About the program
The Criminal Fines and Assessment Program (CFA) reimburses the state for costs associated with statewide law enforcement and victim services. Municipal, justice, and circuit courts report and pay these costs monthly. Payments are placed into the criminal fine account.
Funds in the criminal fine account are distributed monthly to agencies based on statutory distribution amounts.
Frequently asked questions
Municipal and justice courts use the CFA coupon to report on the following:
Program 912–ORS 153.633 CFA. Monies payable to the state described in (ORS 153.633) for offenses committed on or after January 1, 2012.
Program 928–Fines (state share). Fines payable to the state described in (ORS 153.640 to 153.650) for deposit in the Criminal Fine Account.
Program 926–Other. All other monies payable to the state not described above: unitary assessments, LEMLA, IDPF, state court security assessment, any portion of the former county assessment payable to the state, diversion fees, and any other amounts that are payable to the state.
Courts must submit a coupon for the month even if no funds are collected for a program. Simply enter -0- in the applicable program box(es) on the coupon.
Electronic reporting and payments are accepted using our Revenue Online web portal. Contact a program coordinator under Contact us to request a log in.
The coupon and payment are due by the last day of the following month the funds are collected. For example, funds collected in January are due by the last day of February.
Payments become delinquent on the 10th of the month following the due date. We may charge interest on late payments. Refer to instructions on the back of the coupon for more information.
Coupons are mailed in January each year. Contact a program coordinator under Contact us to order coupons.
Send coupon and payment to:
Oregon Department of Revenue
Criminal Fines Assessment Program Team
955 Center St NE
Salem OR 97301-2555