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2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 193 - Legal Notices › Section 193.010 - Definitions for ORS 193.010 and 193.020.

As used in this section and ORS 193.020:
(1) "Bona fide subscriber" means a person who has been a paid subscriber to a print format or a digital newspaper format of a newspaper for an uninterrupted period of 12 months, such subscription in no case to be over six months in arrears.
(2) "Digital newspaper" means an online newspaper delivered in an electronic form that is formatted similarly to a printed newspaper and produced in an archivable format.
(3) "Newspaper" means a newspaper of general circulation that meets all of the following requirements:
(a) Is circulated in a print format or a digital newspaper format.
(b) Conducts consistent, regular coverage of local news and in which at least 25 percent of the total news content is locally and originally composed by the newspaper, regardless of whether the newspaper is produced or printed in the local area.
(c) Is published in the English language for the dissemination of local or transmitted news or for the dissemination of legal news.
(d) Is made up of at least four pages of at least five columns each, with type matter of a depth of at least 14 inches, or, if smaller pages, then comprising an equivalent amount of type matter.
(e)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B) of this paragraph, has bona fide subscribers representing more than half of the total distribution of printed newspapers and paid-for digital newspapers.
(B) Subparagraph (A) of this paragraph does not apply during a period, not to exceed 12 months, after a newspaper that has been generally recognized as best suited for publication of public notices in a jurisdiction ceases operation and no other suitable newspaper is published which affords a reasonable alternative for publication of public notices.
(f)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B) of this paragraph, has been established and regularly and uninterruptedly published at least once a week during a period of at least 12 consecutive months immediately preceding the first publication of the public notice. Interrupted publication because of labor-management disputes, fire, flood or the elements for a period not to exceed 120 days, either before or after a newspaper is qualified for publication of public notices, shall not affect such qualification.
(B) Subparagraph (A) of this paragraph does not apply during a period, not to exceed 12 months, after a newspaper that has been generally recognized as best suited for publication of public notices in a jurisdiction ceases operation and no other suitable newspaper is published which affords a reasonable alternative for publication of public notices. [Amended by 1979 c.760 §1; subsection (1) renumbered 174.104 in 1999; 2023 c.257 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 193 - Legal Notices › Section 193.020 - Newspaper in which public notice may be published.

(1) Any public notice of any description, the publication of which is now or hereafter required by law, shall be published in any newspaper, as defined in ORS 193.010, which is published within the county, city of which any part lies within that county, city, district or other jurisdiction where the action, suit or other proceeding is pending, or is to be commenced or had, or in which the legal publication is required to be given.
(2) If publication in only one newspaper is required by law, and if more than one newspaper fulfills the requirements of subsection (1) of this section, the public notice shall be published in that newspaper which the moving party considers best suited to give actual notice. However, nothing in this subsection prohibits the publication in more than one newspaper if desired by the moving party.
(3) If no newspaper is published within the county, city, district or jurisdiction where the action, suit or other proceeding is pending, or is to be commenced or had, or in which the legal publication is required to be given, public notice shall be published in:
(a) The newspaper published nearest to such county, city, district or jurisdiction; or
(b) Any publication that is published in such county, city, district or jurisdiction and that satisfies all the requirements for being a newspaper except that it is published less than once a week but not less than once a month.
(4) If more than one newspaper or publication fulfills the requirements of subsection (3) of this section, the public notice shall be published in that newspaper or publication which the moving party considers most effective for providing actual notice. [Amended by 1963 c.432 §1; 1979 c.760 §2; 1983 c.831 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 193 - Legal Notices › Section 193.030 - Newspaper in which district legal advertisements and notices may be published.

Legal advertisements and notices for irrigation districts and road districts, the publication of which is now required by law, shall be published in a newspaper within the district; and if there is no newspaper in the district, in the newspaper nearest to the district affected. [Amended by 1973 c.57 §3]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 193 - Legal Notices › Section 193.050 - Notice by telegraph.

Whenever any notice, information or intelligence, written or otherwise, is required to be given, the same may be given by telegraph. The dispatch containing the same shall be delivered to the person entitled thereto, or to the agent or attorney of the person. Notice by telegraph is actual notice.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 193 - Legal Notices › Section 193.070 - Proof of publication.

