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Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
As used in ORS 226.510 to 226.630:
(1) “Abandoned cemetery” means any cemetery in which no remains of deceased persons have been interred for a period of five years.
(2) “Cemetery” means any tract of land set apart by deed, will or otherwise, for a burial ground, or for the purpose of interring the remains of deceased persons.
(3) “Diligent search” means a search as shall be reasonably calculated to discover:
(a) Graves from the existence of monuments, contour of land and terrain, fencing, curbing and other evidences of the location of graves; and
(b) The location of human remains and the determination as to whether or not a given plot contains such remains, for which it shall be sufficient to employ the method commonly known as probing.
(4) “Municipal corporation” means the governing body of any city incorporated under the laws of this state.
(5) “Remains” means the remains of any deceased person.
(6) “Suitable location” means any cemetery, now in existence or hereafter established, including a portion of any cemetery subject to the provisions of ORS 226.510 to 226.630, where provision is made for the perpetual care and upkeep of the graves.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Oregon Revised Statutes Cities § 226.520 - last updated January 01, 2023 | https://codes.findlaw.com/or/title-21-cities/or-rev-st-sect-226-520/
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