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692.010Definitions 692.020[Amended by 1973 c.411 §1; repealed by 1983 c.810 §29] 692.025License required for funeral service practitioner, embalmer, death care consultant, funeral establishment operator, cemetery operator, crematory operator or alternative disposition facility 692.030[Amended by 1973 c.411 §2; repealed by 1983 c.810 §29] 692.040Application of chapter 692.045Funeral service practitioner license; application; examination; experience 692.050[Repealed by 1983 c.810 §29] 692.060[Amended by 1971 c.115 §1; 1979 c.858 §1; repealed by 1983 c.810 §29] 692.070Scope of examination for funeral service practitioner license; examination schedule 692.080[Repealed by 1983 c.810 §29] 692.090[Amended by 1971 c.115 §2; repealed by 1997 c.638 §12] 692.100[Repealed by 1983 c.810 §29] 692.105Embalmer license; application; qualifications of applicant; rules 692.110[Amended by 1971 c.115 §3; repealed by 1983 c.810 §29] 692.120[Amended by 1971 c.115 §4; 1981 c.719 §2; repealed by 1983 c.810 §29] 692.130Scope and conduct of embalmer examination; examination schedule; rules 692.140Reciprocity for embalmers or funeral service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as death care consultant; application; qualifications of applicant; fees; rules 692.144[1957 c.596 §4; 1971 c.115 §7; repealed by 1983 c.810 §29] 692.146Application for funeral establishment or immediate disposition company license 692.148When new or reissued license, registration or certificate required; fee 692.150[Repealed by 1983 c.810 §29] 692.160License, certificate and registration fees; expiration date; notice of renewal; rules 692.165[1957 c.596 §7; 1971 c.115 §10; 1983 c.810 §14; 1989 c.177 §8; repealed by 1993 c.308 §6] 692.170Reinstatement of lapsed licenses and registrations 692.180Prohibited acts; disciplinary actions; penalties; rules 692.190Application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as funeral service practitioner trainee or embalmer trainee; requirements; rules 692.200[Amended by 1973 c.411 §8; repealed by 1983 c.810 §29] 692.210[Repealed by 1983 c.810 §29] 692.220[Repealed by 1983 c.810 §29] 692.230Trainees; disciplinary action; reregistration; confidentiality 692.240[Amended by 1971 c.115 §13; repealed by 1971 c.734 §21] 692.250[Repealed by 1971 c.734 §21] 692.260[1957 c.596 §6; 1971 c.734 §149; 1983 c.810 §18; 1989 c.177 §10; 1997 c.638 §10; 2009 c.709 §14; repealed by 2025 c.316 §5] 692.265Disciplinary actions; procedures; rules 692.270Certificate of removal registration for removal of dead human bodies; requirements;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 692.415 Report of death filing fee; use of funds; rules

(1)

The State Mortuary and Cemetery Board shall impose and collect a filing fee of $30 for each report of death. The board shall deposit the amount received into the State Mortuary and Cemetery Board Account established under ORS 692.375. The fee shall be used as follows:

(a)

$16 to be used to carry out the requirements of ORS 97.170 (5); and

(b)

$14 to be used in the same manner as other funds credited to the account are used.

(2)

The board shall adopt rules regarding the use of the fee described in subsection (1) of this section and shall consider historical data related to expenditures made for the purposes of carrying out the requirements of ORS 97.170 (5) and 692.375. Expenditures relating to the administration of the fee may not exceed five percent of the moneys collected.

Note: 692.415 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 692 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.

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