Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 97 § 97.170 — to 97.210 or who refuses to deliver possession of such body according to
Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 97 ·
Oregon Code § 97.170·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
to 97.210 or who refuses to deliver possession of such body according to
the provisions of ORS 97.170 to 97.210 or who mutilates or permits any such
body to be mutilated so that it is not valuable for anatomical purposes or who
refuses or neglects to perform any of the duties enjoined upon the officer,
agent or employee by ORS 97.170 to 97.210, commits a Class A misdemeanor.
(3) Violation of
ORS 97.520, 97.530 or 97.540 is a Class A misdemeanor.
(4) Any person,
association or corporation who operates a cemetery, mausoleum or columbarium
contrary to the provisions of ORS 97.020 to 97.040, 97.110 to 97.130, 97.145,
97.150, 97.220, 97.310 to 97.360 (1), 97.440, 97.510 to 97.560, 97.710, 97.720,
97.810, 97.820, 97.830 and 97.840 to 97.846 commits a Class B misdemeanor.
(5)(a) Violation
of ORS 97.745 is a Class C felony.
(b) In addition
to any other sentence provided by law for criminal violations of ORS 97.745,
the judge shall impose a penalty not to exceed $10,000 on any person convicted
of a criminal violation of ORS 97.745.
(6) In addition
to the penalty of subsection (5) of this section, any native Indian artifacts
or human remains taken by, or in possession of, any person sentenced under
subsection (5) of this section and all equipment used in the violation may be
ordered forfeited by the court in which conviction occurs, and may be disposed
of as the court directs. [Subsections (5) to (7) enacted as 1977 c.183 §12;
subsection (8) enacted as 1977 c.647 §4; 1979 c.420 §3; 1983 c.526 §6; 1985
c.198 §5; subsections (5) to (7) renumbered 127.990 in 1991; subsection (5)(b)
of 1995 Edition enacted as 1995 c.543 §3; 2011 c.597 §156; 2015 c.651 §5]
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Key Points
01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 97.170
03Subject to legislative amendments
04Consult a licensed attorney for application to specific cases
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