# ORCP 2: Rule 2

> Oregon · Court rules · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_OR_ORCP_R2

## Section

- **Citation:** ORCP 2
- **Heading:** Rule 2
- **Jurisdiction:** Oregon
- **Kind:** Court rules
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Oregon Court Rules / Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure / ORCP 2

## Text

One form of
action. There
shall be one form of action known as a civil action. All procedural
distinctions between actions at law and suits in equity are hereby abolished,
except for those distinctions specifically provided for by these rules, by
statute, or by the Constitution of this state.

[CCP 12/2/78]

COMMENCEMENT

## Nearby sections

- [ORCP 1 Rule 1. Scope](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_OR_ORCP_R1.md)
- [ORCP 2 Rule 2](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_OR_ORCP_R2.md)
- [ORCP 3 Rule 3](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_OR_ORCP_R3.md)
- [ORCP 4 Rule 4](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_OR_ORCP_R4.md)
- [ORCP 5 Rule 5](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_OR_ORCP_R5.md)
- [ORCP 6 Rule 6](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_OR_ORCP_R6.md)
- [ORCP 7 Rule 7. Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_OR_ORCP_R7.md)
- [ORCP 8 Rule 8. Process](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_OR_ORCP_R8.md)
- [ORCP 9 Rule 9. Service;
when required](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_OR_ORCP_R9.md)
- [ORCP 10 Rule 10. Computation](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_OR_ORCP_R10.md)
- [ORCP 11 Rule 11](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_OR_ORCP_R11.md)
- [ORCP 12 Rule 12. Liberal
construction](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_OR_ORCP_R12.md)
- [ORCP 13 Rule 13. Pleadings](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_OR_ORCP_R13.md)
- [ORCP 14 Rule 14. Motions;
in writing; grounds](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_OR_ORCP_R14.md)

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