As used in ORS 226.510 to 226.640:\n(1) 'Abandoned cemetery' means a cemetery in which remains have not been interred in the last five years and:\n(a) That does not have a known owner;\n(b) For which the last known owner is deceased and the title was not conveyed; or\n(c) That was owned by an entity that no longer exists and that did not convey title.\n(2) 'Cemetery' means a tract of land set apart by deed, will or otherwise, for a burial ground, or for the purpose of interring remains.\n(3) 'Diligent search' means a search reasonably calculated to discover:\n(a) Graves from the existence of monuments, contour of land and terrain, fencing, curbing and other evidences of the location of graves; and\n(b) The location of remains and whether or not a given plot contains remains, for which it shall be sufficient to employ the method commonly known as probing.\n(4) 'Municipal corporation' means the governing body of a city incorporated under the laws of this state.\n(5) 'Remains' means the remains of a deceased person.\n(6) 'Suitable location' means a cemetery, now in existence or hereafter established, including a portion of a cemetery subject to the provisions of ORS 226.510 to s the remains of a deceased person.\n(6) 'Suitable location' means a cemetery, now in existence or hereafter established, including a portion of a cemetery subject to the provisions of ORS 226.510 to 226.640, where provision is made for the perpetual care and upkeep of the graves. [1953 c.298 §2; 2005 c.22 §173; 2017 c.160 §4]
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