Oregon Law
Law as of Jan 1, 2026
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432.005Definitions 432.010Center for Health Statistics; standards 432.015Rules 432.020State registrar; appointment 432.025Assistant state registrars 432.030Duties of state registrar 432.033Duties of state registrar related to confidentiality and security 432.035County registrars 432.040[Amended by 1983 c.709 §28; repealed by 2013 c.366 §88] 432.045[Amended by 1971 c.16 §1; 1983 c.709 §29; repealed by 1997 c.783 §48] 432.050[Amended by 1983 c.709 §30; repealed by 1997 c.783 §48] 432.055[Repealed by 1973 c.829 §71] 432.060[1961 c.191 §§2,3; 1983 c.709 §31; 2005 c.342 §1; 2009 c.595 §610; renumbered 413.196 in 2013] 432.075Duty to report information to state registrar; immunity 432.080[1985 c.397 §1; 1991 c.67 §114; 1997 c.783 §8; repealed by 2013 c.366 §88] 432.083Requirements for institutions, health care practitioners and persons who transport dead bodies 432.085[1985 c.397 §2; 1993 c.18 §108; 1997 c.783 §9; 2009 c.595 §611; 2013 c.366 §39; renumbered 432.440 in 2013] 432.088Mandatory submission and registration of reports of live birth; persons required to report; rules 432.090[1985 c.549 §10; 1997 c.783 §§10,10a; 1999 c.1084 §46; 2013 c.366 §40; renumbered 432.445 in 2013] 432.093Availability of voluntary acknowledgment of paternity form; responsibility of health care facility and parents 432.095[1997 c.783 §44; repealed by 2013 c.366 §88] 432.098Voluntary acknowledgment of parentage form; rules; fees 432.103Full faith and credit 432.105[Amended by 1973 c.829 §35; 1983 c.709 §32; 1997 c.783 §11; repealed by 2013 c.366 §88] 432.108Report of live birth for child of unknown parentage 432.110[Repealed by 1971 c.16 §3] 432.113Delayed reports of live birth; rules 432.115[Amended by 1983 c.709 §19; 1997 c.783 §12; 2013 c.366 §32; renumbered 432.295 in 2013] 432.118Procedure for contesting refusal to register report of live birth or delayed report of live birth; rules 432.119[1973 c.829 §11; 1979 c.426 §1; 1983 c.709 §33; 1997 c.783 §13; 2009 c.595 §612; repealed by 2013 c.366 §88] 432.120[Amended by 1983 c.709 §20; repealed by 1997 c.783 §14 (432.121 enacted in lieu of 432.120)] 432.121[1997 c.783 §15 (enacted in lieu of 432.120); 1999 c.254 §1; 1999 c.312 §3; 2001 c.838 §23; 2003 c.380 §8; 2007 c.703 §9; 2013 c.366 §33; renumbered 432.350 in 2013] 432.122[1983 c.709 §24; 1997 c.783 §18; repealed by 2013 c.366 §88] 432.124[1999 c.254 §7; 2013 c.366 §34; renumbered 432.355 in 2013] 432.125[Repealed by 1983 c.709 §45] 432.130[Amended by 1983 c.709 §25; repealed by 2013 c.366 §88] 432.133Mandatory submission and registration of reports of death; persons required to report 432.135[Amended by 1983 c.709 §9; renumbered 432.142] 432.138Court orders for records of death 432.140[Amended by 1983 c.709 §8; 1997 c.783 §19; 2013 c.366 §14; renumbered 432.113 in 2013] 432.141Annual reporting of opiate and opioid overdoses 432.142[Formerly 432.135; 1997 c.783 §20; 2013 c.366 §15; renumbered 432.118 in 2013] 432.143Mandatory submission and registration of reports of fetal death; persons required to report; rules 432.145[Amended by 1957 c.339 §1; 1971 c.16 §2; 1979 c.696 §1; 1983 c.709 §21; repealed by 1991 c.245 §1 (432.146 enacted in lieu of 432.145)] 432.146[1991 c.245 §2; 1993 c.345 §1; 1997 c.636 §2; 2009 c.595 §613; 2013 c.366 §41; renumbered 432.435 in 2013] 432.148Commemorative Certificate of Stillbirth; rules 432.150[Amended by 1957 c.185 §1; repealed by 1983 c.709 §45] 432.153Status of reports under ORS 