Oregon Revised Statutes

Or. Rev. Stat. § 146.095 (2026)

Investigation; certification; report; training

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      146.095 Investigation; certification; report; training. (1) The district medical examiner and the district attorney for the county where death occurs, as provided by ORS 146.100 (2), shall be responsible for the investigation of all deaths requiring investigation.

      (2) The medical examiner shall certify the manner and the cause of all deaths which the medical examiner is required to investigate. The report of death shall be submitted to the State Registrar of the Center of Health Statistics as required by ORS 432.133.

      (3) The medical examiner shall make a report of death investigation to the Chief Medical Examiner as soon as possible after being notified of a death requiring investigation.

      (4) Within five days after notification of a death requiring investigation, the medical examiner shall make a written report of the investigation and file it in the district medical examiner’s office.

      (5) The district medical examiner shall supervise the assistant district medical examiners and medical-legal death investigators in cooperation with the district attorney.

      (6) The district medical examiner shall regularly conduct administrative training programs for the assistant district medical examiners, medical-legal death investigators and law enforcement agencies. [1973 c.408 §9; 2013 c.366 §67; 2017 c.151 §13; 2025 c.444 §2]

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1982–2008 · leading case: State v. Ferrara, 178 P.3d 250 (Or. Ct. App. 2008).
State v. Ferrara, 178 P.3d 250 (Or. Ct. App. 2008). · cites it 2× “ORS 146.095. [7] In addition, defendant asserts that, irrespective of any statutory authority of the deputy medical examiner to enter defendant's residence without a warrant pursuant to ORS 146.”
Ducosin v. Mott, 642 P.2d 1168 (Or. 1982). “” ORS 146.095: “(1) The district medical examiner and the district attorney for the county where death occurs, as provided by ORS 146.”
State v. Ferrara, 178 P.3d 250 (Or. Ct. App. 2008). · cites it 2× “ORS 146.095. 7 In addition, defendant asserts that, irrespective of any statutory authority of the deputy medical examiner to enter defendant’s residence without a warrant pursuant to ORS 146.”
Or. Rev. Stat. § 146.095(1): 2 cases
State v. Ferrara, 178 P.3d 250 (Or. Ct. App. 2008). “ORS 146.095. [7] In addition, defendant asserts that, irrespective of any statutory authority of the deputy medical examiner to enter defendant's residence without a warrant pursuant to ORS 146.”
State v. Ferrara, 178 P.3d 250 (Or. Ct. App. 2008). “ORS 146.095. 7 In addition, defendant asserts that, irrespective of any statutory authority of the deputy medical examiner to enter defendant’s residence without a warrant pursuant to ORS 146.”
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