Oregon Statutes 194.285 – Short form certificates
The following short form certificates of notarial acts are sufficient for the purposes indicated, if completed with the information required by ORS § 194.280 (1) to (3):
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 194.285
- Acknowledgment: means a declaration by an individual before a notarial officer that the individual has signed a record for the purpose stated in the record and, if the record is signed in a representative capacity, that the individual signed the record with proper authority and signed it as the act of the person identified in the record. See Oregon Statutes 194.215
- In a representative capacity: means acting as:
(a) An authorized officer, agent, partner, trustee or other representative of a person other than an individual;
(b) A public officer, personal representative, guardian, conservator, trustee or other representative, in the capacity stated in a record;
(c) An agent of or attorney-in-fact for a principal; or
(d) An authorized representative of another in any other capacity. 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
- Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
- 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
- Signature: means a tangible symbol or an electronic signature that evidences the signing of a record. 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
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(1) For an acknowledgment in an individual capacity:
State of _________
County of _________
This record was acknowledged before me on (date) ______ by (name(s) of individual(s)) _________.
Signature of notarial officer: ____________
Stamp (if required):
Title of office: ____________
My commission expires: _________
(2) For an acknowledgment in a representative capacity:
State of _________
County of _________
This record was acknowledged before me on (date) ______ by (name(s) of individual(s)) _________ as (type of authority, such as officer or trustee) _________ of (name of party on behalf of whom record was executed) ____________.
Signature of notarial officer: ____________
Stamp (if required):
Title of office: ____________
My commission expires: _________
(3) For a verification on oath or affirmation:
State of _________
County of _________
Signed and sworn to (or affirmed) before me on (date) ______ by (name(s) of individual(s)) making statement _________.
Signature of notarial officer:
Stamp (if required):
Title of office: ____________
My commission expires: _________
(4) For witnessing or attesting a signature:
State of _________
County of _________
Signed (or attested) before me on (date) ______ by (name(s) of individual(s)) _________.
Signature of notarial officer: ____________
Stamp (if required):
Title of office: ____________
My commission expires: _________
(5) For certifying or attesting a copy of a record:
State of _________
County of _________
I certify (or attest) that this is a true and correct copy of a record in the possession of ____________.
Dated ______
Signature of notarial officer: ____________
Stamp (if required):
Title of office: ____________
My commission expires: _________
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