(1) Whenever the office of a notary public becomes vacant, the record referred to in ORS § 194.380 kept by the notary public, together with all the papers relating to such record, shall be delivered to the Secretary of State.

Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 194.390

  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Notary public: means an individual commissioned to perform a notarial act by the Secretary of State. 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 former notary public, or an individual designated personal representative or administrator for a deceased notary public, shall deliver the record and papers described in subsection (1) of this section to the Secretary of State not later than three months after the date the office becomes vacant or after the individual is designated personal representative or administrator.

(3) Violation of subsection (2) of this section is subject to a fine of not more than $500 for each violation.

(4) If any individual knowingly destroys, defaces, materially alters or conceals any record or paper of a notary public, the individual is subject to a fine of not more than $500 and shall be liable to an action for damages by the party injured. [2013 c.219 § 38 (enacted in lieu of 194.130)]

 

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