2021 Oregon Revised Statutes
Chapter 131 - Preliminary Provisions; Limitations; Jurisdiction; Venue; Criminal Forfeiture; Crime Prevention
Section 131.597 - Disposition and distribution of forfeited property when seizing agency is the state.


(a) The seizing agency shall pay costs first from the property or its proceeds. As used in this subsection, "costs" includes the expenses of publication, service of notices, towing, storage and servicing or maintaining the seized property under ORS 131.564.
(b) After costs have been paid, the seizing agency shall distribute to the victim any amount the seizing agency was ordered to distribute under ORS 131.588 (4).
(c) Of the property remaining after costs have been paid under paragraph (a) of this subsection and distributions have been made under paragraph (b) of this subsection, the seizing agency shall distribute:
(A) Three percent to the Asset Forfeiture Oversight Account established in ORS 131A.460;
(B) Seven percent to the Illegal Drug Cleanup Fund established in ORS 475.495 for the purposes specified in ORS 475.495 (5) and (6);
(C) Ten percent to the state General Fund;
(D) Subject to subsection (5) of this section, 40 percent to the Department of State Police or the Department of Justice for official law enforcement use; and
(E) Forty percent to the Drug Prevention and Education Fund established in ORS 430.422.
(2)(a) Any amount paid to or retained by the Department of Justice under subsection (1) of this section must be deposited in the Criminal Justice Revolving Account in the State Treasury.
(b) Any amount paid to or retained by the Department of State Police under subsection (1) of this section must be deposited in the State Police Account.
(3) The state may:
(a) With written authorization from the district attorney for the jurisdiction in which the property was seized, destroy any firearms or controlled substances.
(b) Sell the forfeited property by public or other commercially reasonable sale and pay from the proceeds the expenses of keeping and selling the property.
(c) Retain any vehicles, firearms or other equipment usable for law enforcement purposes, for official law enforcement use directly by the state.
(d) Lend or transfer any vehicles, firearms or other equipment usable for law enforcement purposes to any federal, state or local law enforcement agency or district attorney for official law enforcement use directly by the transferee entity.
(4) When the state has entered into an intergovernmental agreement with one or more political subdivisions under ORS 131.591, or when a law enforcement agency of this state has entered into an agreement with another law enforcement agency of this state, an equitable portion of the forfeited property distributed under subsection (1)(c)(D) of this section must be distributed to each agency participating in the seizure or criminal forfeiture as provided by the agreement.
(5) The property distributed under subsection (1)(c)(D) of this section, including any proceeds received by the state under an intergovernmental agreement or under an agreement between state law enforcement agencies, must be divided as follows:
(a) When no law enforcement agency other than the Department of Justice participated in the seizure or forfeiture, or when the Department of Justice has entered into an agreement under subsection (4) of this section, the property must be deposited in the Criminal Justice Revolving Account.
(b) When no law enforcement agency other than the Department of State Police participated in the seizure or forfeiture, or when the Department of State Police has entered into an agreement under subsection (4) of this section, the property must be deposited in the State Police Account.
(6) The seizing agency may sell as much property as may be needed to make the distributions required by subsection (1) of this section. The seizing agency shall make distributions to the Asset Forfeiture Oversight Account and the Illegal Drug Cleanup Fund that are required by subsection (1) of this section once every three months. The distributions are due within 20 days of the end of each quarter. Interest does not accrue on amounts that are paid within the period specified by this subsection. [2005 c.830 §17; 2009 c.78 §55]

Structure 2021 Oregon Revised Statutes

2021 Oregon Revised Statutes

Volume : 04 - Criminal Procedure, Crimes

Chapter 131 - Preliminary Provisions; Limitations; Jurisdiction; Venue; Criminal Forfeiture; Crime Prevention

Section 131.005 - General definitions.

Section 131.015 - Application to prior and subsequent actions.

Section 131.040 - When law enforcement officer may communicate with person represented by counsel.

Section 131.045 - Appearances by simultaneous electronic transmission.

Section 131.125 - Time limitations.

Section 131.145 - When time starts to run; tolling of statute.

Section 131.215 - Jurisdiction.

Section 131.225 - Exceptions.

Section 131.235 - Criminal homicide.

Section 131.305 - Place of trial.

Section 131.315 - Special provisions.

Section 131.395 - Expenses of change; taxation as costs.

Section 131.405 - Attendance of defendant at new place of trial.

Section 131.505 - Definitions for ORS 131.505 to 131.525.

Section 131.515 - Previous prosecution; when a bar to second prosecution.

Section 131.525 - Previous prosecution; when not a bar to subsequent prosecution.

Section 131.535 - Proceedings not constituting acquittal.

Section 131.550 - Definitions for ORS 131.550 to 131.600.

Section 131.553 - Legislative findings; effect on local laws; remedy not exclusive.

Section 131.558 - Property subject to forfeiture.

Section 131.561 - Seizure of property subject to forfeiture.

Section 131.564 - Status of seized property; release; maintenance and use.

Section 131.566 - Motor vehicle with hidden compartment.

Section 131.567 - Recorded notice of intent to forfeit real property; form.

Section 131.570 - Notice of seizure for forfeiture; service on persons other than defendant; publication of notice.

Section 131.573 - Petition for expedited hearing.

Section 131.576 - Order restoring custody of property after expedited hearing.

Section 131.579 - Affidavit in response to notice of seizure for forfeiture.

Section 131.582 - Prosecution of criminal forfeiture; indictment or information; burden of proof; judgment; notice to claimants.

Section 131.585 - Extent of judgment.

Section 131.588 - Judgment of forfeiture; contents; effect.

Section 131.594 - Disposition and distribution of forfeited property when seizing agency not the state.

Section 131.597 - Disposition and distribution of forfeited property when seizing agency is the state.

Section 131.600 - Record keeping and reporting requirements.

Section 131.602 - Prohibited conduct for purposes of instrumentalities of crime.

Section 131.605 - Definitions for ORS 131.605 to 131.625.

Section 131.615 - Stopping of persons.

Section 131.625 - Frisk of stopped persons.

Section 131.655 - Detention and interrogation of persons suspected of theft committed in a store or unlawful operation of audiovisual device in a motion picture theater; probable cause.

Section 131.705 - Definitions for ORS 131.705 to 131.735.

Section 131.725 - Exclusion from public property.

Section 131.890 - Entitlement to reward; use of public money to reward bounty hunter.

Section 131.897 - Authority to order repayment of reward as part of sentence.

Section 131.905 - Legislative findings.

Section 131.906 - Law Enforcement Contacts Policy and Data Review Committee; duties; report.

Section 131.915 - Definitions.

Section 131.920 - Policies and procedures prohibiting profiling.

Section 131.925 - Complaints alleging profiling; complaint form.

Section 131.930 - Definitions.

Section 131.935 - Collection of officer-initiated stop data; use of data; rules.

Section 131.940 - Analysis of stop data to identify profiling; report.

Section 131.945 - Training for law enforcement agencies; presentation to local public safety coordinating council.