for reduction of property value; applications to waive penalty; adjournment. (1) The property value appeals board may convene on or after the first Monday in February of each year, but not later than the date necessary for the board to complete the functions of the board by April 15. The board shall meet at the courthouse or courthouse annex. If the meeting place is other than the courthouse or annex, notice of the meeting place shall be posted daily in the courthouse. The board shall continue its sessions from day to day, exclusive of legal holidays, until the functions provided in subsections (2) and (3) of this section are completed.

      (2) The board shall hear petitions for the reduction of:

      (a) The assessed value or specially assessed value of property as of January 1 or as determined under ORS 308.146 (6)(a);

      (b) The real market value of property as of January 1 or as determined under ORS 308.146 (6)(a);

      (c) The maximum assessed value of property as of January 1 or as determined under ORS 308.146 (5)(a) or (8)(a); and

      (d) Corrections to value made under ORS 311.208.

      (3) The board shall hear petitions for the reduction of value as provided in subsection (2) of this section, but only if the value that is the subject of the petition was added to the roll prior to December 1 of the tax year.

      (4) The board shall consider applications to waive liability for all or a portion of the penalty imposed under ORS 308.295 or 308.296.

      (5) The board shall adjourn no later than April 15. [1955 c.709 §4; 1957 c.326 §3; 1959 c.519 §3; 1971 c.377 §3; 1975 c.753 §3; 1979 c.241 §35; 1981 c.804 §3; 1983 s.s. c.5 §9; 1985 c.318 §3; 1989 c.330 §4; 1991 c.459 §190; 1993 c.270 §41; 1997 c.541 §227; 1999 c.579 §10; 1999 c.655 §5; 2001 c.422 §1; 2009 c.443 §3; 2015 c.92 §4; 2023 c.29 §23]

 

      309.028 [1955 c.709 §6; 1959 c.519 §4; 1971 c.377 §4; 1975 c.753 §4; 1979 c.241 §36; 1981 c.804 §4; 1989 c.330 §5; 1991 c.459 §191; renumbered 309.014 in 1991]

 

      309.030 [Amended by 1955 c.709 §9; renumbered 309.038]

 

      309.032 [1955 c.709 §7; 1959 c.519 §5; 1973 c.402 §13; 1975 c.753 §7; 1979 c.241 §37; 1981 c.804 §5; 1983 s.s. c.5 §10; 1985 c.613 §11; 1989 c.330 §6; repealed by 1991 c.96 §13 and 1991 c.459 §208]

 

      309.034 [1955 c.709 §8; repealed by 1971 c.377 §5 (309.035 enacted in lieu of 309.034)]

 

      309.035 [1971 c.377 §6 (enacted in lieu of 309.034); 1973 c.71 §1; 1975 c.753 §8; 1975 c.763 §2; 1979 c.241 §38; 1981 c.804 §6; 1983 s.s. c.5 §11; 1989 c.330 §7; 1991 c.459 §192; 1997 c.541 §228; renumbered 309.203 in 1997]

 

      309.036 [1955 c.709 §§17, 18; 1971 c.377 §7; 1979 c.241 §39; 1981 c.804 §7; 1983 s.s. c.5 §12; 1985 c.613 §12; repealed by 1989 c.330 §19]

 

      309.038 [Formerly 309.030; 1981 c.804 §8; 1983 s.s. c.5 §13; 1985 c.318 §4; repealed by 1989 c.330 §19]

 

      309.040 [Amended by 1953 c.714 §3; 1959 c.666 §2; 1981 c.804 §9; 1983 c.603 §1; repealed by 1989 c.330 §19]

 

      309.045 [1977 c.219 §2; 1979 c.725 §2; 1981 c.804 §10; 1983 s.s. c.5 §14; 1985 c.318 §5; 1989 c.330 §8; 1991 c.459 §193; renumbered 309.021 in 1991]

 

      309.050 [Amended by 1955 c.709 §10; 1971 c.377 §8; 1979 c.241 §40; 1981 c.804 §11; 1983 s.s. c.5 §15; 1985 c.613 §13; 1989 c.330 §9; 1991 c.459 §194; renumbered 309.011 in 1991]

 

      309.060 [Amended by 1955 c.709 §11; 1981 c.804 §12; 1989 c.330 §10; repealed by 1991 c.96 §13 and 1991 c.459 §208]

