OAR 170-135-0030: Disclaiming an Interest in Estate or Property

(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) 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) To be effective, a disclaimer must: (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; (b) Declare that the Person disclaims the interest in the Property or in the power of the Property; (c) Describe the interest in Property or power over the Property that is disclaimed; (d) Be signed by the Person making the disclaimer; and (e) Be: (A) Emailed to estates.escheat@ost.state.or.us; or (B) Mailed or delivered to: Estate Administrator Oregon Estates Administration Program Oregon State Treasury 867 Hawthorne Ave SE Salem, OR 97301-5241