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Notarial Acts and Certificates
The acts an Oregon notary performs under the Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts (ORS Chapter 194), how acknowledgments and jurats differ, and what a valid certificate must contain.
The authorized acts
Oregon notaries take acknowledgments, administer oaths and affirmations, perform jurats, witness signatures, and certify copies of records the custodian presents. Each act is distinct, and the notary must not choose the act for the signer.
Acknowledgment vs. jurat
The oath and the presence-at-signing requirement separate the two most common acts.
Personal appearance and remote acts
Every act requires personal appearance. Oregon authorizes remote notarization under set conditions.
The certificate
The certificate is the notary's official record of the act.