178.050 Duties of State Treasurer

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OR Code › Title 18 › Chapter 178 › Section 178.050

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The State Treasurer shall:

(1) Keep the office at the seat of government.

(2) Receive and have charge of all moneys paid into the State Treasury.

(3) Pay out moneys from the State Treasury as directed by law.

(4) Manage unclaimed property under ORS 98.302 (Definitions for ORS 98.302 to 98.436) to 98.436 (Short title) , escheated property under ORS 112.055 (Escheat) and 116.253 (Recovery of escheated property) , the Unclaimed Property and Estates Fund and the Unclaimed Property School Fund.

(5) Administer estates under ORS 113.235 (Appointment of estate administrators by State Treasurer) .

(6) Permit the books, papers and transactions of the office to be open at all times to inspection and examination by the Governor, Secretary of State, the legislature and any committee of either branch of the legislature.

(7) Deliver over to the successor in office all moneys, books, papers, furniture and other effects belonging to or preserved in the office.

(8) Perform all other duties imposed upon the State Treasurer by law. [Amended by 2021 c.424 §1]

Source: Section 178.050 — Duties of State Treasurer , https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors178.html (accessed May 26, 2025).

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