Oregon § 131.890 Entitlement to reward; use of public money to reward bounty hunter

Oregon Statutes

§ 131.890 — Entitlement to reward; use of public money to reward bounty hunter

Oregon § 131.890

Vol.4

Title 14Procedure in Criminal Matters Generally

Ch. 131Preliminary Provisions; Limitations; Jurisdiction; Venue; Criminal Forfeiture;

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Bluebook

Or. Rev. Stat. § 131.890 (2026).

Text

(1)Any person providing information leading to the apprehension of a person for whom a reward has been offered under ORS 131.885 is entitled to and shall be paid the reward offered under ORS 131.885 or a proportionate share thereof if more than one claimant is entitled.

(2)No public money may be used to pay a reward to a bounty hunter under this section. As used in this subsection, “bounty hunter” means a private person who is in the business of apprehending persons who have forfeited security or broken the terms of a security release, fled from justice or escaped from confinement.

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(1) Any person providing information leading to the apprehension of a person for whom a reward has been offered under ORS 131.885 is entitled to and shall be paid the reward offered under ORS 131.885 or a proportionate share thereof if more than one claimant is entitled.
(2) No public money may be used to pay a reward to a bounty hunter under this section. As used in this subsection, “bounty hunter” means a private person who is in the business of apprehending persons who have forfeited security or broken the terms of a security release, fled from justice or escaped from confinement.