ORS 146.003
Definitions for ORS 146.003 to 146.189 and 146.710 to 146.992


As used in ORS 146.003 (Definitions for ORS 146.003 to 146.189 and 146.710 to 146.992) to 146.189 (Use of records to identify human remains and missing persons) and 146.710 (Definition for ORS 146.710 to 146.780) to 146.992 (Penalties), unless the context requires otherwise:

(1)

“Approved laboratory” means a laboratory approved by the Chief Medical Examiner as competent to perform the blood sample analysis required by ORS 146.113 (Authority to order removal of body fluids) (2).

(2)

“Assistant district medical examiner” means a physician appointed by the district medical examiner to investigate and certify deaths within a county or district.

(3)

“Cause of death” means the primary or basic disease process or injury ending life.

(4)

“Death requiring investigation” means the death of a person occurring in any one of the circumstances set forth in ORS 146.090 (Deaths requiring investigation).

(5)

“District medical examiner” means a physician appointed by the Chief Medical Examiner to investigate and certify deaths within a county or district, including a Deputy State Medical Examiner.

(6)

“Law enforcement agency” means a county sheriff’s office, municipal police department, police department established by a university under ORS 352.121 (University police departments and officers) or 353.125 (Creation of police department and commission of police officers) and the Oregon State Police.

(7)

“Legal intervention” includes an execution pursuant to ORS 137.463 (Death warrant hearing), 137.467 (Delivery of warrant when place of trial changed) and 137.473 (Means of inflicting death) and other legal use of force resulting in death.

(8)

“Manner of death” means the designation of the probable mode of production of the cause of death, including natural, accidental, suicidal, homicidal, legal intervention or undetermined.

(9)

“Medical examiner” means a physician appointed as provided by ORS 146.003 (Definitions for ORS 146.003 to 146.189 and 146.710 to 146.992) to 146.189 (Use of records to identify human remains and missing persons) to investigate and certify the cause and manner of deaths requiring investigation, including the Chief Medical Examiner.

(10)

“Medical-legal death investigator” means a person appointed by the district medical examiner to assist in the investigation of deaths within a county.

(11)

“Pathologist” means a physician holding a current license to practice medicine and surgery and who is eligible for certification by the American Board of Pathology.

(12)

“Unidentified human remains” does not include human remains that are unidentified human remains that are part of an archaeological site or suspected of being Native American and covered under ORS chapters 97 and 390 and ORS 358.905 (Definitions for ORS 358.905 to 358.961) to 358.961 (Time limitations on actions or proceedings). [1973 c.408 §1a; 1995 c.744 §17; 2007 c.500 §1; 2011 c.506 §18; 2013 c.180 §18; 2017 c.151 §3]

Source: Section 146.003 — Definitions for ORS 146.003 to 146.189 and 146.710 to 146.992, https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors146.­html.

146.003
Definitions for ORS 146.003 to 146.189 and 146.710 to 146.992
146.015
State Medical Examiner Advisory Board
146.025
Functions of board
146.035
Chief Medical Examiner
146.045
Duties of Chief Medical Examiner
146.055
Advice
146.065
Local medical examiners
146.075
District office duties
146.080
Assistant district medical examiner
146.085
Medical-legal death investigators
146.088
Officer or employee of public body
146.090
Deaths requiring investigation
146.095
Investigation
146.100
Where death considered to have occurred
146.103
Removal of body, effects or weapons prohibited without consent
146.107
Authority to enter and secure certain premises
146.109
Notification of next of kin
146.113
Authority to order removal of body fluids
146.117
Autopsies
146.121
Disposition of body
146.125
Disposition of personal property
146.135
Authority to order inquest
146.145
Jury of inquest
146.155
Inquest proceedings
146.165
Verdict
146.171
Unidentified human remains
146.174
Medical examiner to provide information about unidentified human remains
146.177
Procedures for investigating missing persons
146.181
Missing persons
146.184
Medical practitioners to provide information about missing persons
146.187
DNA sample
146.189
Use of records to identify human remains and missing persons
146.710
Definition for ORS 146.710 to 146.780
146.730
Investigation
146.740
Reports of medical examiner
146.750
Injuries to be reported to law enforcement agency
146.760
Immunity of participant in making of report
146.780
Confidentiality of records and reports
146.992
Penalties
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