Or. Rev. Stat. § 97.231
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Oregon · Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 97 — Rights and Duties Relating to Cemeteries, Human Bodies and Anatomical Gifts · Status: effective
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- Or. Rev. Stat. § 97.231, Definitions, Oregon, version 1 as recorded 2026-10-04, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/2458296
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As used in ORS 97.231 to 97.246:
(1) “County veterans’ service officer” means a county veterans’ service officer appointed under ORS 408.410.
(2) “Eligible decedent” means the unclaimed cremated remains of a veteran or spouse, dependent or survivor of a veteran that are entitled to interment under federal law at a national cemetery administered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.
(3) “Funeral establishment” means a funeral establishment licensed under ORS 692.146.
(4) “Veteran” has the meaning given that term in ORS 408.225.
(5) “Veteran status information” means the data required by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs to verify that cremated remains are those of a veteran or spouse, dependent or survivor of a veteran for purposes of eligibility for interment in a national cemetery, including the person’s name, service number, Social Security number, date of birth, date of death, place of birth, branch of the service and military rank.
(6) “Veterans’ remains coordinator” means a person recognized by a county as a paid employee or unpaid volunteer authorized to verify and assist in the interment of unclaimed cremated remains of a veteran or spouse, dependent or survivor of a veteran.