Chapter 9
AN ACT
SB 32
Relating to disclosure of information regarding cremated remains;
amending ORS 409.742; and declaring an emergency.
Be It Enacted by the People of
the State of
SECTION 1.
ORS 409.742 is amended to read:
409.742. (1)
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Department of Human Services [may disclose, for the following purposes,]
shall disclose to the general public the name and the dates of birth and
death of a person[, if known,] whose
cremated remains are in the possession of the department for the purpose of:
[(1) Interment of the cremated remains; or]
[(2) Creation of a memorial to those persons whose cremated remains are
not claimed or interred.]
(a) Giving a family
member of the person an opportunity to claim the cremated remains; and
(b) Creating a memorial
for those persons whose cremated remains are not claimed.
(2) If an individual
contacts the department to determine whether the department is in possession of
the cremated remains of a family member of the individual and the department
determines that the department is in possession of the cremated remains, the
department shall disclose to the individual that the department is in
possession of the cremated remains and offer the individual the opportunity to
claim the remains.
(3) As used in this
section, “family member” means any individual related by blood, marriage or
adoption to a person whose cremated remains are in the possession of the
department.
SECTION 2. This
2007 Act being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace,
health and safety, an emergency is declared to exist, and this 2007 Act takes
effect on its passage.
Approved by the Governor March 29, 2007
Filed in the office of Secretary of State March 29, 2007
Effective date March 29, 2007
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