§ ORS § 260.234Notice of civil penalty; sufficiency of response; timeline for action by filing officer

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(1) A
filing officer having reason to believe that a violation of an election law or
rule for which a civil penalty may be imposed under ORS 260.232 has occurred
shall proceed promptly as though the officer had received a complaint under ORS
260.345 and, not later than two years following the date the violation is
alleged to have occurred, shall:

(a) Determine
whether a violation occurred; and

(b) If a penalty
is to be imposed, notify the person alleged to have committed the violation in
the manner described in ORS 260.232 (2).

(2) Not later
than 90 calendar days after receiving payment for a penalty imposed under ORS
260.232 or receiving other information in response to a notification under
subsection (1) of this section, the Secretary of State shall send a notice to
the person stating whether the response or payment received is sufficient. [2009
c.818 §25]



260.235 [1971 c.749 §21; 1973 c.744 §21;
repealed by 1979 c.190 §431]



260.240 [Repealed by 1967 c.630 §5]

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