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Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 97
Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 97
360 sections · Oregon
- § 97.012 — Exclusion of services
- § 97.020 — Exemption of certain
- § 97.030 — Vested rights not
- § 97.040 — Private family burial
- § 97.082 — Consent for certain
- § 97.110 — Human remains not to
- § 97.120 — Human remains to be
- § 97.130 — Right to control
- § 97.145 — Liability for failure
- § 97.150 — Disposition of
- § 97.153 — Diagnostic or
- § 97.160 — Duty of hospital or
- § 97.170 — Disposition of
- § 97.180 — Period within which
- § 97.190 — Post-mortem
- § 97.200 — Disposition of remains
- § 97.205 — Prohibition against
- § 97.207 — Civil action by
- § 97.210 — Exceptions to
- § 97.223 — Interment or temporary
- § 97.234 — County designation of
- § 97.237 — Veterans remains
- § 97.240 — Funeral establishment
- § 97.243 — Veterans remains
- § 97.246 — Veterans remains
- § 97.310 — Survey and subdivision
- § 97.320 — Filing map or plat and
- § 97.330 — When dedication is
- § 97.350 — Dedication to cemetery
- § 97.360 — Resurvey and
- § 97.370 — Fixing date of
- § 97.380 — Hearing; order
- § 97.390 — Assessment of benefits
- § 97.400 — Disposal of newly
- § 97.410 — Right of adjacent lot
- § 97.420 — Effect of failure to
- § 97.430 — Declaration of
- § 97.440 — Removal of dedication
- § 97.445 — Vacating county
- § 97.450 — Discontinuance of
- § 97.460 — Requirements for
- § 97.510 — Sale and conveyance of
- § 97.520 — Sale or offer to sell
- § 97.530 — Commission, bonus or
- § 97.540 — Commission, bonus or
- § 97.550 — Plots are indivisible
- § 97.560 — Presumption of sole ownership
- § 97.570 — Spouse has vested
- § 97.580 — Divestiture of spouses
- § 97.590 — Transfer of plot or
- § 97.610 — Determining occupant
- § 97.620 — Death of co-owner;
- § 97.630 — Family plots; order of
- § 97.640 — Waiver or termination
- § 97.650 — Limitations upon
- § 97.660 — Lands of cemetery,
- § 97.665 — Revenues; restrictions
- § 97.670 — Selling land unsuited
- § 97.675 — Burial lots or space;
- § 97.680 — Recording plan; power
- § 97.710 — Power of cemetery
- § 97.720 — Record of interments,
- § 97.725 — Disposal of unclaimed
- § 97.730 — Gifts and bequests in
- § 97.745 — Prohibited acts;
- § 97.750 — Permitted acts; notice
- § 97.760 — Civil action by Indian
- § 97.772 — Definition of historic
- § 97.774 — Oregon Commission on
- § 97.776 — Commission members;
- § 97.778 — Chairperson; quorum;
- § 97.782 — Listing of historic
- § 97.784 — Executive secretary;
- § 97.810 — Endowment care and
- § 97.813 — Standards of care for
- § 97.820 — Placing cemetery under
- § 97.823 — Prohibitions related
- § 97.825 — Suits to enforce
- § 97.830 — Investment and
- § 97.835 — Limitation of duties
- § 97.840 — Cemetery authority
- § 97.843 — Endowment and special
- § 97.849 — Authority of
- § 97.852 — Receivership of
- § 97.810 — to 97.865 to religious, county and city cemeteries
- § 97.870 — Unused and uncared for
- § 97.880 — Resolution declaring a
- § 97.910 — Disuse as prima facie
- § 97.920 — Judgment declaring
- § 97.931 — Registration of
- § 97.933 — Certification of
- § 97.935 — Registration of master
- § 97.936 — Emergency orders of
- § 97.937 — Deposit of trust funds
- § 97.939 — Prearrangement or
- § 97.941 — Prearrangement or
- § 97.942 — Appointment of
- § 97.943 — Distributions from
- § 97.944 — Distributions from
