(a) Be signed and dated by the notarial officer and, if the notarial officer is a notary public, be signed in the same manner as on file with the Secretary of State;
(b) Identify the jurisdiction in which the notarial act is performed;
(c) Contain the title of office of the notarial officer;
(d) Contain the name of the person for whom the notarial act is performed; and
(e) If the notarial officer is a notary public, indicate the date of expiration, if any, of the officer’s commission.
(2) The notarial officer may subsequently correct any information included on or omitted from the certificate.
(3) Except as provided in subsection (8) of this section, if a notarial act regarding a tangible record is performed by a notary public, an official stamp must be affixed to the certificate. If a notarial act regarding a tangible record is performed by a notarial officer other than a notary public and the certificate contains the information specified in subsection (1)(a) to (d) of this section, an official stamp may be affixed to the certificate. If a notarial act regarding an electronic record is performed by a notarial officer and the certificate contains the information specified in subsection (1)(a) to (d) of this section, an official stamp may be attached to or logically associated with the certificate.
(4) A certificate of a notarial act is sufficient if it meets the requirements of subsections (1) to (3) of this section and:
(a) Is in a short form set forth in ORS 194.285;
(b) Is in a form otherwise permitted by the law of this state;
(c) Is in a form permitted by the law applicable in the jurisdiction in which the notarial act was performed; or
(d) Sets forth the actions of the notarial officer and the actions are sufficient to meet the requirements of the notarial act as provided in ORS 194.230, 194.235 and 194.240 or law of this state other than this chapter.
(5) By executing a certificate of a notarial act, a notarial officer certifies that the officer has complied with the requirements and made the determinations specified in ORS 194.225, 194.230, 194.235 and 194.240.
(6) A notarial officer may not affix or attach the officer’s signature to, or logically associate it with, a certificate until the notarial act has been performed.
(7) If a notarial act is performed regarding a tangible record, a certificate of a notarial act must be part of or securely affixed to the record. If a notarial act is performed regarding an electronic record, the certificate must be attached to or logically associated with the electronic record. If the Secretary of State by rule has established standards pursuant to ORS 194.360 for affixing, attaching or logically associating the certificate, the process must conform to the standards.
(8) The imprint of the official stamp of a notary public is not required to effectuate a notarization of a subdivision or partition plat required under ORS 92.010 to 92.192 or a condominium plat required under ORS 100.115, or any replat, supplement or amendment thereto, if the following appear below the notary public’s signature:
(a) The printed name of the notary public;
(b) The words "NOTARY PUBLIC -
OREGON";
(c) The words "COMMISSION NO." immediately followed by the notary public’s commission number; and
(d) The words "MY COMMISSION EXPIRES" immediately followed by the date the notary public’s commission expires, expressed in terms of the month, by name not abbreviated, two-digit date and four-digit year. [2013 c.219 §14]
Structure 2021 Oregon Revised Statutes
Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use
Chapter 194 - Uniform Law on Notarial Acts; Unsworn Foreign Declarations
Section 194.215 - Definitions.
Section 194.225 - Authority to perform notarial act.
Section 194.230 - Requirements for certain notarial acts.
Section 194.240 - Identification of individual.
Section 194.245 - Authority to refuse to perform notarial act.
Section 194.255 - Notarial act in this state.
Section 194.260 - Notarial act in another state.
Section 194.265 - Notarial act under authority of federally recognized Indian tribe.
Section 194.270 - Notarial act under federal authority.
Section 194.275 - Foreign notarial act.
Section 194.277 - Notarial act performed for remotely located individual; rules.
Section 194.280 - Certificate of notarial act.
Section 194.285 - Short form certificates.
Section 194.290 - Official stamp.
Section 194.295 - Stamping device.
Section 194.315 - Commission as notary public; qualifications; no immunity or benefit.
Section 194.325 - Examination of notary public.
Section 194.340 - Grounds to deny, revoke, suspend or condition commission of notary public.
Section 194.345 - Database of notaries public.
Section 194.350 - Prohibited acts.
Section 194.355 - Validity of notarial acts.
Section 194.365 - Application fee.
Section 194.370 - Investigation of applicant; consent.
Section 194.375 - Protest of commercial paper.
Section 194.385 - Powers of notary public connected with corporation; limitations.
Section 194.400 - Fees for notarial acts; collection of fees.
Section 194.405 - Action for damages or injunction; attorney fees and costs; employer’s liability.
Section 194.415 - Attorney General to investigate or prosecute violation; payment of expenses.
Section 194.440 - Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act.
Section 194.800 - Short title.
Section 194.805 - Definitions.
Section 194.810 - Applicability.
Section 194.815 - Validity of unsworn declaration.
Section 194.820 - Required medium.
Section 194.825 - Form of unsworn declaration.
Section 194.830 - Uniformity of application and construction.
Section 194.835 - Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act.
Section 194.980 - Civil penalties; factors; notice; hearing; rules.