Oregon Revised Statutes

Or. Rev. Stat. § 112.515 (2026)

Proceeds of insurance on life and other benefit plans of decedent

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      112.515 Proceeds of insurance on life and other benefit plans of decedent. (1) Except as provided under subsection (2) of this section, proceeds payable under any of the following instruments to or for the benefit of a slayer of a decedent or an abuser of a decedent, as beneficiary or assignee of the decedent or as beneficiary or assignee of an heir or devisee of the decedent, must be paid to the secondary beneficiary or, if there is no secondary beneficiary, to the personal representative of the estate of the decedent or the decedent’s heir or devisee:

      (a) A policy or certificate of insurance on the life of the decedent.

      (b) A certificate of membership in any benevolent association or organization on the life of the decedent.

      (c) Rights of the decedent as survivor of a joint life policy.

      (d) Proceeds under any pension, profit-sharing or other plan.

      (2) Proceeds payable under any of the instruments specified in subsection (1) of this section to or for the benefit of a slayer of a decedent or an abuser of a decedent as beneficiary or assignee of an heir or devisee of the decedent shall be paid to the slayer or abuser if the heir or devisee specifically provides for that payment by written instrument executed after the death of the decedent. [1969 c.591 §64; 2005 c.270 §7; 2005 c.535 §2a]

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1981–2023 · leading case: Herinckx v. Sanelle, 385 P.3d 1190 (Or. Ct. App. 2016).
Herinckx v. Sanelle, 385 P.3d 1190 (Or. Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 29× “First, they contend that the trial court erred by granting Standard’s motion to dismiss based on its determination, as applied here, that ORS 112.515 (part of Oregon’s so-called “slayer statutes”) is preempted by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1973 (ERISA).”
California-W. States Life Ins. v. Sanford, 515 F. Supp. 524 (E.D. La. 1981). “1-10-03 (1976); Or.Rev.Stat. §§ 112.515, 112.555 (1979); Utah Code Ann.”
Munger v. Intel Corp. (D. Or. 2023). · cites it 3× “Specifically, the court noted “application of ORS 112.515 would mean that plan administrators ‘[could not] make payments simply by identifying the beneficiary specified by the plan documents.”
D. N. v. United States, 625 F.3d 1222 (9th Cir. 2010). “See Or. Rev. Stat. § 112.515 (2001).1 Because she was ineligi- 1 The 2001 version of the statute was current when the criminal trial took place and was used by the district court.”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 112.515(1) — 2 cases
Herinckx v. Sanelle, 385 P.3d 1190 (Or. Ct. App. 2016). “First, they contend that the trial court erred by granting Standard’s motion to dismiss based on its determination, as applied here, that ORS 112.515 (part of Oregon’s so-called “slayer statutes”) is preempted by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1973 (ERISA).”
Munger v. Intel Corp. (D. Or. 2023). “Specifically, the court noted “application of ORS 112.515 would mean that plan administrators ‘[could not] make payments simply by identifying the beneficiary specified by the plan documents.”
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