# ORCP 5: Rule 5

> Oregon · Court rules · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_OR_ORCP_R5

## Section

- **Citation:** ORCP 5
- **Heading:** Rule 5
- **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 5

## Text

Jurisdiction
in rem. A
court of this state having jurisdiction of the subject matter may exercise
jurisdiction in rem on the grounds stated in this section. A judgment in rem
may affect the interests of a defendant in the status, property, or thing acted
upon only if a summons has been served upon the defendant pursuant to Rule 7 or
other applicable rule or statute. Jurisdiction in rem may be invoked in any of
the following cases:

A
When the subject of the action is real or personal property in this state and
the defendant has or claims a lien or interest, actual or contingent, therein,
or the relief demanded consists wholly or partially in excluding the defendant
from any interest or lien therein. This section also shall apply when any such
defendant is unknown.

B
When the action is to foreclose, redeem from, or satisfy a mortgage, claim, or
lien upon real property within this state.

[CCP 12/2/78]

(Without
Service)

## 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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