Oregon Code § 73.0115·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Incomplete instrument.
(1) Incomplete instrument means a signed writing, whether or not issued by
the signer, the contents of which show at the time of signing that it is
incomplete but that the signer intended it to be completed by the addition of
words or numbers.
(2) Subject to
subsection (3) of this section, if the incomplete instrument is an instrument
under ORS 73.0104, it may be enforced according to its terms if it is not
completed, or according to its terms as augmented by completion. If an
incomplete instrument is not an instrument under ORS 73.0104, but, after
completion, the requirements of ORS 73.0104 are met, the instrument may be
enforced according to its terms as augmented by completion.
(3) If words or
numbers are added to an incomplete instrument without authority of the signer,
there is an alteration of the incomplete instrument under ORS 73.0407.
(4) The burden of
establishing that words or numbers were added to an incomplete instrument
without authority of the signer is on the person asserting the lack of
authority. [1993 c.545 §18]
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Key Points
01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 73.0115
03Subject to legislative amendments
04Consult a licensed attorney for application to specific cases
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