Proof of publication of a document or notice required by law, or by an order of a court or judge, to be published in a newspaper, may be made by the affidavit of the owner, editor, publisher, manager or advertising manager of the newspaper or the principal clerk of any of them, or the printer or the foreman of the printer, showing the same. The affidavit may be in substantially the form set forth in ORCP 7 F(2)(b) and shall have annexed a copy of the document or notice. [Amended by 1979 c.284 §122]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 193 - Legal Notices › Section 193.080 - Filing affidavit of publication; original or copy as evidence.

If an affidavit of publication is made in an action, suit or proceeding pending in a court, it may be filed with the clerk thereof; if not so made, it may be filed with the county clerk of the county where the newspaper is printed. In either case, the original affidavit, or if the same is filed with the clerk, a copy thereof, duly certified, is primary evidence of the facts stated therein. [Amended by 1993 c.223 §6]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 193 - Legal Notices › Section 193.090 - Compensation for publication.

(1) The compensation for the publication of all public notices which are now or hereafter required by law to be published shall be at a rate not to exceed that published by a newspaper as its open display advertising rate, that is, the per column inch rate charged local advertisers not under contract to a newspaper for a fixed rate or minimum quantity of advertising. However, a newspaper shall grant its customary discounts or contractual rates to the county, city, district or other jurisdiction which fulfills the requirements necessary to qualify for the discounts or contractual rates.
(2) The published size of all public notices shall be determined by the person authorizing publication of the public notice, but shall be designed to afford the public reasonable ease in reading the information contained therein. Any public notice which must be typeset by the newspaper shall be in a type size no smaller than that used by that newspaper in its regular classified advertising columns, with spacing between lines and copy blocks commensurate with similar type matter. [Amended by 1963 c.576 §36; 1963 c.623 §1; 1971 c.295 §1; 1979 c.760 §3]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 193 - Legal Notices › Section 193.100 - Payment for newspaper publication of state laws or notices.

When any law or notice is published in any newspaper of this state, by virtue of any law authorizing any state officer to direct such publication at the expense of the state, all charges for such publication shall be paid as provided in ORS 293.295 to 293.462. The Oregon Department of Administrative Services shall draw a warrant upon the State Treasurer therefor, specifying the account upon which the warrant is drawn. The treasurer shall pay the same in like manner as other appropriations are paid. [Amended by 1983 c.740 §47]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 193 - Legal Notices › Section 193.310 - Definitions for ORS 193.310 to 193.360.

As used in ORS 193.310 to 193.360, unless the context requires otherwise:
(1) "Broadcast" means the transmission of information by means of radio or television facilities.
(2) "Notice" means any notice that is required by law to be published.
(3) "Station" means any radio or television station licensed for commercial operation by the Federal Communications Commission. [1967 c.63 §1; 1979 c.190 §401]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 193 - Legal Notices › Section 193.320 - Radio and television broadcasts as supplement to newspaper publication.

(1) Any state or other public officer who is required by law to publish any notice may supplement publication thereof by causing such notice or a concise summary or description thereof to be broadcast at such times and with such frequency as the public officer determines suitable when, in the judgment of the public officer, the public interest is served thereby.
(2) Notices by political subdivisions of this state, cities, municipal and quasi-municipal corporations, special districts and other public agencies shall be made only by stations whose primary broadcast coverage encompasses the county or counties in which the notice is required to be given. [1967 c.63 §3]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 193 - Legal Notices › Section 193.330 - Reference to candidate for public office prohibited; transcript available to public.

(1) In the broadcast of the notice or material under ORS 193.310 to 193.360 and 251.295, no reference by name to any person who is a candidate for elective public office at the time of the broadcast shall be made.
(2) Each station that broadcasts any notice or material under ORS 193.310 to 193.360 and 251.295 shall retain at its office a copy or transcription of the text of the notice or material as broadcast for a period of six months after the broadcast. The copy or transcript shall be available for public inspection at reasonable times. [1967 c.63 §4]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 193 - Legal Notices › Section 193.340 - Proof of broadcast.

Proof of publication of the notice or other material under ORS 193.310 to 193.360 and 251.295 shall be by affidavit of the owner, manager, assistant manager or program director of the station, in substantially the following form:
______________________________________________________________________________
AFFIDAVIT OF BROADCAST
State of Oregon, )
) ss.
County of ______ )
I, _____, being first duly sworn, depose and say that I
am the owner, manager, assistant manager or program director of station _____, a radio (television) station broadcasting from _____ in the aforesaid county and state; that the notice (or other material) described as _____ was broadcast on the following days: (here set forth dates and times when the same was broadcast).
________
Subscribed and sworn to before me _____
___
(Day),
2___.
________
Notary Public for Oregon
My commission expires: ______
______________________________________________________________________________ [1967 c.63 §5]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 193 - Legal Notices › Section 193.350 - Selection of broadcast stations.

