{"data":{"id":"us-or/ors-114.255","jurisdiction":"us-or","citation":"ORS 114.255","heading":"Commencement of duties and powers of personal representative; prior acts.","body":"The duties and powers of a personal representative commence upon the issuance of the letters of the personal representative. The powers of a personal representative relate back in time to give the acts of the personal representative occurring prior to appointment the same effect as those occurring thereafter. A personal representative may ratify and accept acts on behalf of the estate done by others where those acts would have been proper for a personal representative.","path":["03 - Landlord-Tenant, Domestic Relations, Probate","12. Probate Law","Chapter 114 — Administration of Estates Generally"],"source_url":"https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors114.html","current_through":"2025 Edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T23:50:11Z","sha256":"26384109f539016c1f5f554433fb95c66763efc315c016efae82a27e06cd436a","source_id":"us-or","stale":false,"prev":"us-or/ors-114.250","next":"us-or/ors-114.260"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}