- § 97.945 — Funeral and Cemetery
- § 97.946 — Advertising and
- § 97.947 — Examination of
- § 97.948 — Grounds for discipline
- § 97.949 — Notification by
- § 97.955 — Purpose of anatomical
- § 97.957 — Methods of making
- § 97.959 — Revocation or
- § 97.961 — Refusal to make
- § 97.963 — Effect of making,
- § 97.965 — Persons authorized to
- § 97.967 — Methods for making,
- § 97.969 — Authorized recipients
- § 97.970 — Search for document of
- § 97.971 — Delivery of document
- § 97.972 — Rights and duties of
- § 97.973 — Coordination of
- § 97.974 — Immunity of persons
- § 97.976 — Law governing validity
- § 97.977 — Donor registry; duty
- § 97.978 — Resolution of conflict
- § 97.979 — Cooperation between
- § 97.980 — Facilitation of
- § 97.981 — Purchase or sale of
- § 97.982 — Alteration of document
- § 97.983 — Relation to Electronic
- § 97.984 — Liability of executor
- § 97.985 — Transplants not
- § 97.987 — Department of
- § 97.937 — 97.994 Penalties for ORS
- § 97.010 — Definitions
- § 97.990 — and 97.994:
- § 97.012 — Exclusion of services and merchandise offered under transportation protection
- § 97.012 — was enacted into law by the
- § 97.020 — Exemption of certain organizations and cemeteries from certain sections of
- § 97.550 — relating to private cemeteries do not apply to:
- § 97.030 — Vested
- § 97.920 — and 97.990 acquires any vested right by virtue thereof which the
- § 97.040 — Private
- § 97.810 — to 97.920 and 97.990 do not apply to private family burial grounds where
- § 97.050 — [1977 c.183 §1; 1983 c.526 §4;
- § 97.055 — [1977 c.183 §2; 1979 c.211 §1;
- § 97.060 — [1977 c.183 §3; renumbered 127.615
- § 97.065 — [1977 c.183 §4; renumbered 127.620
- § 97.070 — [1977 c.183 §5; renumbered 127.625
- § 97.075 — [1977 c.183 §6; repealed by 1983
- § 97.080 — [1977 c.183 §7; renumbered 127.630
- § 97.082 — Consent
- § 97.082 — was enacted into law by the
- § 97.083 — [1983 c.526 §1; renumbered 127.635
- § 97.084 — [1983 c.526 §2; renumbered 127.640
- § 97.085 — [1977 c.183 §§8,9,10; renumbered
- § 97.090 — [1977 c.183 §11; renumbered
- § 97.110 — Human
- § 97.120 — Human
- § 97.130 — Right
- § 97.132 — [1961 c.674 §1; repealed by 1969
- § 97.134 — [1961 c.674 §§2,3; repealed by
- § 97.140 — [Repealed by 1957 c.423 §1 (97.141
- § 97.141 — [1957 c.423 §2 (97.141 and 97.145
- § 97.145 — Liability for failure to conform to written instrument directing control of
- § 97.145 — enacted in lieu of 97.140); 1997 c.472 §2; 2021 c.296 §4]
- § 97.150 — Disposition of cremated remains; procedures; notice; limitations on liability
- § 97.153 — Diagnostic or therapeutic radioisotopes in body
- § 97.153 — was enacted into law by the
- § 97.160 — Duty of
- § 97.170 — Disposition of unclaimed body of deceased person; rules
- § 97.180 — Period
- § 97.190 — Post-mortem examination of body
- § 97.200 — Disposition of remains after use
- § 97.205 — Prohibition against accepting consideration for public display of human
- § 97.205 — and 97.207 were added to
- § 97.207 — Civil
- § 97.210 — Exceptions to application of ORS 97.170 to 97.200; rules
- § 97.220 — Disinterment
- § 97.223 — Interment or temporary storage of human remains in case of natural disaster or
- § 97.230 — [Repealed by 1973 c.286 §1]
- § 97.231 — Definitions
- § 97.234 — County
- § 97.237 — Veterans remains coordinator to report to county veterans service officer
- § 97.240 — Funeral
- § 97.243 — Veterans remains coordinator to report veteran status information to U.S.
