OAG 40-46.

• Case Date: August 23, 1940
• Court: Oregon

Oregon Attorney General Opinions 1940. OAG 40-46. 56OPINION NO. 40-46[20 Or. Op. Atty. Gen. 56]Claim of state for reimbursement on account of old-age assistance granted limited to the recipient and his or her estate.August 23, 1940.Hon. Geo. L. Anderson, Jr.,District Attorney, Union County. Dear Sir: Under date of August 10, 1940, you refer to section 27-3718, Oregon Code 1935 Supplement, as amended by section 17, chapter 455, Oregon Laws, 1939, relating to old-age assistance, which reads, in part, as follows:

"The total amount paid in assistance to any recipient under the provisions of this act shall constitute a claim against such recipient and his and her estate. On the death of a person receiving assistance the total amount paid as assistance shall be preferred over all other general claims of the estate and shall be allowed by the court having jurisdiction over such estate and, when collected, so much thereof shall be paid promptly

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