Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 194 § 194.280 — Certificate of notarial act

Certificate of notarial act. (1) A notarial act must be evidenced by a certificate. The certificate must: (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