- § 97.246 — Veterans remains coordinator and county veterans service officer to carry out
- § 97.250 — [1969 c.175 §1; repealed by 1995
- § 97.255 — [1969 c.175 §3; repealed by 1995
- § 97.260 — [1969 c.175 §2; repealed by 1995
- § 97.265 — [1969 c.175 §4; 1973 c.823 §§98,157;
- § 97.268 — [1985 c.379 §1; repealed by 1995
- § 97.270 — [1969 c.175 §5; repealed by 1995
- § 97.275 — [1969 c.175 §6; 1969 c.591 §278a;
- § 97.280 — [1969 c.175 §7; repealed by 1995
- § 97.285 — [1969 c.175 §8; repealed by 1995
- § 97.290 — [1969 c.175 §9; repealed by 1995
- § 97.295 — [Formerly 116.115; 1995 c.717 §11;
- § 97.300 — [1969 c.271 §1; 1995 c.717 §12;
- § 97.310 — Survey
- § 97.320 — Filing
- § 97.330 — When
- § 97.340 — Effect
- § 97.330 — and 97.360 (1), neither the dedication nor the title of a plot owner
- § 97.350 — Dedication to cemetery purposes not invalid
- § 97.010 — to 97.040, 97.110 to 97.450, 97.510 to 97.730, 97.810 to 97.920 and
- § 97.990 — is not invalid as violating any laws against perpetuities or the
- § 97.360 — Resurvey and alteration in shape or size; vacation of streets, walks, driveways
- § 97.370 — Fixing
- § 97.380 — Hearing; order allowing replatting
- § 97.390 — Assessment of benefits and damages
- § 97.400 — Disposal of newly created lots; disposition and use of proceeds from sale;
- § 97.410 — Right
- § 97.420 — Effect
- § 97.430 — Declaration of exercise of police power and right of eminent domain
- § 97.440 — Removal
- § 97.445 — Vacating county interest in cemetery real property
- § 97.450 — Discontinuance of cemetery and removal of remains and markers
- § 97.460 — Requirements for establishment of cemetery or burial park
- § 97.510 — Sale
- § 97.520 — Sale or
- § 97.530 — Commission, bonus or rebate for sale of plot or services
- § 97.540 — Commission, bonus or rebate for recommendation of cemetery
- § 97.550 — Plots
- § 97.560 — Presumption of sole ownership in grantee of plot
- § 97.570 — Spouse
- § 97.580 — Divestiture of spouses right of interment
- § 97.590 — Transfer of plot or right of interment
- § 97.600 — Descent
- § 97.610 — Determining occupant of burial plot having co-owners
- § 97.620 — Death
- § 97.630 — Family
- § 97.640 — Waiver
- § 97.650 — Limitations upon vested right of interment
- § 97.660 — Lands
- § 97.660 — to 97.680 were enacted into
- § 97.665 — Revenues; restrictions on uses of revenue
- § 97.670 — Selling
- § 97.675 — Burial
- § 97.680 — Recording plan; power to improve and regulate grounds
- § 97.710 — Power
- § 97.720 — Record
- § 97.725 — Disposal of unclaimed burial spaces; notice; form of notice; claims
- § 97.730 — Gifts
- § 97.740 — Definitions for ORS 97.740 to 97.760
- § 97.745 — Prohibited acts; application; notice
- § 97.750 — Permitted acts; notice
- § 97.760 — Civil
- § 97.745 — (1);
- § 97.770 — [1995 c.457 §7; repealed by 1999
- § 97.771 — [1995 c.457 §1; 1997 c.632 §1;
- § 97.772 — Definition of historic cemetery.
- § 97.772 — to 97.784 were enacted into
- § 97.773 — [1995 c.457 §3; repealed by 1999
- § 97.774 — Oregon Commission
- § 97.775 — [1995 c.457 §4; repealed by 1999
- § 97.776 — Commission members; nominations
- § 97.777 — [1995 c.457 §5; repealed by 1999
- § 97.778 — Chairperson; quorum; meetings
- § 97.779 — [1995 c.457 §6; repealed by 1999
- § 97.780 — Duties
- § 97.782 — Listing
- § 97.784 — Executive secretary; support services
- § 97.810 — Endowment care and nonendowed care cemeteries
- § 97.813 — Standards of care for and public access to endowment care cemeteries; rules
- § 97.813 — was added to and made a
- § 97.820 — Placing
- § 97.823 — Prohibitions related to endowment care cemeteries
- § 97.823 — was added to and made a
- § 97.825 — Suits
- § 97.920 — and 97.990
- § 97.830 — Investment and reinvestment of principal of endowed care funds; use and
- § 97.835 — Limitation of duties and liability of trustee
- § 97.840 — Cemetery authority authorized to receive and hold gifts of property;
- § 97.843 — Endowment and special care funds are charitable
- § 97.846 — Agreements for care
- § 97.849 — Authority of Department of Consumer and Business Services to take action
- § 97.849 — was added to and made a
- § 97.850 — [Renumbered 97.843 in 2019]
- § 97.852 — Receivership of endowment care cemetery
- § 97.852 — was added to and made a
- § 97.860 — [Renumbered 97.846 in 2019]