435.496; rules 432.155[Repealed by 1979 c.696 §14] 432.158Disposition of remains; rules 432.160[Repealed by 1971 c.743 §432] 432.163Extensions for submitting reports of death or fetal death 432.165[Amended by 1983 c.709 §22; 1985 c.207 §4; 1997 c.783 §21; 1999 c.80 §70; 2005 c.471 §4; 2013 c.366 §9; renumbered 432.083 in 2013] 432.173Mandatory submission and registration of reports of marriage and reports of domestic partnership; persons required to report 432.175[Formerly 43.380; 1983 c.709 §34; 1985 c.565 §71; repealed by 1997 c.783 §48] 432.178Delayed report of marriage 432.180[1997 c.783 §17; 2013 c.366 §36; renumbered 432.380 in 2013] 432.183Mandatory submission and registration of reports of dissolution of marriage and reports of dissolution of domestic partnership; clerk of court to submit; rules 432.205[Amended by 1979 c.426 §2; 1983 c.709 §6; 1995 c.514 §5; repealed by 1997 c.783 §22 (432.206 enacted in lieu of 432.205)] 432.206[1997 c.783 §23 (enacted in lieu of 432.205); 1999 c.254 §2; 1999 c.840 §1; 2001 c.455 §24; 2013 c.366 §10; renumbered 432.088 in 2013] 432.210[Repealed by 1983 c.709 §45] 432.215[Amended by 1983 c.709 §35; repealed by 1997 c.783 §48] 432.220[Repealed by 1983 c.709 §45] 432.223Reports of adoption; reports of amendments or annulments of judgment of adoption; persons required to report; rules 432.228Issuance of certified copy of record of live birth to adopted persons; Contact Preference Form 432.230[1983 c.709 §11a; 1997 c.783 §24; 2003 c.576 §454; 2013 c.366 §30; renumbered 432.245 in 2013] 432.235Requirements for amending or correcting vital record 432.240[1999 c.2; 1999 c.604 §1; 2009 c.595 §614; 2013 c.366 §28; renumbered 432.228 in 2013] 432.245Replacing records of live birth; restoring records of live birth 432.250Access to adoption records 432.253Adding or changing genetic parent on original record of live birth; rules; fees 432.255[Repealed by 1983 c.709 §45] 432.260[Amended by 1981 c.6 §1; repealed by 1983 c.709 §45] 432.265[Repealed by 1983 c.709 §45] 432.266[2005 c.769 §1; renumbered 432.148 in 2013] 432.270[Repealed by 1983 c.709 §45] 432.275[Repealed by 1983 c.709 §45] 432.280[Repealed by 1983 c.709 §45] 432.285[1995 c.514 §3; 1997 c.783 §26; 2013 c.366 §11; renumbered 432.093 in 2013] 432.287[1995 c.514 §4; 1997 c.783 §27; 1999 c.80 §21; 2009 c.595 §615; 2013 c.366 §12; renumbered 432.098 in 2013] 432.289[1995 c.514 §4a; renumbered 432.103 in 2013] 432.290[1981 c.221 §3; 1983 c.709 §18; 1995 c.514 §6; renumbered 432.235 in 1995] 432.295Preservation program; reproductions of vital records; availability; rules 432.300[1987 c.517 §2 (enacted in lieu of 146.001); 1997 c.783 §28; repealed by 2013 c.366 §88] 432.305[Repealed by 1963 c.200 §6] 432.307[1963 c.200 §2; 1965 c.221 §26; 1977 c.582 §33; 1983 c.709 §12; 1985 c.207 §5; 1997 c.783 §29; 1999 c.80 §71; 1999 c.724 §1; 2001 c.357 §2; 2003 c.104 §3; 2011 c.407 §1; 2013 c.366 §16; renumbered 432.133 in 2013] 432.310[Amended by 1959 c.629 §32; repealed by 1963 c.200 §6] 432.312[1993 c.345 §3; 1997 c.783 §30; 2005 c.726 §3; 2009 c.132 §1; 2009 c.595 §616; 2009 c.709 §16; 2013 c.366 §42; renumbered 413.825 in 2013] 432.315[Amended by 1959 c.629 §33; repealed by 1963 c.200 §6] 432.317[1963 c.200 §3; 1983 c.709 §16; 1985 c.207 §6; 1987 c.252 §9; 1989 c.669 §2; 1997 c.783 §31; 1999 c.724 §4; 2001 c.357 §3; 2003 c.104 §4; 2009 c.595 §617; 2013 c.366 §20; renumbered 432.158 in 2013] 432.320[Repealed by 1963 c.200 §6] 432.325[Repealed by 1963 c.200 §6] 432.327[1963 c.200 §4; 1983 c.709 §36; 1997 c.783 §32; 2013 