Oregon Statutes 151.225 – Public Defense Services Account
(1) The Public Defense Services Account is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund. The Public Defense Services Account is continuously appropriated to the Oregon Public Defense Commission for:
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 151.225
- Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
- judicial department: means the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeals, the Oregon Tax Court, the circuit courts and all administrative divisions of those courts, whether denominated as boards, commissions, committees or departments or by any other designation. See Oregon Statutes 174.113
- State Treasury: includes those financial assets the lawful custody of which are vested in the State Treasurer and the office of the State Treasurer relating to the custody of those financial assets. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
(a) Administration and support of the public defense system;
(b) Reimbursement of the State Court Administrator under ORS § 151.216 (1)(i); and
(c) Legal representation of parents and children involved in foster care for which matching funds under 45 C.F.R. § 1356.60(c) may be used.
(2) The following moneys shall be deposited in the Public Defense Services Account:
(a) Moneys received by the commission from the State Court Administrator under ORS § 151.216 (1)(i);
(b) Moneys received by the Judicial Department under ORS § 135.050 (8), 151.487 (1), 419A.211 or 419B.198 (1);
(c) Federal matching funds received under 45 C.F.R. § 1356.60(c); and
(d) Miscellaneous revenues and receipts of the commission.
(3) All gifts, grants or contributions accepted by the commission under ORS § 151.216 shall be deposited in a separate subaccount created in the Public Defense Services Account to be used by the commission for the purpose for which the gift, grant or contribution was given or granted. [2001 c.962 5,106b; 2011 c.597 § 43a; 2012 c.107 § 37; 2015 c.27 § 14; 2021 c.202 § 4; 2021 c.678 7,7a; 2023 c.281 § 6]
See second note under 151.211.
[Formerly 138.750; 1983 c.740 § 23; repealed by 2001 c.962 § 114]