§ 147.462 Limits on expenditures from fund

This rule sets spending limits for a fund that pays for domestic and sexual violence services in Oregon. The Department of Justice manages this money and has to follow two main rules when deciding how to spend it.

First, at least 15 percent of the money has to go toward sexual assault services. This makes sure sexual assault survivors get a fair share of funding, not just domestic violence programs. Second, no more than 10 percent of the money can go toward administrative costs, like salaries or office expenses for running the program. This keeps most of the money going directly to services that help survivors, rather than being spent on overhead.

For people who rely on these services, this rule matters because it protects funding levels for sexual assault programs specifically. It also limits how much money can be used for paperwork and management, so more of it reaches victims and the organizations that help them.