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OR Rev Stat § 97.680 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 03 - Landlord-Tenant, Domestic Relations, Probate|Chapter 097 - Rights and Duties Relating to Cemeteries, Human Bodies and Anatomical Gift|Section 97.680 - Recording plan; power to improve and regulate grounds.

(1) As used in this section, "plan" means a document indicating the placement of lots or burial spaces, and of the niches or inurnment spaces in the buildings erected thereon, as established and authorized by the cemetery authority. (2) A nonprofit corporation organized and existing solely for the purposes of owning and operating a cemetery or cremating or reducing the bodies of deceased persons and burying and caring for cremated or reduced remains shall cause a plan of its land and grounds and of the lots laid out by it and of the niches or burial space in the buildings erected thereon to be made and recorded in the county in which such grounds and land are located, such lots or spaces to be numbered by regular consecutive numbers. Such corporation may enclose, improve, and adorn the grounds, buildings, and avenues, prescribe rules for the designation, improvement and adorning of lots and burial spaces and for erecting monuments, and prohibit any use, division, improvement or adornment of a lot or burial space which it may deem improper. [Formerly 65.875; 2021 c.296 §16] Note: The amendments to 97.680 by section 16, chapter 296, Oregon Laws 2021, become operative July 1, 2022. See section 33, chapter 296, Oregon Laws 2021. The text that is operative until July 1, 2022, is set forth for the user’s convenience. (1) As used in this section, "plan" means a document indicating the placement of lots or burial spaces, and of the niches or inurnment spaces in the buildings erected thereon, as established and authorized by the cemetery authority. (2) A nonprofit corporation organized and existing solely for the purposes of owning and operating a cemetery or cremating dead bodies and burying and caring for incinerate remains shall cause a plan of its land and grounds and of the lots laid out by it and of the niches or burial space in the buildings erected thereon to be made and recorded in the county in which such grounds and land are located, such lots or spaces to be numbered by regular consecutive numbers. Such corporation may enclose, improve, and adorn the grounds, buildings, and avenues, prescribe rules for the designation, improvement and adorning of lots and burial spaces and for erecting monuments, and prohibit any use, division, improvement or adornment of a lot or burial space which it may deem improper. Note: See note under 97.660.
OR Rev Stat § 97.710 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 03 - Landlord-Tenant, Domestic Relations, Probate|Chapter 097 - Rights and Duties Relating to Cemeteries, Human Bodies and Anatomical Gift|Section 97.710 - Power of cemetery authority to make rules and regulations.

(1) The cemetery authority may make and enforce rules and regulations for: (a) The use, care, control, management, restriction and protection of its cemetery; (b) Restricting and limiting the use of all property within its cemetery; (c) Regulating the uniformity, class and kind of all markers, monuments and other structures within its cemetery; (d) Prohibiting the erection of monuments, markers or other structures in or upon any portion of its property; (e) Regulating or preventing the erection of monuments, effigies and structures within any portion of the cemetery grounds and for the removal thereof; (f) Regulating the care or preventing the introduction of plants or shrubs within such grounds; (g) Preventing the interment in any part thereof of a body not entitled to interment therein; (h) Preventing the use of burial plots for purposes violative of its restrictions; (i) Regulating the conduct of persons and preventing improper assemblages therein; and (j) All other purposes deemed necessary by the cemetery authority for the proper conduct of its business and the protection and safeguarding of the premises and the principles, plans and ideals on which the cemetery was organized. (2) The cemetery authority from time to time may amend, add to, revise, change or modify such rules and regulations. (3) Such rules and regulations shall be plainly printed or typewritten and maintained, subject to inspection, in the office of the cemetery authority.
OR Rev Stat § 97.720 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 03 - Landlord-Tenant, Domestic Relations, Probate|Chapter 097 - Rights and Duties Relating to Cemeteries, Human Bodies and Anatomical Gift|Section 97.720 - Record of interments, cremations and reductions; inspection.