All public officials performing functions under ORS 193.310 to 193.360 and 251.295 shall select stations that best assure effective publicity for the notice or material being broadcast, based on the nature of the notice or material being broadcast. [1967 c.63 §6]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 193 - Legal Notices › Section 193.360 - Payment for broadcasts authorized by state officer.

When any broadcast is made by order of a state officer where publication of the same notice is made at the expense of the state, all charges for the broadcast shall be paid as provided in ORS 293.295 to 293.462. The Oregon Department of Administrative Services shall draw a warrant upon the State Treasurer therefor, specifying the account upon which the warrant is drawn. The treasurer shall pay the amount in the same manner as other amounts owed by the state are paid. [1967 c.63 §7; 1983 c.740 §48]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 194 - Uniform Law on Notarial Acts; Unsworn Foreign Declarations › Section 194.225 - Authority to perform notarial act.

(1) A notarial officer may perform a notarial act authorized by this chapter or by law of this state other than this chapter.
(2) A notarial officer may not perform a notarial act with respect to a record to which the officer or the officer’s spouse is a party, or in which either the officer or the officer’s spouse has a direct beneficial interest. A notarial act performed in violation of this subsection is voidable.
(3) A notarial officer may certify that a tangible copy of an electronic record is an accurate copy of the electronic record. [2013 c.219 §3; 2020 s.s.1 c.12 §§21,22; 2021 c.344 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 194 - Uniform Law on Notarial Acts; Unsworn Foreign Declarations › Section 194.230 - Requirements for certain notarial acts.

(1) A notarial officer who takes an acknowledgment of a record shall determine, from personal knowledge or satisfactory evidence of the identity of the individual, that the individual appearing before the officer and making the acknowledgment has the identity claimed and that the signature on the record is the signature of the individual.
(2) A notarial officer who takes a verification on oath or affirmation shall determine, from personal knowledge or satisfactory evidence of the identity of the individual, that the individual appearing before the officer and making the declaration has the identity claimed and that the signature on the record containing the statement verified is the signature of the individual.
(3) A notarial officer who witnesses or attests a signature shall determine, from personal knowledge or satisfactory evidence of the identity of the individual, that the individual appearing before the officer and signing the record has the identity claimed.
(4) A notarial officer who certifies or attests a copy of a record or an item that was copied shall determine that the copy is a full, true and accurate transcription or reproduction of the record or item.
(5) A notarial officer who makes or notes a protest of a negotiable instrument shall determine the matters set forth in ORS 73.0505. [2013 c.219 §4]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 194 - Uniform Law on Notarial Acts; Unsworn Foreign Declarations › Section 194.235 - Personal appearance required.

If a notarial act relates to a statement made in or a signature executed on a record, the individual making the statement or executing the signature shall appear personally before the notarial officer. [2013 c.219 §5]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 194 - Uniform Law on Notarial Acts; Unsworn Foreign Declarations › Section 194.240 - Identification of individual.

(1) A notarial officer has personal knowledge of the identity of an individual appearing before the officer if the individual is personally known to the officer through dealings sufficient to provide reasonable certainty that the individual has the identity claimed.
(2) A notarial officer has satisfactory evidence of the identity of an individual appearing before the officer if the officer can identify the individual:
(a) By means of:
(A) A United States passport or an officially recognized passport of a foreign country, or a driver license or identification card issued under ORS 807.400 or a comparable provision in another state, that is current or that expired not more than three years before performance of the notarial act; or
(B) A military identification card, an identity card issued by a federally recognized Indian tribe or other document issued by the federal government or a state, county or local government that is current or that expired not more than three years before performance of the notarial act and that contains the signature and a photograph of the individual;
(b) By a verification on oath or affirmation of a credible witness personally appearing before the officer and known to the officer or whom the officer can identify on the basis of:
(A) A United States passport or an officially recognized passport of a foreign country, or a driver license or identification card issued under ORS 807.400 or a comparable provision in another state, that is current or that expired not more than three years before performance of the notarial act; or
(B) A military identification card, an identity card issued by a federally recognized Indian tribe or other document issued by the federal government or a state, county or local government that is current or that expired not more than three years before performance of the notarial act and that contains the signature and a photograph of the individual; or
(c) Positively by examination or comparison of official government documents or records if the individual is confined in a correctional facility.
(3) A notarial officer may require an individual to provide additional information or identification credentials necessary to confirm the identity of the individual. [2013 c.219 §6]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 194 - Uniform Law on Notarial Acts; Unsworn Foreign Declarations › Section 194.245 - Authority to refuse to perform notarial act.

