Oregon Law
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692.010Definitions 692.020[Amended by 1973 c.411 §1; repealed by 1983 c.810 §29] 692.025License required for funeral service practitioner, embalmer, death care consultant, funeral establishment operator, cemetery operator, crematory operator or alternative disposition facility 692.030[Amended by 1973 c.411 §2; repealed by 1983 c.810 §29] 692.040Application of chapter 692.045Funeral service practitioner license; application; examination; experience 692.050[Repealed by 1983 c.810 §29] 692.060[Amended by 1971 c.115 §1; 1979 c.858 §1; repealed by 1983 c.810 §29] 692.070Scope of examination for funeral service practitioner license; examination schedule 692.080[Repealed by 1983 c.810 §29] 692.090[Amended by 1971 c.115 §2; repealed by 1997 c.638 §12] 692.100[Repealed by 1983 c.810 §29] 692.105Embalmer license; application; qualifications of applicant; rules 692.110[Amended by 1971 c.115 §3; repealed by 1983 c.810 §29] 692.120[Amended by 1971 c.115 §4; 1981 c.719 §2; repealed by 1983 c.810 §29] 692.130Scope and conduct of embalmer examination; examination schedule; rules 692.140Reciprocity for embalmers or funeral service practitioners; rules 692.143License to practice as death care consultant; application; qualifications of applicant; fees; rules 692.144[1957 c.596 §4; 1971 c.115 §7; repealed by 1983 c.810 §29] 692.146Application for funeral establishment or immediate disposition company license 692.148When new or reissued license, registration or certificate required; fee 692.150[Repealed by 1983 c.810 §29] 692.160License, certificate and registration fees; expiration date; notice of renewal; rules 692.165[1957 c.596 §7; 1971 c.115 §10; 1983 c.810 §14; 1989 c.177 §8; repealed by 1993 c.308 §6] 692.170Reinstatement of lapsed licenses and registrations 692.180Prohibited acts; disciplinary actions; penalties; rules 692.190Application for registration as funeral service practitioner trainee or embalmer trainee; requirements; rules 692.200[Amended by 1973 c.411 §8; repealed by 1983 c.810 §29] 692.210[Repealed by 1983 c.810 §29] 692.220[Repealed by 1983 c.810 §29] 692.230Trainees; disciplinary action; reregistration; confidentiality 692.240[Amended by 1971 c.115 §13; repealed by 1971 c.734 §21] 692.250[Repealed by 1971 c.734 §21] 692.260[1957 c.596 §6; 1971 c.734 §149; 1983 c.810 §18; 1989 c.177 §10; 1997 c.638 §10; 2009 c.709 §14; repealed by 2025 c.316 §5] 692.265Disciplinary actions; procedures; rules 692.270Certificate of removal registration for removal of dead human bodies; requirements; sanctions 692.275Certificate of authority for operating cemetery, crematorium or facility for final disposition; fees; registration of certain cemeteries; rules applicable to crematoriums 692.280Temporary operating permit for cemetery; rules 692.285[1985 c.207 §21; 1987 c.813 §14; 1993 c.467 §1; 1995 c.144 §6; 1995 c.325 §1; 1997 c.98 §1; repealed by 2001 c.796 §29] 692.300State Mortuary and Cemetery Board; appointment; term; qualifications 692.310Meetings; officers 692.320Powers and duties; rules 692.330Compensation and expenses 692.340[Repealed by 1973 c.411 §15] 692.350Publication of statutes and rules 692.360[Repealed by 1973 c.411 §15] 692.370[Amended by 1967 c.637 §35; repealed by 1973 c.411 §15] 692.375State Mortuary and Cemetery Board Account; disposition of receipts 692.380Courts having jurisdiction; initiation of proceedings 692.385Enforcement proceedings instituted by board; relation to other enforcement provisions 692.387[1987 c.252 §4; repealed by 2015 c.516 §2] 692.389[1987 c.252 §5; repealed by 2015 c.516 §2] 692.391[1987 c.252 §6; repealed by 2015 c.516 §2] 692.393[1987 c.252 §7; repealed by 2015 c.516 §2] 692.400Duty to report prohibited conduct 692.405Identifying receptacle 692.410Environmentally sound practices; rules 692.415Report of death filing fee; use of funds; rules 692.990Penalties

Chapter 692 — Funeral Service Practitioners; Embalmers; Death Care Consultants; Funeral Establishments; Cemetery Operators; Crematory Operators and Alternative

ORS 692.380 Courts having jurisdiction; initiation of proceedings

Circuit courts, justice courts and municipal courts sitting as justice courts have concurrent jurisdiction with the circuit courts of the State of Oregon in all prosecutions arising under this chapter. The district attorney is authorized to institute prosecutions for violations of this chapter by information, or prosecutions may be instituted by indictment, or by complaint verified before any magistrate.

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