(2) All circuit courts and appellate courts of this state, and all commissions, departments and divisions in the judicial branch of state government, that use private collection agencies, the Department of Revenue or an offset of federal tax refunds pursuant to an agreement entered into under ORS 1.196 shall add a fee to any judgment referred for collection that includes a monetary obligation that the state court or the commission, department or division is charged with collecting. A fee to cover the costs of collecting judgments referred to the private collection agency, the Department of Revenue, the United States Financial Management Service or the Internal Revenue Service shall be added to the monetary obligation without further notice to the debtor or further order of the court. The fee may not exceed the actual costs of collecting the judgment.
(3) The fees described in subsections (1) and (2) of this section may not be added to any order or judgment arising from the actions of a person who:
(a) Was under 18 years of age at the time of the act or is subject to juvenile court probation; and
(b) Was not waived to circuit court for prosecution as an adult under ORS 419C.340.
(4) The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court may authorize or direct circuit courts and appellate courts of this state, and all commissions, departments and divisions in the judicial branch of state government, to waive or suspend the fees required to be added to judgments under this section. Except to the extent authorized by the Chief Justice, a court may not waive or suspend the fees required to be added to judgments under this section. [2001 c.823 §20; 2007 c.860 §32; 2009 c.484 §3; 2009 c.659 §§34,36; 2009 c.791 §4a; 2011 c.595 §§92,92a; 2021 c.215 §1; 2021 c.597 §7]