(1) A notarial officer may refuse to perform a notarial act if the officer is not satisfied that:
(a) The individual executing the record is competent or has the capacity to execute the record;
(b) The individual’s signature is knowingly and voluntarily made; or
(c) The individual has provided sufficient information or identification credentials necessary to confirm the identity of the individual.
(2) A notarial officer may refuse to perform a notarial act unless refusal is prohibited by law other than this chapter. [2013 c.219 §7]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 194 - Uniform Law on Notarial Acts; Unsworn Foreign Declarations › Section 194.250 - Signature if individual unable to sign.

If an individual is physically unable to sign a record, the individual may direct an individual other than the notarial officer to sign the individual’s name on the record. The notarial officer shall insert "Signature affixed by (name of other individual) at the direction of (name of individual)" or words of similar import. [2013 c.219 §8]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 194 - Uniform Law on Notarial Acts; Unsworn Foreign Declarations › Section 194.255 - Notarial act in this state.

(1) A notarial act may be performed in this state by:
(a) A notary public;
(b) A judge of this state or a clerk of a court of this state;
(c) A county clerk or county employee with recording responsibilities designated by the county; or
(d) Any other individual authorized by the law of this state to perform the notarial act.
(2) Notarial acts performed under ORS 194.260, 194.265, 194.270 or 194.275 have the same effect as if performed by a notarial officer of this state.
(3) The signature and title of an individual performing a notarial act in this state are prima facie evidence that the signature is genuine and that the individual holds the designated title.
(4) The signature and title of a notarial officer described in subsection (1) of this section conclusively establish the authority of the officer to perform the notarial act. [2013 c.219 §9]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 194 - Uniform Law on Notarial Acts; Unsworn Foreign Declarations › Section 194.260 - Notarial act in another state.

(1) A notarial act performed in another state has the same effect under the law of this state as if performed by a notarial officer of this state, if the act performed in the other state is performed by:
(a) A notary public of the other state;
(b) A judge of the other state or a clerk of a court of the other state; or
(c) Any other individual authorized by the law of the other state to perform the notarial act.
(2) The signature and title of an individual performing a notarial act in another state are prima facie evidence that the signature is genuine and that the individual holds the designated title.
(3) The signature and title of a notarial officer described in subsection (1) of this section conclusively establish the authority of the officer to perform the notarial act. [2013 c.219 §10]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 194 - Uniform Law on Notarial Acts; Unsworn Foreign Declarations › Section 194.265 - Notarial act under authority of federally recognized Indian tribe.

(1) A notarial act performed under the authority of and in the jurisdiction of a federally recognized Indian tribe has the same effect as if performed by a notarial officer of this state, if the act performed in the jurisdiction of the tribe is performed by:
(a) A notarial officer of the tribe;
(b) A judge of the tribe or a clerk of a court of the tribe; or
(c) Any other individual authorized by the law of the tribe to perform the notarial act.
(2) The signature and title of an individual performing a notarial act under the authority of and in the jurisdiction of a federally recognized Indian tribe are prima facie evidence that the signature is genuine and that the individual holds the designated title.
(3) The signature and title of a notarial officer described in subsection (1) of this section conclusively establish the authority of the officer to perform the notarial act. [2013 c.219 §11]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 194 - Uniform Law on Notarial Acts; Unsworn Foreign Declarations › Section 194.270 - Notarial act under federal authority.

(1) A notarial act performed under federal law has the same effect under the law of this state as if performed by a notarial officer of this state, if the act performed under federal law is performed by:
(a) A judge or a clerk of a court;
(b) An individual in military service, or performing duties under the authority of the military service, who is authorized to perform notarial acts under federal law;
(c) An individual designated a notarizing officer by the United States Department of State for performing notarial acts overseas; or
(d) Any other individual authorized by federal law to perform the notarial act.
(2) The signature and title of an individual performing a notarial act under federal authority are prima facie evidence that the signature is genuine and that the individual holds the designated title.
(3) The signature and title of an individual described in subsection (1) of this section conclusively establish the authority of the individual to perform the notarial act. [2013 c.219 §12]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 194 - Uniform Law on Notarial Acts; Unsworn Foreign Declarations › Section 194.275 - Foreign notarial act.

