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OR Rev Stat § 180.477 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use|Chapter 180 - Attorney General; Department of Justice|Section 180.477 - Attorney General’s directory; rules.

(1) The Attorney General shall develop and make available for public inspection a directory listing all tobacco product manufacturers that have provided current and accurate certifications conforming to the requirements of ORS 180.471 and 180.474. (2) The Attorney General may not include or retain in the directory the name of any nonparticipating manufacturer that fails to provide the required certification or whose certification the Attorney General determines is not in compliance with ORS 180.471 and 180.474, unless the Attorney General has determined that the violation has been cured to the satisfaction of the Attorney General. The Attorney General shall adopt rules defining the criteria by which the Attorney General will exercise the discretion granted by this subsection. (3) The Attorney General may not include or retain in the directory a nonparticipating manufacturer if the Attorney General concludes that: (a) Any escrow payment required from the nonparticipating manufacturer pursuant to ORS 323.816 for any period has not been fully paid into a qualified escrow fund governed by a qualified escrow agreement that has been approved by the Attorney General; or (b) Any outstanding final judgment against the nonparticipating manufacturer, including interest thereon, for a violation of ORS 323.816 has not been fully satisfied. (4) The Attorney General shall update the directory in order to correct mistakes and to add or remove a tobacco product manufacturer to keep the directory in conformity with the requirements of this section. The Attorney General shall update the directory with new tobacco product manufacturers upon receipt of an annual or supplemental certification listing new tobacco product manufacturers if the Attorney General determines that the annual or supplemental certification is in compliance with the requirements of ORS 180.471 and 180.474. The Attorney General shall make the determination about compliance within 45 days of receipt of the certification. (5) The Attorney General shall: (a) Create and maintain a list of persons, including but not limited to tobacco product manufacturers and distributors, that are interested in receiving electronic mail notifications of changes in the directory developed under this section; (b) Develop a registration form to be completed by persons interested in receiving electronic mail notification of changes in the directory developed under this section that are not otherwise required by ORS 180.483 (3) or rules adopted under ORS 180.489 and 180.491 to submit their electronic mail addresses to the Attorney General; and (c) Immediately upon making any change in the directory developed under this section, send electronic mail notices of the change to all persons on the list created under this subsection. [2009 c.717 §10]
OR Rev Stat § 180.480 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use|Chapter 180 - Attorney General; Department of Justice|Section 180.480 - Nonresident nonparticipating manufacturer service agent.

(1)(a) Any nonresident or foreign nonparticipating manufacturer that has not registered to do business in the State of Oregon as a foreign corporation or business entity shall, as a condition precedent to being listed or retained in the directory developed under ORS 180.477, appoint and continuously engage the services of a resident agent in this state. The agent shall act as agent for service of process on whom all process in any action or proceeding against the nonparticipating manufacturer concerning or arising out of the enforcement of this section or ORS 180.471, 180.474, 180.477, 180.483, 180.486 or 323.816, or rules adopted under ORS 180.489 and 180.491, may be served in any manner authorized by law. Service on the agent constitutes legal and valid service of process on the nonparticipating manufacturer. (b) The nonparticipating manufacturer shall provide the name, address, telephone number and proof of the appointment and availability of the agent to the Attorney General. (2) The nonparticipating manufacturer shall provide notice to the Attorney General at least 30 calendar days prior to termination of the authority of an agent and shall provide proof to the satisfaction of the Attorney General of the appointment of a new agent at least five calendar days prior to the termination of an existing agent appointment. If an agent terminates the agent’s appointment, the nonparticipating manufacturer shall notify the Attorney General of the termination within five calendar days and shall include proof to the Attorney General of the appointment of a new agent. (3) A nonparticipating manufacturer whose smokeless tobacco products are sold in this state who has not appointed or designated an agent as required by this section shall be deemed to have appointed the Secretary of State as the agent and may be proceeded against in courts of this state by service of process upon the Secretary of State. However, the appointment of the Secretary of State as the agent does not satisfy the condition precedent to the nonparticipating manufacturer being listed or retained in the directory. [2009 c.717 §11]
OR Rev Stat § 180.486 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use|Chapter 180 - Attorney General; Department of Justice|Section 180.486 - Prohibited conduct; penalty.

