2011 Oregon Revised Statutes
ORS Volume 5, Chapters 171 - 200
ORS Chapter 180
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]
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