Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 471 § 471.657 — Confiscation and forfeiture for violation of ORS 471.475
Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 471 ·
Oregon Code § 471.657·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Confiscation and forfeiture for violation of ORS 471.475.
Upon conviction for violation of
ORS 471.475, the premises upon which the violation has occurred shall be
declared to be a common nuisance and subject to abatement proceedings as
provided by ORS 471.605 to 471.655. Any person who knowingly suffers or permits
such nuisance to exist or be kept or maintained in a private or public club or
place of which the person is the owner, manager or lessor, may be a party
defendant to such abatement proceedings. In any such case, upon conviction, all
alcoholic liquor, whether purchased or acquired from any other source, and all
property, including bars, glasses, mixers, lockers, chairs, tables, cash
registers, music devices, gambling devices, and all facilities for the mixing,
storing, serving or drinking of alcoholic liquor shall be declared to be a
common nuisance and shall be subject to confiscation and forfeiture as provided
for by ORS 471.610. No claim of ownership or of any right, title, or interest
in or to any of the personal property enumerated in this section or ORS 471.475
shall be held valid unless claimant shows to the satisfaction of the court that
claimant is in good faith the owner of the claim and had no knowledge that the
personal property was used in violation of ORS 471.475.
Plain English Explanation
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Key Points
01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 471.657
03Subject to legislative amendments
04Consult a licensed attorney for application to specific cases
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