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The End of Life Plannerby Valoren

General information · not a substitute for the advice of an attorney.

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What to do when someone dies in Oregon

The first things Oregon’s own law asks for after a death, quoted word for word, then the pages for everything that follows, in the order it usually comes. Nothing here decides what a particular family must do. That belongs to the office named, the court, or an attorney in Oregon.

  • Every fact dated, in the official words
  • Each state’s own law

Every quotation checked October 24, 2026

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Every quotation on this page is the official body’s own words, as they stood on the day we read them. The date is beside each one.

The report of death: who submits it, and how soon

Registering the death comes first. These are Oregon’s own words on who files the record, and how soon.

A report of death for each death that occurs in this state must be submitted through the state electronic reporting system to the Center for Health Statistics, or as otherwise directed by the State Registrar of the Center for Health Statistics, within five calendar days after death or the finding of a dead body and before final disposition

The funeral service practitioner or person acting as a funeral service practitioner who first assumes custody of the dead body shall submit the report of death to the Center for Health Statistics

In cases where there is no funeral service practitioner or person acting as a funeral service practitioner, the medical examiner shall submit the report of death.

Oregon · general information · checked October 24, 2026 · ORS 432.133(1)(a), (2)(a)

What the person holding the will must do on learning of the death, and how soon

The will has its own rules. These are Oregon’s own words on who brings it to the court after a death, and what the court does with it.

(f) Shall deliver the will to a court having jurisdiction of the estate of the testator or to a personal representative named in the will within 30 days after the date of receiving information that the testator is dead.

Oregon · general information · checked October 24, 2026 · ORS 112.810(1)(f)

The duty of the person holding a will to keep it, and what they may not do with it

Any person having custody of a will has a duty to maintain custody of the will and may not destroy or discard the will, disclose its contents to any person or deliver the will to any person except as authorized by the testator or as permitted by ORS 112.800 to 112.830.

Oregon · general information · checked October 24, 2026 · ORS 112.805(1)

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A report of death for each death that occurs in this state must be submitted through the state electronic reporting system to the Center for Health Statistics, or as otherwise directed by the State Registrar of the Center for Health Statistics, within five calendar days after death or the finding of a dead body and before final disposition

The funeral service practitioner or person acting as a funeral service practitioner who first assumes custody of the dead body shall submit the report of death to the Center for Health Statistics

In cases where there is no funeral service practitioner or person acting as a funeral service practitioner, the medical examiner shall submit the report of death.

Oregon · general information · checked October 24, 2026 · ORS 432.133(1)(a), (2)(a)

(f) Shall deliver the will to a court having jurisdiction of the estate of the testator or to a personal representative named in the will within 30 days after the date of receiving information that the testator is dead.

Any person having custody of a will has a duty to maintain custody of the will and may not destroy or discard the will, disclose its contents to any person or deliver the will to any person except as authorized by the testator or as permitted by ORS 112.800 to 112.830.

Oregon · general information · checked October 24, 2026 · ORS 112.805(1)

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