ORS 93.961: URPTDA 9. Requirements.

(1) A transfer on death deed:

      (a) Except as provided otherwise in paragraph (b) of this subsection, must contain the essential elements and formalities of a properly recordable inter vivos deed;

      (b) Must state that the transfer to the designated beneficiary is to occur at the transferor’s death;

      (c) Must identify the designated beneficiary by name; and

      (d) Must be recorded before the transferor’s death in the deed records in the office of the county clerk for the county in which the property is located.

      (2) A beneficiary designation that identifies beneficiaries only as members of a class is void.