Oregon Law
Law as of Jan 1, 2026
Chapter contents
177.010Oath and bond 177.020Successive recoveries on bond 177.030Duties of Secretary of State 177.040Deputy Secretary of State 177.050Employment and administration of personnel; merit system; rules 177.060Designation of persons to sign in name of Secretary of State 177.065Authority of Secretary of State relating to official acts of public officials; signatures of notaries public 177.070Bonds for clerks or positions 177.075Authority of Secretary of State to require fingerprints 177.080Acts of Congress and of states to be deposited in State of Oregon Law Library 177.090[Repealed by 1993 c.98 §26] 177.100[Repealed by 1953 c.224 §4] 177.110Oregon Guide 177.120Oregon Blue Book 177.130Fees of the Secretary of State 177.140Secretary of State Administration Division Account 177.150Record required for Secretary of State Miscellaneous Receipts Account 177.170Government Waste Hotline; acceptance of other reports; purpose; notice 177.180Reports received through Government Waste Hotline or by other method; confidentiality; investigation; written determination; annual report to Legislative Assembly 177.190Purchase of state flags for Armed Forces by Secretary of State 177.200[2001 c.936 §7; renumbered 276A.239 in 2017]

Chapter 177 — Secretary of State

ORS 177.065 Authority of Secretary of State relating to official acts of public officials; signatures of notaries public

(1)

The Secretary of State may attest to the authenticity of the official acts of public officials in the State of Oregon that are described in ORS 7.130, 194.255 (1)(b) and (c), 205.110, 205.140, 205.220 and 432.295.

(2)

The Secretary of State may not certify a signature of a notary public on a document:

(a)

Regarding allegiance to a government or jurisdiction;

(b)

Relating to the relinquishment or renunciation of citizenship, sovereignty, in itinere status or world service authority; or

(c)

Setting forth or implying for the bearer a claim of immunity from the law of this state or federal law.

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