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Or. Rev. Stat. § 244.360 (2026)

Additional civil penalty equal to twice amount of financial benefit

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      244.360 Additional civil penalty equal to twice amount of financial benefit. In addition to civil penalties imposed under ORS 244.350, if a public official has financially benefited the public official or any other person by violating any provision of this chapter, the Oregon Government Ethics Commission may impose upon the public official a civil penalty in an amount equal to twice the amount the public official or other person realized as a result of the violation. [1974 c.72 §20; 1987 c.566 §21; 2007 c.865 §19; 2007 c.877 §12a]

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 1982–1994 · leading case: Davidson v. Oregon Gov't Ethics Comm'n, 712 P.2d 87 (Or. 1985).
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Davidson v. Oregon Gov't Ethics Comm'n, 712 P.2d 87 (Or. 1985). · cites it 2× “The Commission properly imposed the penalty under ORS 244.360. The Court of Appeals is affirmed.”
Groener v. Oregon Gov't Ethics Comm'n, 651 P.2d 736 (Or. Ct. App. 1982). · cites it 2× “The forfeiture required under ORS 244.360, therefore, cannot be assessed.”
Davidson v. Oregon Gov't Ethics Comm'n, 702 P.2d 417 (Or. Ct. App. 1985). “ORS 244.360 requires the commission to order a public official who has financially benefited himself to forfeit twice the amount that he realized from the violation.”
Moine v. Oregon Gov't Ethics Comm'n, 877 P.2d 96 (Or. Ct. App. 1994). · cites it 2× “350, 3 and a forfeiture, under ORS 244.360, of double the financial benefit realized by petitioner as a result of his violations.”
City of Tualatin v. City-Cnty. Ins. Servs. Trust, 878 P.2d 1139 (Or. Ct. App. 1994). “350 3 and ORS 244.360 *203 impose civil penalties for violations, those penalties are paid to the state, not to the complainant.”
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