{"data":{"id":"us-or/ors-131a.160","jurisdiction":"us-or","citation":"ORS 131A.160","heading":"Transfer of proceedings prohibited.","body":"After service of a forfeiture notice under ORS 131A.150, or recording of a forfeiture notice under ORS 131A.155, a forfeiting agency may not transfer the proceedings to the federal government unless a state court has affirmatively found by a preponderance of the evidence that:\n      (1) The activity giving rise to the forfeiture is interstate in nature and sufficiently complex to justify the transfer;\n      (2) The seized property may be forfeited only under federal law; or\n      (3) Pursuing forfeiture under state law would unduly burden the forfeiting agency. [2009 c.78 §20]\nCLAIMS\n(Generally)","path":["04 - Criminal Procedure, Crimes","14. Procedure in Criminal Matters Generally","Chapter 131A — Civil Forfeiture"],"source_url":"https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors131A.html","current_through":"2025 Edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T23:50:11Z","sha256":"200283c6a20f49296069d5a5289178989f13e2f01ad8daf6d546dd613aedb92b","source_id":"us-or","stale":false,"prev":"us-or/ors-131a.155","next":"us-or/ors-131a.165"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}