Oregon Association of Process Servers

07/24/2026

Heads up Oregon process servers! We just found out (the hard way) that if you e-file a proof of service on behalf of a 3rd party (like for your servers), and that proof of service was e-signed, it needs to include some sort of authentication a 'la Docusign/Adobe Sign, etc. If your platform allows your servers to e-sign their proofs, you need to be using some sort of signing platform that complies with ORS 84.044(14). Got questions? Please let us know. We'll be covering this issue in our next "Process This" newsletter.

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07/16/2026

Due to rising fuel prices, the IRS standard mileage rate was recently increased to 76 cents per mile driven for business purposes (up from 72.5 cents). While the change was announced on July 13, 2026, it’s retroactively effective to July 1, 2026.

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06/23/2026

OAPS recently enlisted the help of State Senator, Mark Meek, to assist us in pushing for change around how prevailing parties are allowed to recover process service fees. (ORS 20.115 and ORS 21.300).

Our legislative committee submitted a memo on the issue to the Senator who has passed the documentation on to his staff who are reviewing the legal angles. After that, the Senator's staff will reach out to other stakeholders like the Oregon Sheriffs Association and the NW Collectors Association.

More details will be shared with our members in the next newsletter. If you're not a member now, we encourage you to join!

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05/21/2026

By Jeff H. Karotkin

03/23/2026

43rd Annual Conference   April 24-26, 2025

12/30/2025

Heads up!

For decades, the post mark – an official mark that shows where and when mail was accepted by the Postal Service – has been used in law as proof that an individual met a deadline, such as submitting a ballot by Election Day.

A USPS postmark used to indicate the date when mail was dropped in a mailbox or submitted at the post office counter. Now, USPS is clarifying in a new rule that the postmark will reflect the date an envelope is first processed by an automated USPS sorting machine, potentially days after it was dropped off – not the actual drop-off date.

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