(1) A person may not: (a) Sell, offer for sale or possess for sale in this state smokeless tobacco products of a tobacco product manufacturer that is not included in the directory developed under ORS 180.477; (b) Sell, offer for sale or possess for sale in this state smokeless tobacco products of a tobacco product manufacturer that the person acquired at a time when the tobacco product manufacturer was not included in the directory developed under ORS 180.477; (c) Possess in this state for sale in another jurisdiction smokeless tobacco products of a tobacco product manufacturer that the person acquired at a time when the tobacco product manufacturer was not included in the directory developed under ORS 180.477 and was not in compliance with the Smokeless Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement qualifying statute in the other jurisdiction or with statutes that supplement the qualifying statute in that jurisdiction; or (d) Distribute, in this state, free samples of smokeless tobacco products: (A) To persons under 21 years of age; or (B) In any area, unless access by persons under 21 years of age to that area is prohibited. (2) A person who sells, offers for sale, distributes, acquires, holds, owns, possesses, transports, imports or causes to be imported smokeless tobacco products that the person knows or should know are intended for sale or distribution in violation of subsection (1) of this section commits a Class A misdemeanor. [2009 c.717 §13]
OR Rev Stat § 180.489 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use|Chapter 180 - Attorney General; Department of Justice|Section 180.489 - Quarterly escrow deposits; rules.

(1) To promote compliance with the provisions of ORS 180.471, 180.474, 180.477, 180.480, 180.483 and 180.486, the Attorney General may adopt rules requiring a nonparticipating manufacturer to make the escrow deposits required by ORS 323.816 in quarterly installments during the year in which the sales covered by the deposits are made. The Attorney General may require a nonparticipating manufacturer to produce information sufficient to enable the Attorney General to determine the adequacy of the amount of the installment deposit. (2) If the Attorney General adopts rules requiring a nonparticipating manufacturer to make escrow deposits in quarterly installments, the rules may also provide that a nonparticipating manufacturer that has been in continuous compliance for one year with ORS 180.471, 180.474, 180.477, 180.480, 180.483, 180.486 and 323.816 may make escrow deposits required by ORS 323.816 in annual payments during the second and subsequent years in which deposits are required. [2009 c.717 §14]
OR Rev Stat § 180.491 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use|Chapter 180 - Attorney General; Department of Justice|Section 180.491 - Judicial review; civil remedies; rules.

(1) A determination by the Attorney General to omit or remove a tobacco product manufacturer from the directory developed under ORS 180.477 is subject to review in the manner prescribed by ORS 183.484 for judicial review of orders in other than contested cases. (2) The Attorney General may adopt rules necessary to effect the purposes of ORS 180.465 to 180.494 and 323.520 (3). (3) In any action brought by the state to enforce ORS 180.471, 180.474, 180.477, 180.480, 180.483, 180.486 or 323.816, or any rule adopted under this section or ORS 180.489, the state may recover the costs of investigation, expert witness fees, costs of the action and reasonable attorney fees. Moneys recovered under this subsection shall be deposited into the Tobacco Enforcement Fund established under ORS 180.205. (4) If a court determines that a person has violated any provision of ORS 180.471, 180.474, 180.477, 180.480, 180.483, 180.486 or 323.816, or any rule adopted under this section or ORS 180.489, the court shall order any profits, gain, gross receipts or other benefit from the violation to be disgorged and paid to the Tobacco Enforcement Fund established under ORS 180.205. (5) Unless otherwise expressly provided, the remedies or penalties provided by this section and ORS 180.486 and 180.494 are cumulative to each other and to the remedies or penalties available under all other laws of this state. [2009 c.717 §15]
OR Rev Stat § 180.494 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use|Chapter 180 - Attorney General; Department of Justice|Section 180.494 - Revocation or suspension of distributor license; refusal to issue license; penalties; remedies.

(1) Upon a determination that a distributor has violated ORS 180.486, the Department of Revenue may revoke or suspend the license of the distributor in the manner provided by ORS 323.535. Each offer to sell smokeless tobacco products in violation of ORS 180.486 constitutes a separate violation. (2) Upon a determination that a person applying for a license under ORS 323.520 has violated ORS 180.486 at any time within the five years preceding the application, the department may refuse to issue the license. The department shall provide opportunity for hearing and judicial review in the manner provided in ORS 323.535. (3)(a) Upon a determination that a person has violated ORS 180.486 (1)(b) or (c), the department may impose a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed the greater of $5,000 or 500 percent of the retail value of the smokeless tobacco products sold, offered for sale or possessed for sale. Judicial review of an order imposing a civil penalty shall be as provided in ORS 305.445 and 305.501. (b) Upon a determination that a person has violated ORS 180.486 (1)(a), the department may impose a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed $5,000. Judicial review of an order imposing a civil penalty shall be as provided in ORS 305.445 and 305.501. (4) The Attorney General may seek an injunction to restrain a threatened or actual violation of ORS 180.483 or 180.486 by a distributor and to compel the distributor to comply with ORS 180.483 and 180.486. In any action brought pursuant to this subsection, the state may recover the costs of investigation, the costs of the action and reasonable attorney fees. (5) A person who violates ORS 180.486 (1) engages in an unlawful practice in violation of ORS 646.608. [2009 c.717 §16]
OR Rev Stat § 180.510 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use|Chapter 180 - Attorney General; Department of Justice|Section 180.510 - Functions of Department of Justice; personnel.

