| Updated: |
7/17/2009 |
| Description: |
Note that this is not the Oregon Mortuary & Cemetery Board's website.
Cemetery means any one, or a combination of more than one, of the following, in a place used, or intended to be used, and dedicated, for cemetery purposes: (a) A burial park, for earth interments; (b) A mausoleum, for crypt interments; or (c) A columbarium, for permanent cinerary interments. ORS 692.010(2)
Operating cemetery means a cemetery that: (a) Performs interments; (b) Has fiduciary responsibility for endowment care, general care or special care funds; or (c) Has outstanding preneed service contracts for unperformed services.
ORS 692.010(6)
Exempt operating cemetery means an operating cemetery that has ten or fewer interments annually.
In no event shall a cemetery be operated without the appropriate license to operate. All licensed facilities are subject to the inspection and approval of the Board. OAR 830-040-0040
No person or city, county or other municipal corporation shall conduct the business of an operating cemetery without first receiving a certificate of authority to conduct the business of an operating cemetery under ORS 692.275. ORS 692.025(5)
The application for a certificate of authority to conduct the business of an operating cemetery shall be made on a form provided by the State Mortuary and Cemetery Board. The application shall be accompanied by the application fee established under ORS 692.160. However, any operating cemetery that has ten or fewer interments annually is entitled to receive a certificate of authority to operate upon payment of the initial fee not to exceed $100 and a fee not to exceed $50 for registration of all principals regardless of the total number of principals. An exempt operating cemetery is not required to pay the renewal fee or the fee for any change in principal other than the cemetery manager. ORS 692.275(1) |
| Statutes, Rules, Ordinances: |
ORS 692.275
OAR 830-040
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| Duration: |
2 years |
| Fees - application, exam, etc.: |
This facility application needs to be submitted (including Background Information Questionnaire forms) with the appropriate fee; please review the following in order to determine the total fee:
Cemetery that performs ten or fewer interments annually is considered an exempt operating cemetery, and is entitled to receive a certificate of authority to operate upon payment of an initial fee not to exceed $100 and a fee not to exceed $50 for registration of all principals regardless of the total number of principals. The cost of the background investigation is included in this principal fee.
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Cemetery that performs more than ten interments annually, the initial application fee is $150, which includes the fee for first principal, plus $50 for each additional principal. The cost of the background investigation is included in this principal fee. |
| Responsible Agency: |
Mortuary and Cemetery Board |
| Prerequisites: |
The application for a certificate of authority to conduct the business of an operating cemetery shall be made on a form provided by the State Mortuary and Cemetery Board. The application shall be accompanied by the application fee established under ORS 692.160. However, any operating cemetery that has ten or fewer interments annually is entitled to receive a certificate of authority to operate upon payment of the initial fee not to exceed $100 and a fee not to exceed $50 for registration of all principals regardless of the total number of principals. An exempt operating cemetery is not required to pay the renewal fee or the fee for any change in principal other than the cemetery manager. ORS 692.275(1) |
| Application Form: |
Cemetery, Certificate of Authority |
| Renewals: |
All certificates of authority to operate a cemetery expire December 31st of every even year. The renewal fee for cemeteries will be based on the total number of interments, inurnments and entombments performed by an individual cemetery in the two years preceding the year in which the current license expires. ($4 per interment, up to a maximum of 300 interments.) However, any operating cemetery that has twenty or fewer interments in the two years preceding is not required to pay the renewal fee or the fee for any change in principal other than the cemetery manager. |
| Service Links: |
 License Holder Directory
 Background Information Questionnaire
Initial Application
Licensing/Registration Questionnaire
Agency Contact Information
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| Required Documentation: |
Completed application with required documentation. |
| Additional Information: |
Once the application is processed, background investigations have been completed, paperwork has been reviewed and corrected if necessary and any other issues resolved, a final inspection will be scheduled with an investigator/inspector. |
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Agency Information
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Please refer to the Agency Website for further details and additional information.
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| Agency Name: |
Mortuary and Cemetery Board |
| E-mail Address: |
mortuary.board@state.or.us
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| Phone: |
971-673-1500
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| Mail Address: |
Mortuary and Cemetery Board
800 NE Oregon St., Suite 430
Portland, OR 97232
- 2162
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| Website Information: |
http://www.oregon.gov/MortCem/index.shtml |
