Chapter 753 Oregon Laws 2007

AN ACT

HB 5018

Relating to financial administration of the Department of Justice; appropriating money; and declaring an emergency.

Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:

SECTION 1. There is appropriated to the Department of Justice, for the biennium beginning July 1, 2007, out of the General Fund, the amount of $9,855,420 to be expended for:

(1) Paying expenses of district attorneys, as provided in section 2 of this 2007 Act;

(2) Special payments to counties for costs of prosecution, including but not limited to costs of deputy district attorneys as provided in section 3 of this 2007 Act and witness fees; and

(3) Paying the expenses incurred in administering sections 1 to 4 of this 2007 Act, as provided in section 4 of this 2007 Act.

SECTION 2. The Department of Justice, for the biennium beginning July 1, 2007, may allocate moneys from the appropriation made by section 1 of this 2007 Act for the payment of expenses of district attorneys.

SECTION 3. (1) The Department of Justice, for the biennium beginning July 1, 2007, may allocate moneys from the appropriation made by section 1 of this 2007 Act for special payments to counties for costs of prosecution. The amount of the payment to each county shall be determined on the basis of the number of eligible district attorney positions in the county.

(2) Eligible deputy district attorney positions for which counties may claim payment under this section are those filled by incumbents on the first day of the fiscal year, the salaries for which are not paid entirely from federal funds. Each county shall certify to the Department of Justice, not later than the 30th day of the fiscal year, the number of eligible deputy district attorney positions.

(3) Beginning July 1, 2007, from the allocation made by subsection (1) of this section, each county shall receive annually the amount of $1,250 per eligible deputy district attorney position for up to the first three deputy district attorney positions certified by a county under subsection (2) of this section and the amount of $1,250 for the position of district attorney. The remainder of the allocation made by subsection (1) of this section shall be paid in annual installments, in each year of the biennium, to the various counties in direct proportion to the number of eligible deputy district attorney positions certified under subsection (2) of this section, reduced by the number of eligible deputy district attorney positions for which payments are made under this subsection.

SECTION 4. The Department of Justice, for the biennium beginning July 1, 2007, may allocate moneys from the appropriation made by section 1 of this 2007 Act for the payment of expenses incurred in administering sections 1 to 4 of this 2007 Act.

SECTION 5. This 2007 Act being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency is declared to exist, and this 2007 Act takes effect July 1, 2007.

Approved by the Governor July 12, 2007

Filed in the office of Secretary of State July 16, 2007

Effective date July 12, 2007

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