Statutory Tort Compensation, Wrongful Conviction Compensation, Homestead Exemption, & Base Protected Account Balance Exemption

Oregon Tort Claims Act Liability Limits

View a list of past and current limitations on liability of public bodies.

Effective July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2026

The Office of the State Court Administrator (OSCA) has calculated the annual adjustment to the limitations on liability of state and local public bodies for personal injury, death, and property damage or destruction. Based on these calculations, the limitations are adjusted as shown in this table:

Public Body	Claimant(s)	Claim	Adjusted Limit
state	single	injury or death	$2,637,500
state	multiple	injury or death	$5,275,100
local	single	injury or death	$879,200
local	multiple	injury or death	$1,758,300
state or local	single	property damage or destruction	$144,200
state or local	multiple	property damage or destruction	$721,000

These limitations became effective on July 1, 2025, and apply to all causes of action arising on or after July 1, 2025, and before July 1, 2026.

OSCA opened a public comment period on the adjustments from March 26, 2025, to 5:00 p.m. on May 6, 2025. We received ten public comments; however, none of the comments contained any suggestion that the adjustments were incorrectly calculated under Oregon law.

OSCA makes these adjustments annually, as required by ORS 30.271(4), 30.272(4), and 30.273(3).

Wrongful Conviction Compensation

View a list of past and current conviction compensation amounts.

Effective July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2026

Oregon law allows a wrongfully convicted person seeking compensation to file a petition in the Marion County Circuit Court or in the circuit court for the county of conviction and directs the Office of the State Court Administrator (OSCA) to adjust these compensation amounts annually. See ORS 30.657. The new compensation amounts became effective on July 1, 2025, and apply to all petitions filed on or after July 1, 2025, and before July 1, 2026. The adjusted amounts are listed below:

For petitions filed	Compensation for Wrongful Conviction
on or after 07/01/2025 and before 07/01/2026	$70,900 for each year of imprisonment $27,300 for each additional year served on parole or post-prison supervision or was required to register as a sex offender, whichever is greater

OSCA opened a public comment period on the adjustments from March 26, 2025, to 5:00 p.m. on May 6, 2025. We received ten public comments; however, none of the comments contained any suggestion that the adjustments were incorrectly calculated under the statute.

OSCA makes these adjustments annually, as required by statute.

OSCA cannot provide legal advice to the public. If you believe you may have a claim for wrongful conviction compensation, contact an attorney.

Homestead Exemption & Base Protected Account Balance Exemption

View a list of past and current homestead exemption and base protected account balance exemption amounts.

Effective July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2026

The 2024 Oregon Legislative Assembly passed Senate Bill (SB) 1595 (Oregon Laws 2024, chapter 100). Beginning January 1, 2025, the measure requires the Office of the State Court Administrator (OSCA) to adjust the base amounts for several exemptions from execution and garnishment annually, according to the methodology described in the measure. The new exemption amounts became effective on July 1, 2025, and remain effective until July 1, 2026. The adjusted amounts are listed below:

Homestead Exemption

Exemption	Adjusted Amount
Single Judgment Debtor	$154,200
Two or More Judgment Debtors (same household)	$308,400

Base Protected Account Balance Exemption

Exemption	Adjusted Amount
Base Protected Account Balance	$2,600