{"data":{"id":"us-or/ors-113.238","jurisdiction":"us-or","citation":"ORS 113.238","heading":"Requirements and prohibitions related to certain decedents who die intestate and without heirs.","body":"(1) A person who has knowledge that a decedent died wholly intestate, that the decedent owned property subject to probate in Oregon and that the decedent died without a known heir shall give notice of the death within 48 hours after acquiring that knowledge to the State Treasurer.\n      (2) Except as provided by ORS 708A.430 and 723.466, a person may not dispose of or diminish any assets of the estate of a decedent who has died wholly intestate, who owned property subject to probate in Oregon and who died without a known heir unless the person has prior written approval of the State Treasurer. The prohibition of this subsection:\n      (a) Applies to a guardian or conservator for the decedent; and\n      (b) Does not apply to a personal representative appointed under ORS 113.085 (4) or to an affiant authorized under ORS 114.520 to file a simple estate affidavit under ORS 114.515.\n      (3) For purposes of this section, a known heir is an heir who has been identified and found.","path":["03 - Landlord-Tenant, Domestic Relations, Probate","12. Probate Law","Chapter 113 — Initiation of Estate Proceedings"],"source_url":"https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors113.html","current_through":"2025 Edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T23:50:11Z","sha256":"b8d6c607898b683b3aa97f7597bcfc35cf6d17eab5933439dfe898d4ab924468","source_id":"us-or","stale":false,"prev":"us-or/ors-113.235","next":"us-or/ors-113.240"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}