(1) Except as otherwise provided in ORS § 194.225 (2), the failure of a notarial officer to perform a duty or meet a requirement specified in this chapter does not invalidate a notarial act performed by the notarial officer.

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Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 194.355

  • Notarial officer: means a notary public or other individual authorized to perform a notarial act. See Oregon Statutes 194.215
  • Person: means an individual, corporation, business trust, statutory trust, estate, trust, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture, public corporation, government or governmental subdivision, agency or instrumentality or any other legal or commercial entity. 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) The validity of a notarial act under this chapter does not prevent an aggrieved person from seeking to invalidate the record or transaction that is the subject of the notarial act or from seeking other remedies based on the law of this state other than this chapter or federal law.

(3) This section does not validate a purported notarial act performed by an individual who does not have the authority to perform notarial acts. [2013 c.219 § 25]