Oregon Revised Statutes

Or. Rev. Stat. § 146.113 (2026)

Authority to order removal of body fluids

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146.113 Authority to order removal of body fluids. (1) A medical examiner or district attorney may, in any death requiring investigation, order samples of blood or urine taken for laboratory analysis.

(2) When a death requiring an investigation as a result of a motor vehicle accident occurs within five hours after the accident and the deceased is over 13 years of age, a blood sample shall be taken and forwarded to an approved laboratory for analysis. Such blood or urine samples shall be analyzed for the presence and quantity of ethyl alcohol, and if considered necessary by the Chief Medical Examiner, the presence of any other intoxicants, as defined in ORS 801.321.

(3) Laboratory reports of the analysis shall be made a part of the Chief Medical Examiner’s and district medical examiner’s files. [1973 c.408 §17; 1979 c.744 §5; 2017 c.21 §41; 2017 c.151 §18; 2023 c.498 §17]

146.115 [Amended by 1955 c.190 §1; repealed by 1965 c.221 §27]

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 1976–1976 · leading case: Law v. Kemp, 556 P.2d 109 (Or. 1976).

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Law v. Kemp, 556 P.2d 109 (Or. 1976). “Specific authority for post-mortem blood tests is now provided in ORS 146.113.”

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