Oregon Law
Law as of Jan 1, 2024
Chapter contents
186.010State flag; official colors 186.020Description of state seal 186.023Improper use of state seal 186.025Injunction and civil penalties for improper use of seal; notice; hearing; judicial review 186.030Record of description 186.040State motto 186.110Display of state flag and POW/MIA flag on public buildings 186.120Payment of expenses incurred in displaying flag 186.130Champoeg Historical Pageant as official statehood pageant 186.510Oregon-Washington Columbia River Boundary Compact adopted 186.520Compact provisions

Chapter 186 — State Emblems; State Boundary

ORS 186.023 Improper use of state seal

(1)

Except as authorized by the Secretary of State, no person shall knowingly use any device, or possess any device capable of such use, to emboss upon a document the seal of the State of Oregon described in ORS 186.020.

(2)

No person shall use any reproduction of the seal of the State of Oregon:

(a)

In any manner falsely implying official indorsement or sponsorship by the State of Oregon or any of its agencies of any product, business, service or other activity; or

(b)

In any manner that subjects or exposes the seal of the State of Oregon to ridicule, debasement or infamy.

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