Bill Text: OR HB3279 | 2013 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating to organized crime.

Spectrum: Committee Bill

Status: (Failed) 2013-07-08 - In committee upon adjournment. [HB3279 Detail]

Download: Oregon-2013-HB3279-Introduced.html

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     77th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2013 Regular Session

NOTE:  Matter within  { +  braces and plus signs + } in an
amended section is new. Matter within  { -  braces and minus
signs - } is existing law to be omitted. New sections are within
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LC 3483

                         House Bill 3279

Sponsored by COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY (at the request of Attorney
  General Ellen F. Rosenblum)

                             SUMMARY

The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the
measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to
consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's
brief statement of the essential features of the measure as
introduced.

  Authorizes Attorney General to initiate prosecutions of
organized crime.

                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to organized crime; amending ORS 180.070 and 180.610.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1. ORS 180.610 is amended to read:
  180.610. { +  (1) + } The Department of Justice shall:
    { - (1) - }  { +  (a) + } Provide all administrative,
clerical, investigative and legal assistance required by ORS
180.600 to 180.630.
    { - (2) - }  { +  (b) + } Establish a coordinated system of
collecting, storing and disseminating information relating to
organized crime.
    { - (3) - }  { +  (c) + } Develop and maintain a liaison
between local, state and federal law enforcement agencies in
Oregon, assisting them in the investigation and suppression of
organized criminal activity and encouraging cooperation among
those agencies.
    { - (4) - }  { +  (d) + } Conduct comprehensive factual
studies of organized criminal activity in Oregon, outlining
existing state and local policies and procedures with respect to
organized crime, and formulating and proposing such changes in
those policies and procedures as the department may deem
appropriate.
    { - (5) - }  { +  (e) + } Investigate allegations of
corruption or malfeasance by public officials in Oregon and,
where appropriate, coordinate, cooperate and assist in taking
legal action.
    { - (6) - }  { +  (f) + } Investigate investment of funds in
Oregon suspected to have been generated by criminal activities.
   { +  (2) The Attorney General may commence a prosecution of
organized crime.
  (3) When acting under subsection (2) of this section, the
Attorney General shall have the same powers in any county as the
district attorney for the county. + }
  SECTION 2. ORS 180.070 is amended to read:
  180.070. (1) The Attorney General may, when directed to do so
by the Governor, take full charge of any investigation or

prosecution of violation of law in which the circuit court has
jurisdiction.
  (2) When acting under this section, the Attorney General shall
have all the powers of a district attorney, including the power
to issue or cause to be issued subpoenas or other process.  The
Attorney General may, when the Attorney General considers the
public interest requires, with or without the concurrence of the
district attorney, direct the county grand jury to convene for
the investigation and consideration of such matters of a criminal
nature as the Attorney General desires to submit to it. The
Attorney General may take full charge of the presentation of such
matters to the grand jury, issue subpoenas, prepare indictments,
and do all other things incident thereto to the same extent as
the district attorney may do.
  (3) All costs, fees and other expense shall be paid by the
county in which the investigation takes place, to the same extent
as if conducted by the district attorney of that county.
  (4) The power conferred by this section, ORS 180.060,
180.220 { + , + }   { - or - }  180.240 { +  or 180.610 + } does
not deprive the district attorneys of any of their authority, or
relieve them from any of their duties to prosecute criminal
violations of law and advise the officers of the counties
composing their districts.
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