(1) The person in charge of any premises on which interments, cremations or reductions are made shall keep a record of all remains interred or cremated or reduced on the premises under the person’s charge, in each case stating the name of each deceased person, the date of interment, cremation or reduction, and the name and address of the funeral service practitioner. The interment records shall be open to inspection by survivors of the decedent during the customary office hours of the cemetery authority. (2) A record shall be kept of the ownership of all plots in the cemetery which have been conveyed by the cemetery authority and of all transfers of plots in the cemetery. [Amended by 2021 c.296 §17] Note: The amendments to 97.720 by section 17, chapter 296, Oregon Laws 2021, become operative July 1, 2022. See section 33, chapter 296, Oregon Laws 2021. The text that is operative until July 1, 2022, is set forth for the user’s convenience. (1) The person in charge of any premises on which interments or cremations are made shall keep a record of all remains interred or cremated on the premises under the person’s charge, in each case stating the name of each deceased person, the date of interment or cremation, and the name and address of the funeral service practitioner. The interment records shall be open to inspection by survivors of the decedent during the customary office hours of the cemetery authority. (2) A record shall be kept of the ownership of all plots in the cemetery which have been conveyed by the cemetery authority and of all transfers of plots in the cemetery.
OR Rev Stat § 97.730 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 03 - Landlord-Tenant, Domestic Relations, Probate|Chapter 097 - Rights and Duties Relating to Cemeteries, Human Bodies and Anatomical Gift|Section 97.730 - Gifts and bequests in trust for cemeteries.

Gifts, grants and bequests of personal property in trust for the purpose of providing perpetual care and maintenance, improvement or embellishment of private burial lots in or outside of cemeteries and of the walks, fences, monuments, structures or tombs thereon, are permitted and shall be deemed to be for perpetual and benevolent uses. They are not invalid by reason of any indefiniteness or uncertainty of the persons designated as beneficiaries in the instrument creating the trust; nor are they invalid as violating any existing laws against perpetuities or suspension of the power of alienation of title to property. But nothing in this section affects any existing authority or cause to pass upon the reasonableness of the amount of such gift, grant or bequest. Any cemetery association may act as trustee of and execute any such trust with respect to lots, walks, fences, monuments, structures or tombs, both within or outside its own cemetery limits, but within the county where such cemetery association has its principal office and place of business, whether such power is otherwise included in its corporate powers or not.
OR Rev Stat § 97.740 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 03 - Landlord-Tenant, Domestic Relations, Probate|Chapter 097 - Rights and Duties Relating to Cemeteries, Human Bodies and Anatomical Gift|Section 97.740 - Definitions for ORS 97.740 to 97.760.

For the purposes of ORS 97.740 to 97.760: (1) "Burial" has the meaning given that term in ORS 358.905. (2) "Funerary object" has the meaning given that term in ORS 358.905. (3) "Human remains" has the meaning given that term in ORS 358.905. (4) "Indian tribe" means any tribe of Indians recognized by the Secretary of the Interior or listed in the Klamath Termination Act, 25 U.S.C. 3564 et seq., or listed in the Western Oregon Indian Termination Act, 25 U.S.C. 3691 et seq., if the traditional cultural area of the tribe includes Oregon lands. (5) "Object of cultural patrimony" has the meaning given that term in ORS 358.905. (6) "Professional archaeologist" means a person who has extensive formal training and experience in systematic, scientific archaeology. (7) "Sacred object" has the meaning given that term in ORS 358.905. [1977 c.647 §1; 1981 c.442 §3; 1985 c.198 §2; 1993 c.459 §9; 1997 c.249 §34]
OR Rev Stat § 97.745 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 03 - Landlord-Tenant, Domestic Relations, Probate|Chapter 097 - Rights and Duties Relating to Cemeteries, Human Bodies and Anatomical Gift|Section 97.745 - Prohibited acts; application; notice.

