to 180.494, 323.106, 323.804, 323.806 and 323.810 to 323.816. Moneys in

180.465 to 180.494, 323.106, 323.804, 323.806 and 323.810 to 323.816. Moneys in the fund are not subject to allotment under ORS 291.234 to 291.260. [2003 c.801 �23; 2009 c.717 �27; 2017 c.687 �13; 2023 c.401 �14]

����� Note: 180.205 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 180 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.

����� 180.207 Requirements for Department of Justice agency request budget. (1) Each biennium, the Department of Justice shall include in its agency request budget filed under ORS 291.208 discrete amounts necessary to fund the projected costs of continuing state support for the following currently authorized programs and activities for the next biennium:

����� (a) Children�s advocacy centers as defined in ORS 418.782;

����� (b) The Survivor Housing Funds grant program, or any successor program that provides funds to assist victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, dating violence and human trafficking to access and maintain safe permanent housing; and

����� (c) The Oregon Domestic and Sexual Violence Services Fund established under ORS 147.453.

����� (2) When calculating the amounts described in subsection (1) of this section, the department may include in the total up to 10 percent for department administrative costs. [2024 c.86 �1]

����� Note: 180.207 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 180 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.

(Powers and Duties)

����� 180.210 Department of Justice; Attorney General head and chief law officer. There hereby is constituted an executive department to be known as the Department of Justice. The Attorney General shall be the head of this department and the chief law officer for the state and all its departments.

����� 180.220 Powers and duties. (1) The Department of Justice shall have:

����� (a) General control and supervision of all civil actions and legal proceedings in which the State of Oregon may be a party or may be interested.

����� (b) Full charge and control of all the legal business of all departments, commissions and bureaus of the state, or of any office thereof, which requires the services of an attorney or counsel in order to protect the interests of the state.

����� (2) No state officer, board, commission, or the head of a department or institution of the state shall employ or be represented by any other counsel or attorney at law.

����� (3) This section is subject to ORS 825.508. [Amended by 1967 c.178 �3]

����� 180.225 Attorney General representing public bodies in antitrust proceedings. In any proceeding under the antitrust laws of the United States in which the state or any public body within the state is interested, the Attorney General may, in the discretion of the Attorney General, represent any such public body at its request, charging it for the cost of such representation pursuant to ORS 180.160. [1971 c.418 �9]

����� 180.230 Compensation not allowed state departments for attorney services. No compensation shall be allowed to any person for services as an attorney or counselor to any department of the state government or to the head thereof, or to any board or commission, except in cases specially authorized by law. [Amended by 1971 c.418 �6]

����� 180.235 Authority of agency to employ counsel; qualification and salary; status. (1) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, whenever the Attorney General concludes that it is inappropriate and contrary to the public interest for the office of the Attorney General to concurrently represent more than one public officer or agency in a particular matter or class of matters in circumstances which would create or tend to create a conflict of interest on the part of the Attorney General, the Attorney General may authorize one or both of such officers or agencies to employ its own general or special counsel in the particular matter or class of matters and in related matters. Such authorization may be terminated by the Attorney General whenever the Attorney General determines that separate representation is no longer appropriate.

����� (2) Any counsel so employed shall be a licensee of the Oregon State Bar and shall be paid a salary or other compensation out of the funds appropriated to such officer or agency.

����� (3) In any matter in which the Attorney General has authorized employment of such counsel, any references to representation of such officer or agency by the Attorney General contained in any provision of law shall be deemed to refer to such counsel. [1971 c.418 �8; 2025 c.32 �94]

����� 180.240 Attorney General and Department of Justice to have powers and prerogatives of district attorneys. The Attorney General and the Department of Justice shall have the same powers and prerogatives in each of the several counties of the state as the district attorneys have in their respective counties.

����� 180.250 [1983 c.481 �2; repealed by 1993 c.188 �15]

����� 180.255 [1983 c.481 �3; repealed by 1993 c.188 �15]

����� 180.260 Service of process by department employees. (1) Notwithstanding ORCP 7 E or any other law, employees and officers of the Department of Justice other than attorneys may serve summons, process and other notice, including all child support actions initiated by the Division of Child Support or to which the division is a party, in litigation and other proceedings in which the state is interested. An employee or officer may not serve process or other notice in any case or proceeding in which the employee or officer has a personal interest or in which it reasonably may be anticipated that the employee or officer will be a material witness.

����� (2) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, the authority granted by subsection (1) of this section may be exercised only in, and within reasonable proximity of, the regular business offices of the Department of Justice, or in situations in which the immediate service of process is necessary to protect the legal interests of the state.

����� (3) The restriction in subsection (2) of this section does not apply to investigators employed by or contracting with the Division of Child Support. [1989 c.323 �2; 2011 c.318 �7]

����� 180.265 Authority of department to delegate certain duties to employees of Department of Revenue. The Department of Justice may delegate to officers and employees of the Department of Revenue the authority to undertake and complete certain filings and other tasks relating to tax claims pending before a United States Bankruptcy Court that the Department of Justice has identified as being routine tasks. [1997 c.84 �7]

����� 180.267 Authority of Department of Justice to require fingerprints. For the purpose of requesting a state or nationwide criminal records check under ORS 181A.195, the Department of Justice may require the fingerprints of a person who:

����� (1)(a) Is applying for employment by the department; or

����� (b) Provides services or seeks to provide services to the department as a contractor or volunteer; and

����� (2) Is, or will be, working or providing services in a position in which the person:

����� (a) Is providing information technology services and has control over, or access to, information technology systems that would allow the person to harm the information technology systems or the information contained in the systems;

����� (b) Has access to information, the disclosure of which is prohibited by state or federal laws, rules or regulations or information that is defined as confidential under state or federal laws, rules or regulations; or

����� (c) Has access to personal information about employees or members of the public including Social Security numbers, dates of birth, driver license numbers, personal financial information or criminal background information. [2005 c.730 �74]

����� Note: 180.267 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 180 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.

����� 180.269 Biennial litigation reports to Legislative Assembly. On or before March 1 of each odd-numbered year, the Department of Justice shall submit a report to the chairpersons of the standing or interim Joint Committee on Ways and Means regarding materially significant or noteworthy litigation involving the state that is ongoing or that concluded in the biennium preceding the report. Notwithstanding ORS 192.311 to 192.478, the report described in this section is not a public record and is not subject to public inspection. [2021 c.678 �15]

����� Note: 180.269 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 180 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.

����� 180.310 [Subsections (1) and (2) enacted as 1957 c.105 �2 and 1957 c.424 �1; 1961 c.629 �1; repealed by 1975 c.458 �18]

(Division of Child Support)

����� 180.320 Cooperation with division in enforcement; confidentiality of information furnished to division. (1) All state agencies, district attorneys and all police officers of the state, county or any municipality, university or court thereof, shall cooperate with the Division of Child Support of the Department of Justice in furnishing and making available information, records and documents necessary to assist in establishing or enforcing support obligations or parentage, in performing the duties set out in ORS 25.080 and in determining the location of any absent parent or child for the purpose of enforcing any state or federal law regarding the unlawful taking or restraint of a child or for the purpose of making or enforcing a child custody determination. Notwithstanding the provisions of ORS