(1) As used in this section, "foreign state" means a government other than the United States, a state or a federally recognized Indian tribe.
(2) If a notarial act is performed under the authority of and in the jurisdiction of a foreign state or a constituent unit of the foreign state or is performed under the authority of a multinational or international governmental organization, the act has the same effect under the law of this state as if performed by a notarial officer of this state.
(3) If the title of office and indication of authority to perform notarial acts in a foreign state appears in a digest of foreign law or in a list customarily used as a source for that information, the authority of an officer with that title to perform notarial acts is conclusively established.
(4) The signature and official stamp of an individual holding an office described in subsection (3) of this section are prima facie evidence that the signature is genuine and the individual holds the designated title.
(5) An apostille in the form prescribed by the Hague Convention of October 5, 1961, and issued by a foreign state party to the convention conclusively establishes that the signature of the notarial officer is genuine and that the officer holds the indicated office.
(6) A consular authentication issued by an individual designated by the United States Department of State as a notarizing officer for performing notarial acts overseas and attached to the record with respect to which the notarial act is performed conclusively establishes that the signature of the notarial officer is genuine and that the officer holds the indicated office. [2013 c.219 §13]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 194 - Uniform Law on Notarial Acts; Unsworn Foreign Declarations › Section 194.285 - Short form certificates.

The following short form certificates of notarial acts are sufficient for the purposes indicated, if completed with the information required by ORS 194.280 (1) to (3):
______________________________________________________________________________
(1) For an acknowledgment in an individual capacity:
State of _________
County of _________
This record was acknowledged before me on (date) ______ by (name(s) of individual(s)) _________.
Signature of notarial officer: ____________
Stamp (if required):
Title of office: ____________
My commission expires: _________
(2) For an acknowledgment in a representative capacity:
State of _________
County of _________
This record was acknowledged before me on (date) ______ by (name(s) of individual(s)) _________ as (type of authority, such as officer or trustee) _________ of (name of party on behalf of whom record was executed) ____________.
Signature of notarial officer: ____________
Stamp (if required):
Title of office: ____________
My commission expires: _________
(3) For a verification on oath or affirmation:
State of _________
County of _________
Signed and sworn to (or affirmed) before me on (date) ______ by (name(s) of individual(s)) making statement _________.
Signature of notarial officer:
Stamp (if required):
Title of office: ____________
My commission expires: _________
(4) For witnessing or attesting a signature:
State of _________
County of _________
Signed (or attested) before me on (date) ______ by (name(s) of individual(s)) _________.
Signature of notarial officer: ____________
Stamp (if required):
Title of office: ____________
My commission expires: _________
(5) For certifying or attesting a copy of a record:
State of _________
County of _________
I certify (or attest) that this is a true and correct copy of a record in the possession of ____________.
Dated ______
Signature of notarial officer: ____________
Stamp (if required):
Title of office: ____________
My commission expires: _________
______________________________________________________________________________ [2013 c.219 §15]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 194 - Uniform Law on Notarial Acts; Unsworn Foreign Declarations › Section 194.290 - Official stamp.

(1) The official stamp of a notary public must:
(a) Include the notary public’s name, jurisdiction, commission expiration date and other information required by the Secretary of State by rule; and
(b) Be a legible imprint capable of being copied together with the record to which it is affixed or attached or with which it is logically associated.
(2) The official stamp of a notary public is an official notarial seal for all purposes under the laws of this state. [2013 c.219 §16; 2020 s.s.1 c.12 §§23,24; 2021 c.344 §2]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 194 - Uniform Law on Notarial Acts; Unsworn Foreign Declarations › Section 194.295 - Stamping device.

(1) A notary public is responsible for the security of the notary public’s stamping device and may not allow another individual to use the device in performing a notarial act.
(2) On resignation from, or the revocation or expiration of, the notary public’s commission, or on the expiration date set forth in the notary public’s official stamp, the notary public shall disable the notary public’s stamping device by destroying, defacing, damaging, erasing or securing the device against use.
(3) On the death or adjudication of incompetency of a notary public, the notary public’s personal representative, guardian, conservator or trustee or any other person knowingly in possession of the notary public’s stamping device shall render the device unusable by destroying, defacing, damaging, erasing or securing the device against use.
(4) If a notary public’s stamping device is lost or stolen, the notary public or the notary public’s personal representative, guardian, conservator or trustee shall notify promptly the Secretary of State on discovering that the device is lost or stolen. [2013 c.219 §17]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 194 - Uniform Law on Notarial Acts; Unsworn Foreign Declarations › Section 194.305 - Notification regarding performance of notarial act with respect to electronic records; selection of technology; acceptance of tangible copy of electronic record.