(1) Except as provided in ORS 97.750, no person shall willfully remove, mutilate, deface, injure or destroy any cairn, burial, human remains, funerary object, sacred object or object of cultural patrimony of any native Indian. Persons disturbing native Indian cairns or burials through inadvertence, including by construction, mining, logging or agricultural activity, shall at their own expense reinter the human remains or funerary object under the supervision of the appropriate Indian tribe. (2) Except as authorized by the appropriate Indian tribe, no person shall: (a) Possess any native Indian artifacts, human remains or funerary object having been taken from a native Indian cairn or burial in a manner other than that authorized under ORS 97.750. (b) Publicly display or exhibit any native Indian human remains, funerary object, sacred object or object of cultural patrimony. (c) Sell any native Indian artifacts, human remains or funerary object having been taken from a native Indian cairn or burial or sell any sacred object or object of cultural patrimony. (3) This section does not apply to: (a) The possession or sale of native Indian artifacts discovered in or taken from locations other than native Indian cairns or burials; or (b) Actions taken in the performance of official law enforcement duties. (4) Any discovered human remains suspected to be native Indian shall be reported to the state police, the State Historic Preservation Officer, the appropriate Indian tribe and the Commission on Indian Services. [1977 c.647 §2; 1979 c.420 §1; 1981 c.442 §4; 1985 c.198 §1; 1993 c.459 §10]
OR Rev Stat § 97.750 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 03 - Landlord-Tenant, Domestic Relations, Probate|Chapter 097 - Rights and Duties Relating to Cemeteries, Human Bodies and Anatomical Gift|Section 97.750 - Permitted acts; notice.

(1) Any proposed excavation by a professional archaeologist of a native Indian cairn or burial shall be initiated only after prior written notification to the State Historic Preservation Officer and the state police, as defined in ORS 358.905, and with the prior written consent of the appropriate Indian tribe in the vicinity of the intended action. Failure of a tribe to respond to a request for permission within 30 days of its mailing shall be deemed consent. All associated material objects, funerary objects and human remains removed during such an excavation shall be reinterred at the archaeologist’s expense under the supervision of the Indian tribe. (2) In order to determine the appropriate Indian tribe under this section and ORS 97.745, a professional archaeologist or other person shall consult with the Commission on Indian Services which shall designate the appropriate tribe. [1977 c.647 §3; 1979 c.420 §2; 1981 c.442 §5; 1993 c.459 §11]
OR Rev Stat § 97.760 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 03 - Landlord-Tenant, Domestic Relations, Probate|Chapter 097 - Rights and Duties Relating to Cemeteries, Human Bodies and Anatomical Gift|Section 97.760 - Civil action by Indian tribe or member; time for commencing action; venue; damages; attorney fees.

(1) Apart from any criminal prosecution, an Indian tribe or enrolled member thereof shall have a civil action to secure an injunction, damages or other appropriate relief against any person who is alleged to have violated ORS 97.745. The action must be brought within two years of the discovery of the violation by the plaintiff. The action may be filed in the circuit court of the county in which the subject grave, cairn, remains or artifacts are located, or within which the defendant resides. (2) Any conviction pursuant to ORS 97.990 (5) shall be prima facie evidence of a violation of ORS 97.745 in an action brought under this section. (3) If the plaintiff prevails: (a) The court may grant injunctive or such other equitable relief as is appropriate, including forfeiture of any artifacts or remains acquired or equipment used in the violation. The court shall order the disposition of any items forfeited as it sees fit, including the reinterment of any human remains in accordance with ORS 97.745 (1); (b) The plaintiff shall recover imputed damages in an amount not to exceed $10,000 or actual damages, whichever is greater. Actual damages include special and general damages, which include damages for emotional distress; (c) The plaintiff may recover punitive damages upon proof that the violation was willful. Punitive damages may be recovered without proof of actual damages. All punitive damages shall be paid by the defendant to the Commission on Indian Services for the purposes of Indian historic preservation; and (d) An award of imputed or punitive damages may be made only once for a particular violation by a particular person, but shall not preclude the award of such damages based on violations by other persons or on other violations. (4) The court may award reasonable attorney fees to the prevailing party in an action under this section. [1981 c.442 §2; 1995 c.543 §1; 1995 c.618 §55]
OR Rev Stat § 97.772 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 03 - Landlord-Tenant, Domestic Relations, Probate|Chapter 097 - Rights and Duties Relating to Cemeteries, Human Bodies and Anatomical Gift|Section 97.772 - Definition of "historic cemetery."

