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Challenge exempt property in a DOR garnishment
Oregon Department of Revenue · Shared Oregon or applicable federal route
Use the exemption-challenge process for garnishments issued by Oregon DOR, including some other-agency debts.
Where and how to proceed: prepare, file and follow up
Start here: Confirm the issuer is Oregon DOR. Gather the Notice of Garnishment, receipt date and proof that the seized wages, money or property are exempt.
1. Is this for me?
Recipients of a DOR Notice of Garnishment who believe protected wages, money or property was taken.
Service area: Oregon or applicable federal route; confirm venue and agency jurisdiction.
2. What should I prepare?
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3. Where and how do I submit?
Submit a Challenge to Garnishment through Revenue Online at https://revenueonline.dor.oregon.gov/, or mail/deliver the form included with your notice using that notice's instructions. DOR's stated limits run from receipt: 120 days for wages/salary and 30 days for other exempt money/property.
- Confirm DOR issued the notice and read its exemption list and challenge instructions.
- Identify the wages, money or property claimed exempt and gather proof of its source.
- Submit the challenge through Revenue Online or use the challenge form supplied with the notice.
- Keep submission proof and read DOR’s response for approval, partial approval or further appeal instructions.
Timing: DOR’s page states 120 days from receiving the notice for wages or salary and 30 days for other exempt money or property. Verify the notice and use the correct category.
4. What will it cost?
Details to confirm with the provider
Fees and fee-waiver eligibility have not been separately verified for this route. Check the current provider instructions. For a court filing, ask the court about its fee-waiver or deferral forms.
5. What happens after I submit?
Keep submission proof. Read DOR's approval, partial approval or denial. For denial, DOR states a hearing request is due within 90 days after receiving the Challenge to Garnishment Response-Denial notice; use that notice's instructions.
6. What if something goes wrong?
This challenges exempt property, not debt validity. If DOR has not responded within 14 days of receipt, contact DOR; its page says it concedes the challenge in that circumstance. Financial hardship may support a separate modification request.
Language, disability and offline help
Individual tax debts: 503-945-8200. Other Agency Accounts: 503-945-8199 or 877-222-2346. DOR accepts relay calls, offers Spanish assistance and links an ADA accommodation request.
This challenges exempt property, not whether the underlying debt is valid. DOR tax and other-agency accounts have different protections; do not apply this guide to every private garnishment.
Sources for the added submission and follow-up details
Reviewed 2026-10-11. Read current publisher instructions before acting.
Oregon DOR Garnishments: challenges, hearing requests and contacts
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Guidance reviewed 2026-10-11. Read the current publisher instructions before acting.
Oregon Department of Revenue : Garnishments : Collections : State of Oregon · publisher html snapshot
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