Oregon Code § 65.014·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Correcting filed document.
(1) A domestic corporation or foreign corporation may correct a document filed
by the Secretary of State other than an annual report, if the document:
(a) Contains an
incorrect statement; or
(b) Was
defectively executed, attested, sealed, verified or acknowledged.
(2) Errors in
annual reports may be corrected as provided in ORS 65.787.
(3) A domestic
corporation or foreign corporation seeking to correct a document shall deliver
the articles of correction to the Secretary of State for filing. The articles
of correction must include the following:
(a) A description
of the incorrect document, including the filing date or a copy of the document;
(b) A description
of the incorrect statement and the reason the statement is incorrect or a
description of the manner in which the execution, attestation, seal,
verification or acknowledgment is defective; and
(c) A correction
of the incorrect statement or defective execution, attestation, seal,
verification or acknowledgment.
(4) Articles of
correction are effective on the effective date of the document the articles
correct except as to persons relying on the uncorrected document and adversely
affected by the correction. As to those persons, articles of correction are
effective when filed by the Secretary of State.
(5) An incorrect
document with a delayed effective date may also be corrected by withdrawal and
new filing pursuant to the provisions of ORS 56.080. [1989 c.1010 §7; 2019
c.174 §9]