The Department of Justice shall carry out the functions of the Attorney General under this section and ORS 20.098, 83.710 to 83.750, 83.820 to 83.895, 180.520, 336.184, 646.605 to 646.656, 646.990, 803.375, 803.385 and 815.410 to 815.430. The Attorney General may employ personnel necessary to carry out the duties and functions described in this section and fix their compensation, subject to any applicable provisions of the State Personnel Relations Law. [1971 c.744 §25; 1981 c.320 §2; 1985 c.251 §10]
OR Rev Stat § 180.520 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use|Chapter 180 - Attorney General; Department of Justice|Section 180.520 - Duties of department; agency cooperation; Consumer Advisory Council created; membership; compensation and expenses.

(1) It shall be the duty of the Department of Justice to: (a) Coordinate consumer services carried on by state departments and agencies; (b) Further consumer education; (c) Conduct studies and research concerned with consumer services; receive, process, investigate and take action on complaints from consumers; and refer such complaints as require further action to appropriate agencies for enforcement; (d) Inform the Governor and the Attorney General and other law enforcement agencies of violations of laws or rules affecting consumers as its investigations or studies may reveal; (e) Advise the executive and legislative branches in matters affecting consumer interests; (f) Study and report all matters referred to it by the Legislative Assembly or the Governor; (g) Inform the public through appearances at federal and state committee, commission or department hearings of the policies, decisions or legislation beneficial or detrimental to consumers; and (h) Evaluate consumer sales contracts for compliance with plain language standards under ORS 180.545. (2) Every state agency shall cooperate with the Department of Justice in carrying out its functions under this section. (3) To assist in carrying out chapter 753, Oregon Laws 1971, there is created in the department a Consumer Advisory Council. (a) The Consumer Advisory Council shall consist of seven members appointed by the Attorney General, two of whom shall represent business, two of whom shall represent labor, and three of whom shall represent voluntary consumer agencies. (b) The members of the council shall be entitled to compensation and expenses computed as provided in ORS 292.495. (c) All meetings of the council shall be open and public and all persons shall be permitted to attend any meeting of the council. [1981 c.320 §3; 1985 c.587 §§5,8; 1993 c.744 §40] Note: 180.520 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.
OR Rev Stat § 180.540 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use|Chapter 180 - Attorney General; Department of Justice|Section 180.540 - Review of consumer contracts for conformity with plain language standards.

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, a seller or extender of credit may submit to the Department of Justice a consumer contract issued by the seller or extender of credit for the purpose of obtaining review of the consumer contract for the consumer contract’s compliance with plain language standards in ORS 180.545. (2) For the purpose of obtaining a review of a consumer contract for the consumer contract’s compliance with plain language standards in ORS 180.545, if a consumer contract: (a) Is an insurance policy, the seller or extender of credit issuing the policy may submit the policy to the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services. (b) Is an agreement for a loan or other extension of credit in which the extender of credit is an insured institution, as defined in ORS 706.008, the extender of credit under the agreement may submit the agreement to the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services. (c) Is an agreement for a loan or other extension of credit in which the extender of credit is a credit union, as that term is defined in ORS 723.006, or a licensee under ORS chapter 725, the extender of credit under the agreement may submit the agreement to the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services. (3) For purposes of this section, a consumer contract is a written contract made in the course of a consumer transaction to the value of $50,000, excluding interest or finance charges, in which the contract involves any of the following, primarily for personal, family or household use: (a) Real estate, goods or services as defined in ORS 646.605. (b) Any extension of credit, including the lending of money. [1985 c.587 §§1,6,9; 1997 c.631 §421; 2009 c.541 §5] Note: 180.540 to 180.555 were enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but were 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.
OR Rev Stat § 180.545 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use|Chapter 180 - Attorney General; Department of Justice|Section 180.545 - Plain language standards; approval; fees.

