Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 93 § 93.710 — Instruments or memoranda creating certain interests in realty; contents;

Instruments or memoranda creating certain interests in realty; contents; reforestation order; effect of recording. (1) Any instrument creating a license, easement, profit a prendre, or a leasehold interest or oil, gas or other mineral interest or estate in real property or an interest in real property created by a land sale contract, or memorandum of such instrument or contract, which is executed by the person from whom the interest is intended to pass, and acknowledged or proved in the manner provided for the acknowledgment or proof of other conveyances, may be indexed and recorded in the records of deeds of real property in the county where such real property is located. Any instrument creating a mortgage or trust deed, or a memorandum thereof, or assignment for security purposes relating to any of the interests or estates in real property referred to in this subsection, which is executed by the person from whom the mortgage, trust deed, or assignment for security purposes is intended to be given, and acknowledged or proved in the manner provided for the acknowledgment or proof of other conveyances, may be indexed and recorded in the records of mortgages of real property in the county where such real property is located. Such recordation, whether the instrument be recorded prior to or subsequent to May 29, 1963, constitutes notice to third persons of the rights of the parties under the instrument irrespective of whether the party granted such interest or estate is in possession of the real property. Any such instrument when so acknowledged or proved, or certified in the manner prescribed by law by any of the authorized officers, may be read in evidence without further proof thereof. (2) Any notice under ORS 527.710 or order under ORS 527.680 by the State Forester requiring the reforestation of specific lands may be indexed and recorded in the records of deeds of real property in the county where such real property is located. Such recordation constitutes notice to third persons of the rights and obligations of the parties to the notice or order. Any such notice or order when properly prepared in the manner prescribed by law by any of the authorized officers may be read in evidence without further proof thereof. (3)(a) As used in this section, “memorandum” means an instrument that: (A) Contains the date of the instrument being memorialized; (B) Contains the names and addresses of the parties; (C) Contains a legal description of the real property involved and the nature of the interest created which is signed by the person from whom the interest is intended to pass; and (D) Is acknowledged or proved in the manner provided for the acknowledgment or proof of deeds. (b) In addition to the requirements of paragraph (a) of this subsection, a memorandum of a mortgage or trust deed shall contain: (A) The legend “Memorandum of Mortgage” or “Memorandum of Trust Deed” either in capital letters or underscored above the body of the memorandum; (B) A description of any collateral encumbered by the mortgage or trust deed, other than the real property, that can be perfected by filing in the real property records of the county in which the collateral is situated; (C) A description in general terms of the obligation or obligations secured and a statement of the term or maturity date, if any, of the obligation or obligations; (D) A statement by the mortgagee or beneficiary that a complete copy of the mortgage or trust deed is available upon written request to the mortgagee or beneficiary; and (E) If the mortgage or trust deed constitutes a line of credit instrument as defined in ORS 86.155, the information required to appear on the front page of the instrument under ORS 86.155 (1)(b). (c) In addition to the requirements of paragraph (a) of this subsection, a memorandum of an instrument conveying or contracting to convey fee title to any real estate shall state on its face the true and actual consideration paid for such transfer as provided in ORS 93.030. [Amended by 1963 c.416 §1; 1973 c.696 §20; 1977 c.605 §3; 1983 c.759 §2; 1987 c.225 §2; 1997 c.152 §2]