Chapter 132 Oregon Laws 2009

AN ACT

HB 2244

Relating to certificates of death; creating new provisions; amending ORS 432.312; and declaring an emergency.

Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:

SECTION 1. ORS 432.312 is amended to read:

          432.312. (1) The Department of Human Services shall impose and collect a filing fee of [$7] $20 for each certificate of death. Of the fee, [$2] $6 shall be deposited to the credit of the Public Health Account and used to carry out the purposes of ORS 97.170 (5) and [$5] $14 shall be deposited to the credit of the State Mortuary and Cemetery Board Account and used in the same manner as funds credited to the account under ORS 692.375.

          (2) The expenditures under ORS 97.170 (5) and 692.375 shall not exceed the funds collected under subsection (1) of this section, and in no event shall expenditure on the administration of the funds exceed five percent of the moneys collected.

SECTION 2. The amendments to ORS 432.312 by section 1 of this 2009 Act apply to death certificates issued on or after the effective date of this 2009 Act.

SECTION 3. This 2009 Act being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency is declared to exist, and this 2009 Act takes effect on its passage.

Approved by the Governor May 26, 2009

Filed in the office of Secretary of State May 26, 2009

Effective date May 26, 2009

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