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Or. Rev. Stat. § 151.225 (2026)

Public Defense Services Account

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      151.225 Public Defense Services Account. (1) The Public Defense Services Account is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund. The Public Defense Services Account is continuously appropriated to the Oregon Public Defense Commission for:

      (a) Administration and support of the public defense system;

      (b) Reimbursement of the State Court Administrator under ORS 151.216 (1)(i); and

      (c) Legal representation of parents and children involved in foster care for which matching funds under 45 C.F.R. 1356.60(c) may be used.

      (2) The following moneys shall be deposited in the Public Defense Services Account:

      (a) Moneys received by the commission from the State Court Administrator under ORS 151.216 (1)(i);

      (b) Moneys received by the Judicial Department under ORS 135.050 (8), 151.487 (1), 419A.211 or 419B.198 (1);

      (c) Federal matching funds received under 45 C.F.R. 1356.60(c); and

      (d) Miscellaneous revenues and receipts of the commission.

      (3) All gifts, grants or contributions accepted by the commission under ORS 151.216 shall be deposited in a separate subaccount created in the Public Defense Services Account to be used by the commission for the purpose for which the gift, grant or contribution was given or granted. [2001 c.962 §§5,106b; 2011 c.597 §43a; 2012 c.107 §37; 2015 c.27 §14; 2021 c.202 §4; 2021 c.678 §§7,7a; 2023 c.281 §6]

 

      Note: See note under 151.211.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 2009–2017 · leading case: State v. Willis, 395 P.3d 981 (Or. Ct. App. 2017).
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State v. Willis, 395 P.3d 981 (Or. Ct. App. 2017). “s that enable the person to pay in full or in part the administrative costs of determining the eligibility of the person and the costs of the legal and other services to be provided at state expense that are related to the provision of appointed counsel, the court shall enter a…”
Lois Sharer v. State of Oregon (9th Cir. 2009). “With regard to their funding, the Commis- sion is financed through an account in the State’s “General Fund,” Or. Rev. Stat. § 151.225 (1), whereas the Judicial Department is financed through an “Operating Account” in the State Treasury that is “separate and distinct from the…”
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