Chapter 76 Oregon Laws 1999

Session Law

AN ACT

SB 391

Relating to the Department of Justice Client Trust Account; appropriating money; and declaring an emergency.

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

SECTION 1. (1) The Department of Justice Client Trust Account is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund. All moneys in the account are appropriated continuously and shall be used by the Department of Justice for payments to persons and agencies on whose behalf civil enforcement actions are commenced.

(2) The trust account established by this section shall consist of moneys recovered by the Department of Justice in civil enforcement actions and temporarily credited to the account prior to distribution of the moneys in accordance with law.

(3) Subaccounts may be established within the Department of Justice Client Trust Account when the department determines that subaccounts are necessary or desirable.

(4) Notwithstanding ORS 293.140, interest earned on moneys deposited in the trust account or in any of its subaccounts shall be credited to the account or subaccount.

SECTION 2. This 1999 Act being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency is declared to exist, and this 1999 Act takes effect July 1, 1999.

Approved by the Governor April 20, 1999

Filed in the office of Secretary of State April 20, 1999

Effective date July 1, 1999

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