OR SB1550

Law enforcement must interview family members before determining cause of death (suicide, overdose, or accident) when the decedent has a documented history of domestic violence or child abuse and three or more specified "red flag" conditions exist, such as the partner finding the body, controlling the death scene, or evidence of scene alteration

Mandatory autopsy required when law enforcement submits a written request based on reasonable suspicion that death resulted from domestic violence or child abuse, or when three or more red flag conditions are present in apparent suicide, overdose, or accident cases

Family members (parents, spouses, siblings, children, personal representatives) gain the right to examine and obtain copies of autopsy photographs, body camera video, and all case evidence and records after a non-homicide determination, for purposes of seeking independent review of cause and manner of death

Law enforcement must provide written notice to the decedent's family members about their rights to obtain records, request autopsies, and request inquests when opening investigations into suspected suicides, overdoses, or accidents—with enhanced notice requirements when the decedent had a documented history as a victim of domestic violence or child abuse

Applies to deaths occurring on or after the effective date; amends ORS 146.003, 146.035, and 146.117