A court clerk of any county in which the county court has judicial functions, the clerk of any county court that has jurisdiction over probate matters under ORS § 111.075 or a court administrator, upon request, shall furnish to the State Treasurer the titles of estates of decedents that have remained open for more than three years and in which no heirs, or only persons whose right to inherit the proceeds thereof is being contested, have appeared to claim the estate. [1969 c.591 § 191; 1991 c.230 § 24; 1991 c.790 § 9a; 2003 c.395 § 17; 2017 c.169 § 58; 2019 c.678 § 45]

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Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 116.243

  • County court: includes board of county commissioners. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Probate: Proving a will