Oregon Statutes 692.415 – Report of death filing fee; use of funds; rules
(1) The State Mortuary and Cemetery Board shall impose and collect a filing fee of $30 for each report of death. The board shall deposit the amount received into the State Mortuary and Cemetery Board Account established under ORS § 692.375. The fee shall be used as follows:
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 692.415
- Board: means the State Mortuary and Cemetery Board. See Oregon Statutes 692.010
- Cemetery: means any one, or a combination of more than one, of the following, in a place used, or intended to be used, and dedicated, for cemetery purposes:
(a) A burial park, for earth interments;
(b) A mausoleum, for crypt interments;
(c) A columbarium, for permanent interments of cremated or reduced remains;
(d) A scattering garden or other designated area above or below ground where a person may pay to establish a memorial of cremated or reduced remains; or
(e) A cenotaph, the primary purpose of which is to provide an area where a person may pay to establish a memorial to honor a person whose remains may be interred elsewhere or whose remains cannot be recovered. See Oregon Statutes 692.010
(a) $16 to be used to carry out the requirements of ORS § 97.170 (5); and
(b) $14 to be used in the same manner as other funds credited to the account are used.
(2) The board shall adopt rules regarding the use of the fee described in subsection (1) of this section and shall consider historical data related to expenditures made for the purposes of carrying out the requirements of ORS § 97.170 (5) and 692.375. Expenditures relating to the administration of the fee may not exceed five percent of the moneys collected. [Formerly 413.825; 2021 c.352 § 1]
692.415 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS Chapter 692 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
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