Oregon Code § 390.237·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Removal without permit; exceptions.
In addition to the provisions of ORS 273.241, if any individual or institution
excavates or removes from the land designated in ORS 390.235 any materials of
archaeological, historical, prehistorical or anthropological nature without
obtaining the permit required in ORS 390.235, all materials and collections
removed from such lands, with the exception of native Indian human remains,
funerary goods, sacred objects and objects of cultural patrimony, which shall
go directly to the appropriate Indian tribe, are under the stewardship of the
State of Oregon and shall be assigned to the Oregon State Museum of
Anthropology with the expressed approval of the appropriate Indian tribe. [Formerly
273.711; 1993 c.459 §13; 1995 c.543 §10]
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Key Points
01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 390.237
03Subject to legislative amendments
04Consult a licensed attorney for application to specific cases
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