If any person who finds money or goods valued at $250 or more fails to comply with ORS 98.005, the person shall be liable, upon conviction for violation of ORS 164.065, to the county for the money or goods or the full value of the money or goods. The county treasurer shall hold the money or goods or their value for owner thereof and shall publish notice of the finding of the money or goods in the manner provided in ORS 98.005. If the owner has not reclaimed such money or goods within three months after the date of the first publication of notice by the county treasurer, the owner shall forfeit the rights of the owner to the value of such money or goods and the value of such money or goods shall be placed in the general fund of the county to be used for the payment of the general operating expenses of the county.
ORS 98.015
Known as the Uniform Disposition of Unclaimed Property Act
The act spans §§ 98–98 (135 sections).
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 262 Or. App. 715 - State v. Vanburen (2014)
Most recently applied in 326 Or. App. 812 - State v. Odell (July 2023)
1973 c.642 §2; 1989 c.522 §2; 2013 c.220 §2
Official source: Oregon State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Oregon statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.