Oregon Code § 180.640·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Criminal Justice Revolving Account.
(1) There is hereby established an account in the General Fund in the State
Treasury to be known as the Criminal Justice Revolving Account. The creation of
and disbursement of moneys from the revolving account shall not require an
allotment or allocation of moneys pursuant to ORS 291.234 to 291.260. All
moneys in the account are continuously appropriated for the purposes set forth
in subsection (3) of this section.
(2)
Notwithstanding ORS 180.180, all costs of investigation and prosecution,
including attorney fees, awarded to the Department of Justice in an action or
proceeding under ORS 166.715 to 166.735, whether by final judgment, settlement
or otherwise, and all proceeds of civil penalties imposed under ORS 166.725,
shall be deposited in the account established by this section. The maximum
allowable balance in such account is $750,000. When moneys in the account
exceed $750,000, the excess funds shall be deposited in the General Fund of the
State Treasury.
(3) Moneys in the
revolving account may be used by the Attorney General to reimburse the
Department of Justice, district attorneys and state and local governmental
departments and agencies for the costs of investigation and prosecution of any
civil or criminal action or proceeding under ORS 166.715 to 166.735, to
maintain and preserve property subject to forfeiture pending its sale or other
disposition and to reimburse expenses of the Department of Justice incurred in
carrying out the provisions of ORS 180.600 to 180.630.
(4) The Attorney
General may present an accounting to the State Treasurer for costs and expenses
referred to in subsection (3) of this section. To the extent that sufficient
funds exist in the Criminal Justice Revolving Account, the State Treasurer
promptly shall reimburse the Department of Justice for the costs and expenses
included in the Attorney Generals accounting. [1983 c.292 §6; 1983 c.715 §5]