(1) A notarial officer may perform a notarial act authorized by this chapter or by law of this state other than this chapter.

Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 194.225

  • Electronic: means relating to technology having electrical, digital, magnetic, wireless, optical, electromagnetic or similar capabilities. See Oregon Statutes 194.215
  • Notarial officer: means a notary public or other individual authorized to perform a notarial act. See Oregon Statutes 194.215
  • Record: means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form. See Oregon Statutes 194.215
  • State: means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. See Oregon Statutes 194.215

(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]