2021 Oregon Revised Statutes
Chapter 128 - Trusts; Charitable Activities
Section 128.675 - Violations of ORS 128.610 to 128.769; action by Attorney General for violation; fees; penalties.


(a) Operating in violation of, or failing to comply with, any requirement of ORS 128.610 to 128.769 or any rules promulgated under ORS 128.610 to 128.769, including but not limited to:
(A) Failing to file the registration statement required under ORS 128.660.
(B) Failing to file an annual report required under ORS 128.670.
(C) Failing to pay any fee required under ORS 128.670.
(b) Willfully making a false or misleading statement in a registration statement, annual report or other document required to be filed under ORS 128.610 to 128.769.
(c) Willfully failing to provide to the Attorney General, in a timely manner, upon request, documents, instruments, reports, records or other information necessary for the Attorney General to:
(A) Substantiate representations, statements or information contained in a registration statement, annual report or other document filed pursuant to ORS 128.610 to 128.769;
(B) Establish and maintain the register required under ORS 128.650; or
(C) Establish that a charitable organization has properly applied charitable funds received by the organization.
(d) Failing to appear or otherwise comply with an order issued under ORS 128.690.
(2) In addition to any other actions allowed by law, including but not limited to the actions described in ORS 128.670 (8), and in compliance with the procedures set forth in ORS chapter 183, upon determining that a charitable organization has committed a violation specified in subsection (1) of this section, the Attorney General may, as appropriate, do one or more of the following:
(a) Deny, revoke, place conditions on or suspend the registration of the charitable organization after giving the organization written notice of the basis for the denial, revocation or suspension. If the organization does not correct or otherwise ameliorate the violation or request an administrative hearing within 90 days of receipt of the notice, the Attorney General shall take the action described in the written notice;
(b) Impose a civil penalty of not more than $2,000 on the charitable organization or upon a charitable fiduciary responsible for the violation;
(c) Order the charitable organization to cease soliciting or accepting contributions, charitable donations or other payments for charitable purposes until the charitable organization has corrected the act or practice that violated ORS 128.610 to 128.769; or
(d) Order the charitable organization or responsible charitable fiduciary to submit or file additional information or documentation.
(3) All fees and penalties received by the Department of Justice under this section shall be paid over to the State Treasurer monthly for deposit in the Department of Justice Operating Account created under ORS 180.180. Amounts deposited pursuant to this subsection are continuously appropriated to the Attorney General to pay the expenses of the Department of Justice in administering ORS 128.610 to 128.769 and 128.801 to 128.898 and for no other purpose. [2014 c.8 §7]

Structure 2021 Oregon Revised Statutes

2021 Oregon Revised Statutes

Volume : 03 - Landlord-Tenant, Domestic Relations, Probate

Chapter 128 - Trusts; Charitable Activities

Section 128.001 - Limitations on accepting payment for preparation of trust.

Section 128.090 - Limitations on trustee’s administration of "split-interest" trust.

Section 128.100 - Authority of fiduciary to deposit securities in clearing corporation.

Section 128.316 - Definitions for ORS 128.305 to 128.336.

Section 128.318 - Standard of conduct in managing and investing institutional fund.

Section 128.322 - Appropriation for expenditure or accumulation of endowment fund; rules of construction.

Section 128.326 - Delegation of management and investment functions.

Section 128.328 - Release or modification of restrictions on management, investment or purpose.

Section 128.575 - Filing with Office of Secretary of State required; fees; amendments.

Section 128.595 - Annual report; due date; content; notice of requirement; effect of failure to file.

Section 128.597 - Inactivation of business trust.

Section 128.599 - Reinstatement of business trust following inactivation.

Section 128.620 - Definitions for ORS 128.610 to 128.769.

Section 128.630 - Application of ORS 128.610 to 128.769.

Section 128.640 - Exemptions from application of ORS 128.610 to 128.769.

Section 128.660 - Filing of registration statement and articles of incorporation or other instrument with Attorney General.

Section 128.670 - Filing of reports; rules; fees; authority of Attorney General relating to reports; civil penalty.

Section 128.675 - Violations of ORS 128.610 to 128.769; action by Attorney General for violation; fees; penalties.

Section 128.710 - Enforcement; jurisdiction of court.

Section 128.735 - Attorney fees in action to enforce fiduciary or other duty.

Section 128.760 - Issuance of disqualification order by Attorney General; hearing request; legal effect.

Section 128.763 - Disclosure of disqualification required in solicitations; legal effect of failure to disclose.

Section 128.766 - Publication of disqualified organizations on Internet; report to Department of Revenue.

Section 128.801 - Definitions for ORS 128.801 to 128.898.

Section 128.802 - Registration of professional fund raising firms required; fee; renewal; notice of change of information.

Section 128.804 - Fund raising notice; contents.

Section 128.807 - Required submission of financial plan to nonprofit beneficiary.

Section 128.814 - Presumption of breach of fiduciary duty by officer or director of nonprofit beneficiary.

Section 128.821 - Registration of commercial fund raising firms required; fee; renewal; notice of change in information.

Section 128.823 - Designation of amount to be paid to beneficiaries; manner of specification; minimum amount payable.

Section 128.824 - Disclosures required in commercial fund raising solicitations.

Section 128.826 - Commercial fund raising contracts and notice; filing.

Section 128.846 - Maintenance of records by commercial fund raising firm.

Section 128.861 - Written consent required for representations about use of tickets.

Section 128.866 - Injunction by Attorney General.

Section 128.871 - Denial or revocation of registration.

Section 128.886 - False or misleading representations prohibited.

Section 128.891 - Prohibited representations; written notice.

Section 128.893 - Use of in-state address.

Section 128.993 - Penalty for signing false document.