1. (1) When a Person disclaims all or a partial interest in an estate under the Uniform Disclaimer of Property Interests Act (ORS 105.623 to 105.649) and the Treasurer is the Personal Representative or is otherwise administering the estate, the Person must deliver a disclaimer to the Treasurer.
2. (2) When a Person is an Heir that was previous unknown disclaims all or a partial interest in an estate under the Uniform Disclaimer of Property Interests Act (ORS 105.623 to 105.649), the Person must deliver a disclaimer to the Treasurer.

3. (3) To be effective, a disclaimer must:

   1. (a) Be in writing or otherwise recorded by inscription on a tangible medium or by storage in an electronic or other medium in a manner that allows the disclaimer to be retrieved in perceivable form;
   2. (b) Declare that the Person disclaims the interest in the Property or in the power of the Property;
   3. (c) Describe the interest in Property or power over the Property that is disclaimed;
   4. (d) Be signed by the Person making the disclaimer; and

   5. (e) Be:

      1. (A) Emailed to estates.escheat@ost.state.or.us; or

      2. (B) Mailed or delivered to:

         Estate Administrator
         Oregon Estates Administration Program
         Oregon State Treasury
         867 Hawthorne Ave SE
         Salem, OR 97301-5241

Statutory/Other Authority

ORS 178.050

Statutes/Other Implemented

ORS 114.520

History

OST 5-2022, minor correction filed 03/15/2022, effective 03/15/2022
OST 2-2021, adopt filed 06/29/2021, effective 07/01/2021