(1) The agency to whom a consumer contract is submitted under ORS 180.540 shall review the contract to determine whether it complies with plain language standards. A consumer contract complies with plain language standards if it: (a) Uses words that convey meanings clearly and directly; (b) Uses the present tense and active voice whenever possible; (c) Primarily uses simple sentences; (d) Defines only those words that cannot be properly explained or qualified in the text; (e) Explains at the beginning that the form is a contract between parties; (f) Uses margins adequate for ease in reading; and (g) Uses frequent section headings, in a narrative format, to help locate provisions. (2) If the agency determines that the consumer contract complies with the standards in subsection (1) of this section, the agency shall certify to that effect to the seller or extender of credit who submitted the contract for review. (3) An agency reviewing contracts under this section shall charge a reasonable fee for reviewing each consumer contract. The agency may require payment of the fee when the contract is submitted for review. Fees received under this section shall be disposed of as follows: (a) Fees received by the Department of Justice shall be credited to the Department of Justice Operating Account. (b) Fees received by the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services shall be credited to the Consumer and Business Services Fund. [1985 c.587 §§2,7,10] Note: See note under 180.540.
OR Rev Stat § 180.550 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use|Chapter 180 - Attorney General; Department of Justice|Section 180.550 - Compliance statement.

A seller or extender of credit may state the following on a consumer contract determined by the reviewing agency to comply with the plain language standards under ORS 180.545: "The form of this contract meets Oregon plain language guidelines." [1985 c.587 §3] Note: See note under 180.540.
OR Rev Stat § 180.555 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use|Chapter 180 - Attorney General; Department of Justice|Section 180.555 - Exemptions; effect of certification; admissibility.

(1) An agency need not review any consumer contract: (a) For which a federal or state statute, rule or regulation prescribes standards of readability applicable to the entire contract. (b) For which particular words, phrases, provisions or forms of agreement are specifically required, recommended or indorsed by a state or federal statute, rule or regulation. (2) Certification of a consumer contract under ORS 180.545 is not an approval of the contract’s legality or legal effect. The fact that a consumer contract has been certified or not shall not be admissible in any action to interpret or enforce the contract or any term of contract. [1985 c.587 §4] Note: See note under 180.540.
OR Rev Stat § 180.600 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use|Chapter 180 - Attorney General; Department of Justice|Section 180.600 - Definitions.

As used in ORS 180.600 to 180.630: (1) "Department" means the state Department of Justice. (2) "Organized crime" means any combination or conspiracy of two or more persons to engage in criminal activity as a significant source of income or livelihood, or to violate, aid or abet the violation of criminal laws relating to prostitution, gambling, loan sharking, theft, abuse of controlled substances, illegal alcohol, cannabis or controlled substance distribution, counterfeiting, extortion or corruption of law enforcement officers or other public officers or employees. [1977 c.754 §1; 1979 c.744 §10; 2017 c.21 §49]
OR Rev Stat § 180.610 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use|Chapter 180 - Attorney General; Department of Justice|Section 180.610 - Investigation of organized criminal activity; powers and duties of department.

The Department of Justice shall: (1) Provide all administrative, clerical, investigative and legal assistance required by ORS 180.600 to 180.630. (2) Establish a coordinated system of collecting, storing and disseminating information relating to organized crime. (3) 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) 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) Investigate allegations of corruption or malfeasance by public officials in Oregon and, where appropriate, coordinate, cooperate and assist in taking legal action. (6) Investigate investment of funds in Oregon suspected to have been generated by criminal activities. [1977 c.754 §2]
OR Rev Stat § 180.620 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use|Chapter 180 - Attorney General; Department of Justice|Section 180.620 - Investigators to have authority of peace officers.

All investigators employed pursuant to ORS 180.600 to 180.630 shall have all statutory powers and authority of peace officers and police officers of the State of Oregon. [1977 c.754 §3]
OR Rev Stat § 180.630 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use|Chapter 180 - Attorney General; Department of Justice|Section 180.630 - Acceptance of federal grant of funds; expenditure limitations.

Subject to the provisions of ORS 291.375, the Department of Justice may submit applications for federal grants and, when approved, accept and expend funds received subject to budgetary limits imposed by the Legislative Assembly or as modified by the Emergency Board. [1977 c.754 §4]