- § 97.865 — Application of ORS 97.810 to 97.865 to religious, county and city cemeteries
- § 97.870 — Unused
- § 97.880 — Resolution declaring a nuisance
- § 97.890 — Complaint
- § 97.900 — Summons
- § 97.910 — Disuse
- § 97.920 — Judgment declaring nuisance, authorizing abatement and creating and foreclosing
- § 97.923 — Definitions for ORS 97.923 to 97.949
- § 97.949 — and that has fiduciary responsibility for the uniform administration of
- § 97.923 — to 97.949 were enacted into
- § 97.925 — Purpose
- § 97.926 — Rulemaking authority
- § 97.927 — Applicability of ORS 97.923 to 97.949
- § 97.928 — Prohibitions
- § 97.929 — Exceptions to ORS 97.923 to 97.949
- § 97.930 — [1977 c.715 §§2,3; renumbered
- § 97.931 — Registration of salesperson for endowment care cemeteries, preconstruction
- § 97.933 — Certification of provider of prearrangement or preconstruction sales; annual
- § 97.935 — Registration of master trustees; annual reports; rules; annual audits; fees
- § 97.936 — Emergency
- § 97.937 — Deposit
- § 97.939 — Prearrangement or preconstruction sales contracts; contents; delivery
- § 97.941 — Prearrangement or preconstruction trust fund deposits
- § 97.994 — and 692.180 directly to a master trustee or depository within five
- § 97.942 — Appointment of receiver; criteria
- § 97.943 — Distributions from prearrangement trust fund deposits
- § 97.944 — Distributions from preconstruction trust fund deposits
- § 97.945 — Funeral
- § 97.923 — to 97.949, 97.992, 97.994 and 692.180
- § 97.946 — Advertising and marketing prohibitions
- § 97.947 — Examination of providers and master trustees by director; subpoena power;
- § 97.923 — to 97.949, the rules of the director and any other laws of this state
- § 97.948 — Grounds
- § 97.949 — Notification by director to appropriate federal, state or local law enforcement
- § 97.950 — [1995 c.717 §1; 1997 c.472 §4;
- § 97.951 — Short
- § 97.951 — to 97.982 were enacted into
- § 97.952 — [1995 c.717 §2; 1997 c.472 §5;
- § 97.953 — Definitions for ORS 97.951 to 97.982
- § 97.954 — [1995 c.717 §3; 1997 c.472 §6;
- § 97.955 — Purpose
- § 97.956 — [1995 c.717 §4; 1997 c.472 §7;
- § 97.957 — Methods
- § 97.958 — [1995 c.717 §5; 1997 c.472 §8;
- § 97.959 — Revocation or amendment of anatomical gift by donor or agent or guardian of
- § 97.960 — [1995 c.717 §6; 1997 c.472 §9;
- § 97.961 — Refusal
- § 97.962 — [1995 c.717 §7; repealed by 2007
- § 97.963 — Effect
- § 97.959 — is not a refusal and does not prohibit another person specified in ORS
- § 97.955 — or 97.965 from making an anatomical gift of the donors body or body
- § 97.964 — [1995 c.717 §8; 2005 c.505 §5;
- § 97.965 — Persons
- § 97.966 — [Formerly 97.295; 2007 c.681 §30;
- § 97.967 — Methods
- § 97.965 — may be:
- § 97.968 — [Formerly 97.300; renumbered
- § 97.969 — Authorized recipients of anatomical gifts; purposes for which gift may be used
- § 97.970 — Search
- § 97.971 — Delivery of document of gift or refusal not required; right to examine
- § 97.972 — Rights
- § 97.973 — Coordination
- § 97.974 — Immunity of persons acting in accordance with ORS 97.951 to 97.982
- § 97.975 — [Formerly 97.930; renumbered
- § 97.976 — Law
- § 97.977 — Donor
- § 97.978 — Resolution of conflict between potential anatomical gift and advance directive
- § 97.951 — to 97.982, to make health care decisions for the prospective donor
- § 97.979 — Cooperation between medical examiner and procurement organization
- § 97.980 — Facilitation of anatomical gift from decedent whose body is under jurisdiction
- § 97.981 — Purchase or sale of body parts prohibited
- § 97.982 — Alteration of document of anatomical gift prohibited
- § 97.983 — Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act
- § 97.982 — modify, limit and supersede the Electronic Signatures in Global and
- § 97.983 — was enacted into law by the
- § 97.984 — Liability of executor who carries out anatomical gift
- § 97.957 — before issuance of letters testamentary or under a will which is not
- § 97.985 — Transplants not covered by implied warranty
- § 97.987 — Department of Transportation use of federal moneys for cemetery care
- § 97.990 — Penalties
- § 97.170 — to 97.210 or who refuses to deliver possession of such body according to
- § 97.992 — Penalties for ORS 97.937
- § 97.994 — Penalties for ORS 97.931, 97.933, 97.941 and 97.943