Bill Text: OR HB3283 | 2013 | Regular Session | Introduced

Oregon House Bill 3283 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Relating to the Criminal Justice Revolving Account; declaring an emergency.

Spectrum: Committee Bill

Status: (Failed) 2013-07-08 - In committee upon adjournment. [HB3283 Detail]

Download: Oregon-2013-HB3283-Introduced.html



     77th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2013 Regular Session

NOTE:  Matter within  { +  braces and plus signs + } in an
amended section is new. Matter within  { -  braces and minus
signs - } is existing law to be omitted. New sections are within
 { +  braces and plus signs + } .

LC 3475

                         House Bill 3283

Sponsored by COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY (at the request of Attorney
  General Ellen F. Rosenblum)

                             SUMMARY

The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the
measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to
consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's
brief statement of the essential features of the measure as
introduced.

  Increases maximum allowable balance of Criminal Justice
Revolving Account.
  Declares emergency, effective on passage.

                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to the Criminal Justice Revolving Account; amending ORS
  180.640; and declaring an emergency.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1. ORS 180.640 is amended to read:
  180.640. (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  { + to the
Department of Justice + } 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 - }
 { +  $2,500,000 + }. When moneys in the account exceed
 { - $750,000 - }  { +  $2,500,000 + }, 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 - }  { +  for reimbursing + } 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 General's accounting.
  SECTION 2.  { + This 2013 Act being necessary for the immediate
preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency
is declared to exist, and this 2013 Act takes effect on its
passage. + }
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