ORS 146.174
Medical examiner to provide information about unidentified human remains

  • identification

(1)

If a medical examiner is unable to determine the identity of human remains, the medical examiner shall, not later than 30 days after such remains are brought to the medical examiner’s attention, notify and provide to the Superintendent of State Police or the superintendent’s designee all information in the medical examiner’s records concerning the remains.

(2)

The medical examiner shall make reasonable attempts to promptly identify human remains and may consider procedures consistent with current forensic autopsy performance standards of the National Association of Medical Examiners. Reasonable attempts to identify human remains include, but are not limited to, obtaining:

(a)

Photographs of the remains prior to an autopsy;

(b)

Dental or skeletal X-rays of the remains;

(c)

Photographs of items found with the remains;

(d)

Fingerprints of the remains; and

(e)

Samples of tissue, bone or hair from the remains that are suitable for DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) analysis.

(3)

The medical examiner may not dispose of unidentified human remains, or take any action that materially affects the unidentified human remains, before the medical examiner completes the steps described in subsection (2) of this section. [Formerly 146.515]

Source: Section 146.174 — Medical examiner to provide information about unidentified human remains; identification, 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
Green check means up to date. Up to date

Current through early 2024

§ 146.174’s source at oregon​.gov