Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 127 § 127.727 — Persons prohibited from serving as attorney-in-fact
Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 127 ·
Oregon Code § 127.727·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Persons prohibited from serving as attorney-in-fact.
(1) None of the following may
serve as attorney-in-fact:
(a) The attending
physician or provider or an employee of the physician or provider, if the
physician, provider or employee is unrelated to the principal by blood,
marriage or adoption.
(b) An owner,
operator or employee of a health care facility in which the principal is a
patient or resident, if the owner, operator or employee is unrelated to the
principal by blood, marriage or adoption.
(c) A person who
is the principals parent, guardian or former guardian if:
(A) At any time
while the principal was under the care, custody or control of the person, a
court entered an order:
(i) Taking the
principal into protective custody under ORS 419B.150; or
(ii) Committing
the principal to the legal custody of the Department of Human Services for
care, placement and supervision under ORS 419B.337; and
(B) The court
entered a subsequent order that:
(i) The principal
should be permanently removed from the persons home, or continued in
substitute care, because it was not safe for the principal to be returned to
the persons home, and no subsequent order of the court was entered that
permitted the principal to return to the persons home before the principals
wardship was terminated under ORS 419B.328; or
(ii) Terminated
the persons parental rights under ORS 419B.500 and 419B.502 to 419B.524.
(4) A principal,
while not incapable, may petition the court to remove a prohibition contained
in subsection (1)(c) of this section. [1993 c.442 §12; 2011 c.194 §4; 2014 c.45
§19]
Plain English Explanation
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Key Points
01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 127.727
03Subject to legislative amendments
04Consult a licensed attorney for application to specific cases
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