(1) A notary public may select one or more tamper-evident technologies to perform notarial acts with respect to electronic records. A person may not require a notary public to perform a notarial act with respect to an electronic record with a technology that the notary public has not selected.
(2) Before a notary public performs the notary public’s initial notarial act with respect to an electronic record, a notary public shall notify the Secretary of State that the notary public will be performing notarial acts with respect to electronic records and identify the technology the notary public intends to use. If the Secretary of State, by rule, has established standards pursuant to ORS 194.360 for approval of technology, the technology must conform to the standards. If the technology conforms to the standards, the Secretary of State shall approve the use of the technology.
(3) A county clerk may accept for recording a tangible copy of an electronic record containing a notarial certificate as satisfying any requirement that a record accepted for recording be an original, if the notarial officer executing the notarial certificate certifies that the tangible copy is an accurate copy of the electronic record. [2013 c.219 §19; 2020 s.s.1 c.12 §§25,26; 2021 c.344 §3]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 194 - Uniform Law on Notarial Acts; Unsworn Foreign Declarations › Section 194.325 - Examination of notary public.

(1) An applicant for a commission as a notary public must pass an examination administered by the Secretary of State or an entity approved by the secretary. The examination must be based on the course of study described in subsection (3) of this section.
(2) Before taking the examination required under subsection (1) of this section, an applicant for a commission as a notary public who does not hold a commission in this state must complete a course of study offered by the Secretary of State or an entity approved by the secretary.
(3) The Secretary of State or an entity approved by the secretary shall offer regularly a course of study to applicants who do not hold commissions as notaries public in this state. The course must cover the laws, rules, procedures and ethics relevant to notarial acts. [2013 c.219 §21]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 194 - Uniform Law on Notarial Acts; Unsworn Foreign Declarations › Section 194.345 - Database of notaries public.

The Secretary of State shall maintain an electronic database of notaries public:
(1) Through which a person may verify the authority of a notary public to perform notarial acts; and
(2) That indicates whether a notary public has notified the secretary that the notary public will be performing notarial acts with respect to electronic records. [2013 c.219 §23]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 194 - Uniform Law on Notarial Acts; Unsworn Foreign Declarations › Section 194.350 - Prohibited acts.

(1) A commission as a notary public does not authorize an individual to:
(a) Assist persons in drafting legal records, give advice on legal matters or otherwise practice law;
(b) Act as an immigration consultant as defined in ORS 9.280 or an expert on immigration matters;
(c) Represent an individual in a judicial or administrative proceeding relating to immigration to the United States, United States citizenship or related matters; or
(d) Receive compensation for performing any of the activities listed in this subsection.
(2) A notary public may not engage in false or deceptive advertising.
(3) A notary public, other than an attorney licensed to practice law, may not use the term "notario" or "notario publico."
(4)(a) A notary public, other than an attorney licensed to practice law, may not advertise or represent that the notary public may assist persons in drafting legal records, give advice on legal matters or otherwise practice law.
(b) If a notary public who is not an attorney licensed to practice law advertises or represents that the notary public offers notarial services, whether orally or in a record, including broadcast media, print media and the Internet, the notary public shall include in the advertisement or representation, the following:
(A) A statement, or an alternate statement authorized or required by the Secretary of State, prominently and in each language used in the advertisement or representation: "I am not an attorney licensed to practice law. I am not allowed to draft legal records, give advice on legal matters, including immigration, or charge a fee for those activities."
(B) The fees for notarial acts specified under ORS 194.400.
(c) If the advertisement or representation is not in the form of broadcast media, print media or the Internet and does not permit inclusion of the statement required by this subsection because of size, the statement must be displayed prominently or provided at the place of performance of the notarial act before the notarial act is performed.
(5) A notary public may not engage in the unauthorized practice of law.
(6) A notary public may not commit any act involving dishonesty, fraud or deceit with the intent to substantially benefit the notary public or another or substantially injure another.
(7) Except as otherwise allowed by law, a notary public may not withhold access to or possession of an original record provided by a person that seeks performance of a notarial act by the notary public. [2013 c.219 §24]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 194 - Uniform Law on Notarial Acts; Unsworn Foreign Declarations › Section 194.355 - Validity of notarial acts.

