Section 146.090 – Deaths requiring investigation.
(1) The medical examiner shall investigate and certify the cause and manner of all human deaths: (a) Apparently homicidal, suicidal or occurring under suspicious or unknown circumstances; (b) Resulting from the unlawful use of controlled substances or the use or abuse of chemicals or toxic agents; (c) Occurring while incarcerated in any jail, correction facility […]
Section 146.095 – Investigation; certification; report; training.
(1) The district medical examiner and the district attorney for the county where death occurs, as provided by ORS 146.100 (2), shall be responsible for the investigation of all deaths requiring investigation. (2) The medical examiner shall certify the manner and the cause of all deaths which the medical examiner is required to investigate. The […]
Section 146.100 – Where death considered to have occurred; notification of death required.
(1) Death investigations shall be under the direction of the district medical examiner and the district attorney for the county where the death occurs. (2) For purposes of ORS 146.003 to 146.189, if the county where death occurs is unknown, the death shall be deemed to have occurred in the county where the body is […]
Section 146.103 – Removal of body, effects or weapons prohibited without consent.
(1) In a death requiring an investigation, no person shall move a human body or body suspected of being human, or remove any of the effects of the deceased or instruments or weapons related to the death without the permission of a medical examiner, medical-legal death investigator or the district attorney. (2) No person shall […]
Section 146.107 – Authority to enter and secure certain premises; court order.
(1) A medical examiner, medical-legal death investigator or district attorney may enter any room, dwelling, building or other place in which the medical examiner, medical-legal death investigator or district attorney has reasonable cause to believe that a body or evidence of the circumstances of death requiring investigation may be found. (2) If refused entry, the […]
Section 146.025 – Functions of board.
In addition to the duties set forth in ORS 146.015 the State Medical Examiner Advisory Board shall: (1) Recommend to the Oregon Department of Administrative Services the qualifications and compensation for the positions of Chief Medical Examiner and Deputy State Medical Examiner. (2) Recommend to the county courts the compensation of the district medical examiners […]
Section 146.035 – Chief Medical Examiner; personnel; records; right to examine records.
(1) There is established within the Department of State Police the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner for the purpose of directing and supporting the state death investigation program. (2) The Chief Medical Examiner shall manage all aspects of the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner’s program. (3) Subject to the State Personnel Relations Law, […]
Section 146.045 – Duties of Chief Medical Examiner; persons missing at sea, in wilderness or in forested environment.
(1) After consultation with the State Medical Examiner Advisory Board, the Chief Medical Examiner shall appoint each Deputy State Medical Examiner. (2) The Chief Medical Examiner shall: (a) Appoint and discharge each district medical examiner as provided by ORS 146.065 (2). (b) Designate those pathologists authorized to perform autopsies under ORS 146.117 (2). (c) Approve […]
Section 146.055 – Advice; autopsies; training programs; report.
(1) The Chief Medical Examiner shall assist and advise district medical examiners in the performance of their duties. (2) The Chief Medical Examiner shall perform autopsies, if in the judgment of the Chief Medical Examiner such autopsy is necessary in any death requiring investigation, when requested by a medical examiner or district attorney. (3) The […]
Section 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 […]