Counties who currently have forfeiture laws are successfully reducing injuries and fatalities attributable to intoxicated drivers. Offenders forfeit their vehicles only after they are given many chances and warnings. If the first time someone drinks and drives and it results in the death of your family member or friend, then the first time is one too many. Changing the standards of forfeiture would directly effect a valuable tool necessary in the fight against drinking and driving. The criminal justice system uses forfeiture to remove weapons from the hands of repeat DUII offenders.
Forfeiture is a fair and effective process as it is currently applied in the State of Oregon.
Contrary to popular belief the majority of our members are not volunteers. They were recruited in the cruelest possible way, the death of a loved one. Our mission is to stop impaired driving, support victims of this violent crime and prevent underage drinking. On the average an impaired driver injures one person every 30 seconds. At the current rate two of every five Americans will be involved in an alcohol related crash during their lives.