(1) Except as otherwise provided in ORS 194.225 (2), the failure of a notarial officer to perform a duty or meet a requirement specified in this chapter does not invalidate a notarial act performed by the notarial officer.
(2) The validity of a notarial act under this chapter does not prevent an aggrieved person from seeking to invalidate the record or transaction that is the subject of the notarial act or from seeking other remedies based on the law of this state other than this chapter or federal law.
(3) This section does not validate a purported notarial act performed by an individual who does not have the authority to perform notarial acts. [2013 c.219 §25]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 194 - Uniform Law on Notarial Acts; Unsworn Foreign Declarations › Section 194.360 - Rules.

(1) Subject to ORS chapter 183, the Secretary of State may adopt rules to implement this chapter. Rules regarding the performance of notarial acts with respect to electronic records may not require, or accord greater legal status or effect to, the implementation or application of a specific technology or technical specification.
(2) The rules may:
(a) Prescribe the manner of performing notarial acts regarding tangible and electronic records;
(b) Include provisions to ensure that any change to or tampering with a record bearing a certificate of a notarial act is self-evident;
(c) Include provisions to ensure integrity in the creation, transmittal, storage or authentication of electronic records or electronic signatures;
(d) Prescribe the process of granting, conditioning, denying, suspending or revoking a commission as a notary public and ensuring the trustworthiness of an individual holding a commission as a notary public;
(e) Include provisions to prevent fraud or mistake in the performance of notarial acts;
(f) Provide for the administration of the examination and the course of study under ORS 194.325; and
(g) Otherwise carry out the purposes of this chapter.
(3) In adopting, amending or repealing rules regarding the performance of notarial acts with respect to electronic records, the Secretary of State shall consider, so far as is consistent with this chapter:
(a) The most recent standards regarding electronic records promulgated by national bodies, such as the National Association of Secretaries of State;
(b) Standards, practices and customs of other jurisdictions that substantially enact the Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts; and
(c) The views of governmental officials and entities and other interested persons. [2013 c.219 §26]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 194 - Uniform Law on Notarial Acts; Unsworn Foreign Declarations › Section 194.365 - Application fee.

(1) To defray costs incurred by the Secretary of State to process the application made under ORS 194.315, each applicant for a commission as a notary public shall pay in advance to the secretary a nonrefundable application fee not to exceed $40.
(2) Any fee received by the Secretary of State under subsection (1) of this section shall be deposited in the State Treasury and credited to the Operating Account under ORS 56.041, and is in lieu of any fee charged under ORS 177.130. [2013 c.219 §28 (enacted in lieu of 194.020)]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 194 - Uniform Law on Notarial Acts; Unsworn Foreign Declarations › Section 194.370 - Investigation of applicant; consent.

(1) For purposes described in subsection (2) of this section, upon consent of the applicant for a commission as a notary public and upon request of the Secretary of State, the Department of State Police shall furnish to the secretary any information regarding the applicant that the department may have in its possession and any information to which the department may have access, including but not limited to the Law Enforcement Data System established in ORS 181A.280.
(2) The department shall provide the information described in subsection (1) of this section to assist in:
(a) Verifying the identity of an applicant for a commission as a notary public; or
(b) Determining whether the applicant has been convicted of a felony or of a lesser offense incompatible with the duties of a notary public.
(3) For purposes of receiving the information described in this section, the Secretary of State is a criminal justice agency under ORS 181A.010 to 181A.350 and the rules adopted under ORS 181A.230.
(4) An individual applying for a commission as a notary public is considered, upon signing the application filed under ORS 194.315, to have given the consent necessary for purposes of subsection (1) of this section. [2013 c.219 §30 (enacted in lieu of 194.024)]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 194 - Uniform Law on Notarial Acts; Unsworn Foreign Declarations › Section 194.375 - Protest of commercial paper.

(1) A notary public may protest commercial paper if the notary public is:
(a) An officer or employee of a financial institution or trust company;
(b) An officer or employee of an investment company;
(c) An individual serving under the direct supervision of an officer or employee of a financial institution, trust company or investment company; or
(d) An active member of the Oregon State Bar, or an individual serving under the direct supervision of an active member of the Oregon State Bar.
(2) Each notary public who protests commercial paper shall take the actions required by ORS 73.0505.
(3) A notary public may not protest commercial paper owned or held for collection by a financial institution, trust company or investment company if the notary public is individually a party to the commercial paper.
(4) As used in this section:
(a) "Financial institution" has the meaning given that term in ORS 706.008.
(b) "Investment company" means an entity that is registered as an investment company under the federal investment company laws.
(c) "Trust company" has the meaning given that term in ORS 706.008. [2013 c.219 §32 (enacted in lieu of 194.070)]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 194 - Uniform Law on Notarial Acts; Unsworn Foreign Declarations › Section 194.380 - Record of protest; effect as evidence.

