(1) Amounts transferred to the Department of Revenue by justice and municipal courts under ORS 137.295 shall be deposited in a suspense account established under ORS 293.445 for the purpose of receiving criminal fines and assessments.
(2) In carrying out its duties under this section, the Department of Revenue shall have access to the records and dockets of those courts charged with the duty to transfer moneys to the department under ORS 137.295.
(3) The Department of Revenue may retain from the funds transferred under ORS 137.295 an amount not to exceed two percent annually for its actual costs of collection and disbursement of funds under this section, including the cost of all examinations, investigations and searches, and of all traveling and other expenses in connection therewith. The department shall deposit the net amount of moneys in the suspense account described in subsection (1) of this section into the Criminal Fine and Assessment Account for distribution as provided in ORS 137.300.
(4) All judicial, municipal and county officers shall cooperate with the Department of Revenue with respect to the collections, searches and investigations and shall furnish the Department of Revenue with any information contained in any of the records under their respective custodies relating thereto.
(5) The Department of State Police shall cooperate in the investigation of fines, penalties and forfeitures. [Formerly 178.080; 1983 c.763 §53; 1987 c.905 §19a; 2001 c.829 §6; 2005 c.700 §8]
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