Or. Rev. Stat. § 146.109
Notification of next of kin
Oregon · Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 146 — Investigations of Deaths, Injuries and Missing Persons · Status: effective
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- Or. Rev. Stat. § 146.109, Notification of next of kin, Oregon, version 1 as recorded 2026-10-04, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/2469152
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(1) Upon identifying the body, the medical examiner shall immediately attempt to locate the next of kin or responsible friends to obtain the designation of a funeral home to which the deceased is to be taken.
(2) If unable to promptly obtain a designation of funeral home from the next of kin or responsible friends, the medical examiner or medical-legal death investigator shall designate the funeral home. In designating the funeral home, the medical examiner or medical-legal death investigator shall be fair and equitable among the funeral homes listed in the office of the district medical examiner.