{"data":{"id":"us-or/ors-30.430","jurisdiction":"us-or","citation":"ORS 30.430","heading":"Amount of penalty.","body":"When an action is commenced for a penalty, which by law is not to exceed a certain amount, the action may be commenced for that amount, and if judgment is given for the plaintiff, it may be for such amount or less, in the discretion of the court, in proportion to the offense.","path":["01 - Courts, Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure","3. Remedies and Special Actions and Proceedings","Chapter 30 — Actions and Suits in Particular Cases"],"source_url":"https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors030.html","current_through":"2025 Edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T23:50:10Z","sha256":"36da8c5517266303a6afdaac3e76955fd792629c3b81ba9814a0a6f90a7a6167","source_id":"us-or","stale":false,"prev":"us-or/ors-30.420","next":"us-or/ors-30.440"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}