ORS 146.065
Local medical examiners

  • appointment
  • Deputy State Medical Examiner

(1)

In each county there shall be a medical examiner for the purpose of investigating and certifying the cause and manner of deaths requiring investigation.

(2)

Each district medical examiner shall be appointed by the Chief Medical Examiner with approval of the appropriate board or boards of commissioners and may be discharged by the Chief Medical Examiner without such approval.

(3)

If the position of district medical examiner is vacant, the local health officer shall temporarily act as medical examiner in cooperation with the Chief Medical Examiner until the vacancy is filled.

(4)

If the positions of district medical examiner and local health officer are both vacant, the district attorney shall temporarily act as medical examiner in cooperation with the Chief Medical Examiner until the vacancy is filled.

(5)

Two or more counties, with the approval of the State Medical Examiner Advisory Board and commissioners of each county, may form a district medical examiner’s office instead of an office for each such county.

(6)

When a county or district has a population of 200,000 or more persons, the Chief Medical Examiner may, with the approval of the State Medical Examiner Advisory Board, appoint a Deputy State Medical Examiner for that county or district.

(7)

The compensation of the Deputy State Medical Examiner shall be paid by the state from funds available for such purpose.

(8)

The services of the Deputy State Medical Examiner may be contracted by the Department of State Police. These contracts may be terminated by either party at any time by written notice to the other party to the agreement and, upon termination, the appointment of such Deputy State Medical Examiner is terminated. [1973 c.408 §7; 1995 c.744 §11; 2015 c.736 §50; 2017 c.151 §9]

Source: Section 146.065 — Local medical examiners; appointment; Deputy State Medical Examiner, https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors146.­html.

See annotations under ORS 146.420 in permanent edition.

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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Current through early 2024

§ 146.065’s source at oregon​.gov