{"data":{"id":"us-or/ors-146.109","jurisdiction":"us-or","citation":"ORS 146.109","heading":"Notification of next of kin.","body":"(1) Upon identifying the body, the medical examiner shall immediately attempt to locate the next of kin or responsible friends to obtain the designation of a funeral home to which the deceased is to be taken.\n      (2) If unable to promptly obtain a designation of funeral home from the next of kin or responsible friends, the medical examiner or medical-legal death investigator shall designate the funeral home. In designating the funeral home, the medical examiner or medical-legal death investigator shall be fair and equitable among the funeral homes listed in the office of the district medical examiner.","path":["04 - Criminal Procedure, Crimes","14. Procedure in Criminal Matters Generally","Chapter 146 — Investigations of Deaths, Injuries and Missing Persons"],"source_url":"https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors146.html","current_through":"2025 Edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T23:50:11Z","sha256":"ad1443d091b245a9209df4d89b24b259c2ee5607e11b7e5e20c3f6c423b79657","source_id":"us-or","stale":false,"prev":"us-or/ors-146.107","next":"us-or/ors-146.110"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}