ORS 113.015: Venue.

(1) The venue for a proceeding seeking the appointment of a personal representative and for a proceeding to probate a will is: (a) In the county where the decedent had a domicile or where the decedent had a place of abode at the time of death; (b) In any county where property of the decedent was located at the time of death or is located at the time the proceeding is commenced; (c) In the county in which the decedent died; or (d) In the county where a personal injury claim or wrongful death claim, as those terms are defined in ORS 114.441, could be maintained. (2) Filing a proceeding in a county other than specified in subsection (1) of this section does not constitute a jurisdictional defect. [1969 c.591 §81; 2019 c.166 §12]