Oregon Statutes 226.520 – Definitions for ORS 226.510 to 226.640
As used in ORS § 226.510 to 226.640:
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 226.520
- City: includes any incorporated village or town. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
- Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
(1) ‘Abandoned cemetery’ means a cemetery in which remains have not been interred in the last five years and:
(a) That does not have a known owner;
(b) For which the last known owner is deceased and the title was not conveyed; or
(c) That was owned by an entity that no longer exists and that did not convey title.
(2) ‘Cemetery’ means a tract of land set apart by deed, will or otherwise, for a burial ground, or for the purpose of interring remains.
(3) ‘Diligent search’ means a search reasonably calculated to discover:
(a) Graves from the existence of monuments, contour of land and terrain, fencing, curbing and other evidences of the location of graves; and
(b) The location of remains and whether or not a given plot contains remains, for which it shall be sufficient to employ the method commonly known as probing.
(4) ‘Municipal corporation‘ means the governing body of a city incorporated under the laws of this state.
(5) ‘Remains’ means the remains of a deceased person.
(6) ‘Suitable location’ means a cemetery, now in existence or hereafter established, including a portion of a cemetery subject to the provisions of ORS § 226.510 to 226.640, where provision is made for the perpetual care and upkeep of the graves. [1953 c.298 § 2; 2005 c.22 § 173; 2017 c.160 § 4]