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 50 cases (11 in the last 5 years), 1983–2026 · leading case: AKS LLC v. Dept. of Rev., 23 Or. Tax 300 (Or. T.C. 2019).
AKS LLC v. Dept. of Rev., 23 Or. Tax 300 (Or. T.C. 2019). · cites it 5× “The statute allows a property taxpayer to appeal to the BOPTA regarding a matter within the BOPTA’s authority as prescribed in ORS 309.026. ORS 309.100(1). ORS 309.110(7) allows a taxpayer dissatisfied with a BOPTA order to appeal to the Magistrate Division.”
Vill. at Main Street Phase II, LLC v. Dep't of Revenue, 339 P.3d 428 (Or. 2014). “The Tax Court next observed that, under ORS 309.026(2), a county BOPTA may entertain petitions to reduce *178 a valuation, but not increase it.”
23rd & Flanders LLC v. Multnomah Cnty. Assessor, 17 Or. Tax 438 (Or. T.C. 2003). · cites it 5× “100(1), a taxpayer “may petition the board of property tax appeals for relief as authorized under ORS 309.026.” ORS 309.026, in turn, authorizes the board to hear petitions seeking a reduction in assessed, maximum assessed, specially assessed, and real market values.”
Grant Cnty. v. Guyer, 672 P.2d 702 (Or. 1983). “287, and for an appeal procedure, ORS 309.026, ORS 309.035, 309.100 and 305.”
River Vale Ltd. P'ship v. Dept. of Rev., 24 Or. Tax 468 (Or. T.C. 2021). “See ORS 309.026(2) - (4) (“board shall hear petitions for the reduction” of certain values).”
Cullison v. Dep't of Revenue, 17 Or. Tax 315 (Or. T.C. 2004). “ORS 309.026(2). The legislature provided for certain limited relief when required acts are done late or filings are made in the wrong place.”
Dep't of Revenue v. Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons, P.C., 15 Or. Tax 284 (Or. T.C. 2001). “In deciding how to appeal, the first question that must be answered is: What is the issue? If the taxpayer wants to appeal assessed value, real market value, or corrections or omissions on the roll, the taxpayer must file a petition with the Board of Property Tax Appeals…”
Ferschweiler v. Clackamas Cnty. Assessor, 16 Or. Tax 429 (Or. T.C. 2001). · cites it 2× “Because the appeal was filed directly with this court and Plaintiff did not first seek relief from the Clackamas County Board of Property Tax Appeals (the board), as required by ORS 309.026 1 and ORS 309.100, the court cannot order a reduction in value unless the provisions of…”
Vill. at Main Street Phase II v. Dept. of Rev., 20 Or. Tax 524 (Or. T.C. 2012). “ORS 309.026 describes petitions to BOPTA as being for the reduction of real market value of property.”
AKS LLC v. Dept. of Rev. (Or. T.C. 2017). · cites it 7× “100, the owners of any taxable property “may petition the board of property tax appeals for relief as authorized under ORS 309.026.” ORS 305.026 states, in /// FINAL DECISION OF DISMISSAL TC-MD 170007R 3 pertinent part, that BOPTA “shall hear petitions for the reduction of” real…”
Helms Deep, LLC v. Dept. of Rev., 25 Or. Tax 210 (Or. T.C. 2023). “At oral argument before this division, it was undisputed that Plaintiff had not petitioned the county board of property tax appeals to reduce the property’s values for tax year 2017-18 as permitted by ORS 309.026. That fact precluded an appeal to the Magistrate Division for tax…”
Cold Mountain Storage, LLC v. Umatilla Cnty. Assessor (Or. T.C. 2016). · cites it 3× “403, the owner * * * of any taxable property * * * may petition the board of property tax appeals for relief as authorized under ORS 309.026.”); ORS 309.026(2) (authorizing the board to hear petitions for value reductions).”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 309.026(1) — 2 cases
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 309.026(2) — 29 cases
Vill. at Main Street Phase II, LLC v. Dep't of Revenue, 339 P.3d 428 (Or. 2014). “The Tax Court next observed that, under ORS 309.026(2), a county BOPTA may entertain petitions to reduce *178 a valuation, but not increase it.”
River Vale Ltd. P'ship v. Dept. of Rev., 24 Or. Tax 468 (Or. T.C. 2021). “See ORS 309.026(2) - (4) (“board shall hear petitions for the reduction” of certain values).”
Cullison v. Dep't of Revenue, 17 Or. Tax 315 (Or. T.C. 2004). “ORS 309.026(2). The legislature provided for certain limited relief when required acts are done late or filings are made in the wrong place.”
Cold Mountain Storage, LLC v. Umatilla Cnty. Assessor (Or. T.C. 2016). “403, the owner * * * of any taxable property * * * may petition the board of property tax appeals for relief as authorized under ORS 309.026.”); ORS 309.026(2) (authorizing the board to hear petitions for value reductions).”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 309.026(2)(a) — 3 cases
AKS LLC v. Dept. of Rev., 23 Or. Tax 300 (Or. T.C. 2019). “The statute allows a property taxpayer to appeal to the BOPTA regarding a matter within the BOPTA’s authority as prescribed in ORS 309.026. ORS 309.100(1). ORS 309.110(7) allows a taxpayer dissatisfied with a BOPTA order to appeal to the Magistrate Division.”
23rd & Flanders LLC v. Multnomah Cnty. Assessor, 17 Or. Tax 438 (Or. T.C. 2003). “100(1), a taxpayer “may petition the board of property tax appeals for relief as authorized under ORS 309.026.” ORS 309.026, in turn, authorizes the board to hear petitions seeking a reduction in assessed, maximum assessed, specially assessed, and real market values.”
AKS LLC v. Dept. of Rev. (Or. T.C. 2017). “100, the owners of any taxable property “may petition the board of property tax appeals for relief as authorized under ORS 309.026.” ORS 305.026 states, in /// FINAL DECISION OF DISMISSAL TC-MD 170007R 3 pertinent part, that BOPTA “shall hear petitions for the reduction of” real…”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 309.026(2)(b) — 3 cases
AKS LLC v. Dept. of Rev., 23 Or. Tax 300 (Or. T.C. 2019). “The statute allows a property taxpayer to appeal to the BOPTA regarding a matter within the BOPTA’s authority as prescribed in ORS 309.026. ORS 309.100(1). ORS 309.110(7) allows a taxpayer dissatisfied with a BOPTA order to appeal to the Magistrate Division.”
Lee v. Marion Cnty. Assessor (Or. T.C. 2016).
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 309.026(2)(c) — 1 case
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