§ 131A.370 Special Crime and Forfeiture Account

This rule sets up a special account in the state treasury to hold money and property taken through forfeiture cases. Forfeiture happens when law enforcement takes property connected to a crime, such as cash or items bought with money from illegal activity. That money goes into this specific account instead of just sitting in the general state budget.

The Department of Justice controls this account and can use the money without needing special approval each time. This is called being "continuously appropriated," which means the funding is already set up in advance. However, the department can only spend this money on the specific purposes listed in a related law, ORS 131A.365 (6). This keeps the money tied to its intended use instead of being spent on unrelated government costs.

In simple terms, this rule makes sure that money seized in criminal cases goes into a dedicated fund and gets used only for approved purposes tied to law enforcement and forfeiture actions.