For purposes of ORS 97.772 to 97.784, "historic cemetery" means any burial place that contains the remains of one or more persons who died before the date that is 75 years before the current date. [1999 c.731 §1; 2003 c.173 §1; 2021 c.22 §1] Note: 97.772 to 97.784 were enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but were not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 97 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
OR Rev Stat § 97.774 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 03 - Landlord-Tenant, Domestic Relations, Probate|Chapter 097 - Rights and Duties Relating to Cemeteries, Human Bodies and Anatomical Gift|Section 97.774 - Oregon Commission on Historic Cemeteries; terms.

(1) There is established within the State Parks and Recreation Department the Oregon Commission on Historic Cemeteries consisting of seven members appointed by the State Parks and Recreation Director. (2) The term of office of each member is four years, but a member serves at the pleasure of the director. Before the expiration of the term of a member, the director shall appoint a successor whose term begins on July 1 next following. A member is eligible for reappointment. If there is a vacancy for any cause, the director shall make an appointment to become immediately effective for the unexpired term. (3) A member of the commission is entitled to compensation and expenses as provided in ORS 292.495. [1999 c.731 §2; 2003 c.173 §2] Note: See note under 97.772.
OR Rev Stat § 97.776 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 03 - Landlord-Tenant, Domestic Relations, Probate|Chapter 097 - Rights and Duties Relating to Cemeteries, Human Bodies and Anatomical Gift|Section 97.776 - Commission members; nominations.

The members of the Oregon Commission on Historic Cemeteries must be citizens of this state who are well informed on the restoration and maintenance of historic cemeteries. The State Parks and Recreation Director shall select members from nominations made by organizations of local historic cemeteries, organizations of nonprofit cemeteries, the State Mortuary and Cemetery Board and statewide cemetery associations. The director shall try to appoint individuals to the commission who represent or are knowledgeable concerning Native American burial places, rural cemeteries, family burial places and metropolitan cemeteries. [1999 c.731 §4; 2003 c.173 §3] Note: See note under 97.772.
OR Rev Stat § 97.778 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 03 - Landlord-Tenant, Domestic Relations, Probate|Chapter 097 - Rights and Duties Relating to Cemeteries, Human Bodies and Anatomical Gift|Section 97.778 - Chairperson; quorum; meetings.

(1) The Oregon Commission on Historic Cemeteries shall select one of its members as chairperson and another as vice chairperson for such terms and with duties and powers necessary for the performance of the functions of such offices as the commission determines. (2) A majority of the members of the commission constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business. (3) The commission shall meet at least once every three months at a place, day and hour determined by the commission. The commission also shall meet at other times and places specified by the call of the chairperson or of a majority of the members of the commission. [1999 c.731 §5; 2003 c.173 §4] Note: See note under 97.772.
OR Rev Stat § 97.780 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 03 - Landlord-Tenant, Domestic Relations, Probate|Chapter 097 - Rights and Duties Relating to Cemeteries, Human Bodies and Anatomical Gift|Section 97.780 - Duties.

The Oregon Commission on Historic Cemeteries shall: (1) Maintain a listing of all historic cemeteries in this state. (2) Assist in coordination of restoration, renovation and maintenance of Oregon’s historic cemeteries. (3) Make recommendations to the State Parks and Recreation Director for projects and funding to help maintain and improve Oregon’s historic cemeteries. (4) Obtain grant funding and seek legislative appropriations for individual historic cemeteries and groups of historic cemeteries. (5) Make recommendations to the Legislative Assembly for changes in law that will help protect historic cemeteries as part of Oregon’s heritage. (6) Assist the director in locating and listing historic cemeteries. (7) Assist cemeteries listed as historic cemeteries with the commission to rehabilitate and maintain those cemeteries and to promote public education relating to historic cemeteries. (8) Establish a process to obtain advice from authorities on the subject of the care of old grave markers and graveyards as part of any restoration process. [1999 c.731 §6; 2003 c.173 §5] Note: See note under 97.772.
OR Rev Stat § 97.782 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 03 - Landlord-Tenant, Domestic Relations, Probate|Chapter 097 - Rights and Duties Relating to Cemeteries, Human Bodies and Anatomical Gift|Section 97.782 - Listing of historic cemeteries; form.

