Terms Used In Oregon Statutes > Chapter 131A > Disposition of Forfeited Property

• Asset forfeiture: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
• Attorney fees: has the meaning given that term in ORCP 68 A. See Oregon Statutes 131A.005
• Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. ^{Source: U.S. Courts}
• Forfeiting agency: means a public body that is seeking forfeiture of property under this chapter. See Oregon Statutes 131A.005
• Forfeiture proceeds: means all property that has been forfeited in a proceeding under this chapter, including money, earnings from forfeited property and amounts realized from the sale of forfeited property. See Oregon Statutes 131A.005
• Law enforcement agency: means any agency that employs police officers or prosecutes criminal cases. See Oregon Statutes 131A.005
• Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
• Property: means any interest in anything of value, including the whole of any lot or tract of land and tangible and intangible personal property, including currency, instruments or securities or any other kind of privilege, interest, claim or right whether due or to become due. See Oregon Statutes 131A.005
• Public body: has the meaning given in ORS § 174. See Oregon Statutes 131A.005
• Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.