(2) For the purpose of conducting an inquest, the district attorney shall have the powers of a judicial officer as described by ORS 1.240 and 1.250.
(3) The district attorney shall advise the jury of inquest as to its duties and instruct the jury on questions of law.
(4) The district attorney shall cause a record of the inquest proceedings to be made which shall include the written order of inquest, a record of the testimony of witnesses and the written verdict of the jury.
(5) Within a reasonable time after the verdict is returned, the record of inquest shall be filed in the district medical examiner’s office for the county where the inquest was held.
(6) A copy of the order of inquest and verdict of the jury shall be filed in the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.
(7) The record of inquest shall be available for inspection as provided by ORS 146.035 (5). [1973 c.408 §21; 1987 c.142 §3; 2017 c.151 §20]
Structure 2021 Oregon Revised Statutes
Volume : 04 - Criminal Procedure, Crimes
Chapter 146 - Investigations of Deaths, Injuries and Missing Persons
Section 146.003 - Definitions for ORS 146.003 to 146.189 and 146.710 to 146.992.
Section 146.025 - Functions of board.
Section 146.035 - Chief Medical Examiner; personnel; records; right to examine records.
Section 146.055 - Advice; autopsies; training programs; report.
Section 146.065 - Local medical examiners; appointment; Deputy State Medical Examiner.
Section 146.080 - Assistant district medical examiner.
Section 146.085 - Medical-legal death investigators.
Section 146.090 - Deaths requiring investigation.
Section 146.095 - Investigation; certification; report; training.
Section 146.100 - Where death considered to have occurred; notification of death required.
Section 146.103 - Removal of body, effects or weapons prohibited without consent.
Section 146.107 - Authority to enter and secure certain premises; court order.
Section 146.109 - Notification of next of kin.
Section 146.113 - Authority to order removal of body fluids.
Section 146.121 - Disposition of body; filing; expenses.
Section 146.125 - Disposition of personal property.
Section 146.135 - Authority to order inquest.
Section 146.145 - Jury of inquest.
Section 146.155 - Inquest proceedings.
Section 146.171 - Unidentified human remains; maintenance of records.
Section 146.177 - Procedures for investigating missing persons.
Section 146.181 - Missing persons; police report; supplementary report.
Section 146.184 - Medical practitioners to provide information about missing persons.
Section 146.710 - Definition for ORS 146.710 to 146.780.
Section 146.750 - Injuries to be reported to law enforcement agency.