A historic cemetery that is not an operating cemetery, as defined in ORS 692.010, shall be listed with the Oregon Commission on Historic Cemeteries. An owner or any other person or association of individuals that maintains such a historic cemetery shall list the historic cemetery with the Oregon Commission on Historic Cemeteries on a form provided by the commission. No fee shall be required from a historic cemetery for listing. [1999 c.731 §7; 2003 c.173 §6] Note: See note under 97.772.
OR Rev Stat § 97.784 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 03 - Landlord-Tenant, Domestic Relations, Probate|Chapter 097 - Rights and Duties Relating to Cemeteries, Human Bodies and Anatomical Gift|Section 97.784 - Executive secretary; support services.

The State Parks and Recreation Department shall provide support services to the Oregon Commission on Historic Cemeteries. One staff person of the department shall be the executive secretary of the commission. [1999 c.731 §8; 2003 c.173 §7] Note: See note under 97.772.
OR Rev Stat § 97.813 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 03 - Landlord-Tenant, Domestic Relations, Probate|Chapter 097 - Rights and Duties Relating to Cemeteries, Human Bodies and Anatomical Gift|Section 97.813 - Standards of care for and public access to endowment care cemeteries; rules.

The Department of Consumer and Business Services, in collaboration with the State Mortuary and Cemetery Board, shall adopt rules relating to: (1) Minimum standards of care for the maintenance and operation of endowment care cemeteries; and (2) The ability of the public to access the premises of endowment care cemeteries. [2019 c.8 §4] Note: 97.813 was added to and made a part of 97.810 to 97.920 by legislative action but was not added to any smaller series therein. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
OR Rev Stat § 97.820 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 03 - Landlord-Tenant, Domestic Relations, Probate|Chapter 097 - Rights and Duties Relating to Cemeteries, Human Bodies and Anatomical Gift|Section 97.820 - Placing cemetery under endowed care; deposit; commingling endowment and special care funds; trustee or custodian of fund.

(1) Every cemetery authority that operates a cemetery may place its cemetery under endowed care and establish, maintain and operate an endowment care fund. All endowed care funds shall be deposited with and held solely by the trustee or custodian appointed by the cemetery authority. (2) Endowment care and special care funds may be commingled for investment and the income therefrom shall be divided between the endowment care and special care funds in the proportion that each fund contributed to the principal sum invested. The income of the endowment care fund may be used only to finance the care of the cemetery. (3) The cemetery authority shall appoint as sole trustee of the endowment care fund a trust company as defined in ORS 706.008 that is authorized to transact trust business in this state, or an insured institution as defined in ORS 706.008 that is authorized to accept deposits in this state. Such trust company or insured institution shall receive and accept the fund, including any accumulated endowment care fund in existence at the time of its appointment and perform such duties as are agreed upon in the agreement between it and the cemetery authority. An insured institution not qualified to transact trust business in this state may act as custodian of such endowment care fund provided: (a) The duties of the insured institution are essentially custodial or ministerial in nature; and (b) The insured institution invests the funds from such plan only in its own time or savings deposits. (4) The trustee or custodian may resign upon written notice to the cemetery authority or the cemetery authority may remove the trustee or custodian by written notice to it. In case of the resignation or removal of the trustee or custodian, the cemetery authority forthwith shall appoint a successor trustee or custodian and provide for the direct transfer of all endowed care funds and earnings thereon from the former trustee or custodian to the successor trustee or custodian. [Amended by 1955 c.545 §3; 1965 c.396 §5; 1985 c.450 §1; 1987 c.295 §2; 1993 c.18 §19; 1993 c.229 §22; 1993 c.318 §11; 1997 c.167 §2; 1997 c.631 §395; 2007 c.661 §6]