Each notary public described in ORS 194.375 shall keep a record of all protests of commercial paper made by the notary public under ORS 73.0505. The record is competent evidence to prove notice of dishonor for purposes of ORS 73.0505. [2013 c.219 §34 (enacted in lieu of 194.090)]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 194 - Uniform Law on Notarial Acts; Unsworn Foreign Declarations › Section 194.385 - Powers of notary public connected with corporation; limitations.

(1) A notary public who is a shareholder, director, officer, employee, member or partner of a business entity may:
(a) Take the acknowledgment of any party to any written instrument executed to or by the business entity; or
(b) Administer an oath to any other shareholder, director, officer, employee, member or partner of the business entity or to any agent of the business entity.
(2) A notary public may not take the acknowledgment of an instrument executed to or by a business entity of which the notary public is a shareholder, director, officer, employee, member or partner, if the notary public is a party to the instrument, either individually or as a representative of the business entity.
(3) As used in this section:
(a) "Business entity" means a financial institution, trust company, corporation, professional corporation, cooperative, limited liability company, nonprofit corporation, partnership, limited liability partnership or limited partnership.
(b) "Financial institution" has the meaning given that term in ORS 706.008.
(c) "Trust company" has the meaning given that term in ORS 706.008. [2013 c.219 §36 (enacted in lieu of 194.100)]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 194 - Uniform Law on Notarial Acts; Unsworn Foreign Declarations › Section 194.390 - Disposition of records on vacancy in office; penalty for failure to properly dispose of records or for destroying or altering records.

(1) Whenever the office of a notary public becomes vacant, the record referred to in ORS 194.380 kept by the notary public, together with all the papers relating to such record, shall be delivered to the Secretary of State.
(2) A former notary public, or an individual designated personal representative or administrator for a deceased notary public, shall deliver the record and papers described in subsection (1) of this section to the Secretary of State not later than three months after the date the office becomes vacant or after the individual is designated personal representative or administrator.
(3) Violation of subsection (2) of this section is subject to a fine of not more than $500 for each violation.
(4) If any individual knowingly destroys, defaces, materially alters or conceals any record or paper of a notary public, the individual is subject to a fine of not more than $500 and shall be liable to an action for damages by the party injured. [2013 c.219 §38 (enacted in lieu of 194.130)]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 194 - Uniform Law on Notarial Acts; Unsworn Foreign Declarations › Section 194.395 - Recovery and disposition of fines.

All fines imposed under ORS 194.390 shall be recovered in a civil action in any court having jurisdiction of the action in the county where the notary public resides, is employed or is carrying on business. One-half of the amount of the fine shall be paid to the person bringing the action and one-half shall be paid to the State Treasurer to be deposited in the General Fund. [2013 c.219 §40 (enacted in lieu of 194.150)]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 194 - Uniform Law on Notarial Acts; Unsworn Foreign Declarations › Section 194.400 - Fees for notarial acts; collection of fees.

(1) The fee that a notary public may charge for performing a notarial act may not exceed $10 per notarial act, except that a notary public may charge a fee not to exceed $25 per notarial act for a notarial act performed under ORS 194.277.
(2) A notary public may charge an additional fee for traveling to perform a notarial act if:
(a) The notary public explains to the person requesting the notarial act that the fee is in addition to a fee specified in subsection (1) of this section and is in an amount not determined by law; and
(b) The person requesting the notarial act agrees in advance upon the amount of the additional fee.
(3) If a notary public charges fees under this section for performing notarial acts, the notary public shall display, in English, a list of the fees the notary public will charge.
(4) A notary public who is employed by a private entity may enter into an agreement with the entity under which fees collected by the notary public under this section are collected by and accrue to the entity.
(5) A public body as defined in ORS 174.109 may collect the fees described in this section for notarial acts performed in the course of employment by notaries public who are employed by the public body. [2013 c.219 §42 (enacted in lieu of 194.164); 2020 s.s.1 c.12 §§30,31; 2021 c.344 §5]