c.366 §21; renumbered 432.163 in 2013] 432.330[Repealed by 1963 c.200 §6] 432.333[1983 c.709 §13; 1989 c.171 §54; 1997 c.783 §33; 2013 c.366 §19; renumbered 432.143 in 2013] 432.335[Repealed by 1963 c.200 §6] 432.337[1983 c.709 §15; 1997 c.783 §34; renumbered 432.153 in 2013] 432.340[Repealed by 1963 c.200 §6] 432.345[Repealed by 1983 c.709 §45] 432.350Vital records exempt from public disclosure; exceptions; rules 432.355Disclosure of death filed in conjunction with claims or interests in land 432.360Records of dissolution of marriage and dissolution of domestic partnership subject to full disclosure; exemption 432.380Issuance of certified copies of records; applicant qualifications 432.385Registering, amending or correcting record through fraud; fraudulent use of record 432.405[Amended by 1983 c.709 §17; 1997 c.783 §35; 2007 c.99 §18; 2013 c.366 §22; renumbered 432.173 in 2013] 432.408[1997 c.783 §37; 2003 c.380 §9; 2003 c.576 §456a; 2007 c.99 §19; 2013 c.366 §25; renumbered 432.183 in 2013] 432.410[Repealed by 1959 c.430 §5] 432.412[1999 c.254 §6; 2003 c.380 §10; 2013 c.366 §35; renumbered 432.360 in 2013] 432.415[Amended by 1959 c.430 §2; 1983 c.709 §10; 1997 c.783 §38; 2003 c.576 §457; 2013 c.366 §26; renumbered 432.223 in 2013] 432.420[Amended by 1957 c.193 §1; 1983 c.672 §18; 1995 c.79 §221; 1995 c.730 §11; 1997 c.783 §39; 1999 c.254 §3; 2013 c.366 §31; renumbered 432.250 in 2013] 432.425[Amended by 1955 c.680 §1; repealed by 1983 c.709 §45] 432.430[Amended by 1983 c.709 §7; 1997 c.783 §40; 2013 c.366 §13; renumbered 432.108 in 2013] 432.435Fees 432.440County registrar sale of certified copies of records of live birth and death; rules 432.445Issuance of additional record of live birth; fee; form; distribution of funds received 432.450Grant program for issuance of certified copy of record of live birth to individual who is homeless; rules 432.455Birth Certificates for Homeless Persons Fund 432.500Definitions 432.510Cancer and tumor registry system; purpose; rulemaking; duties of Oregon Health Authority 432.520Reporting requirement; review of records; special studies 432.530Confidentiality of information 432.540Use of confidential data; rules 432.550Action for damages; license; disciplinary action prohibited for good faith participation in reporting of data 432.560[1995 c.585 §8; repealed by 2001 c.900 §261] 432.570No requirement or prohibition regarding operation of separate cancer and tumor registry 432.600Establishment of committee; members; term; meetings; duties; confidentiality; reports 432.900Civil penalty 432.990[Amended by 1963 c.200 §5; 1971 c.743 §369; repealed by 1997 c.783 §48] 432.993Unlawful use of vital record or report; criminal penalty 432.994Unlawful use of vital record or report; civil penalty 432.995Obstructing the keeping of vital records or reports; criminal penalty

Chapter 432 — Vital Statistics

ORS 432.355 Disclosure of death filed in conjunction with claims or interests in land

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a document recording a death filed in conjunction with owning or having a claim or interest in land that is in the custody of a county clerk or county recording officer is open and subject to full disclosure. A county clerk or county recording officer may not record a document that records a death filed in conjunction with owning or having a claim or interest in land if the document originated in this state and includes medical information related to the cause of death.

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