Oregon Jurat Certificate: Wording, Expired ID and the Spouse Conflict Rule
This content is educational and informational, not legal advice. Requirements reflect Oregon Revised Statutes chapter 194, but the law can change. Confirm current requirements with the Oregon Secretary of State, Corporation Division, before relying on this.
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Fillable Oregon jurat certificate
Choose the sworn verification or the plain attestation, mark whether the act was remote, and fill the attachment line. The certificate updates live with the wording ORS 194.285 prints.
What is the Oregon jurat wording?
Oregon prints several short forms in ORS 194.285; the verification is the jurat, and a separate form covers witnessing a signature with no oath.
State of Oregon
County of ______
Signed and sworn to (or affirmed) before me on ____________ (date) by ____________ (name(s) of individual(s)) making statement.
Attestation, no oath: Signed (or attested) before me on ______ (date) by ____________.
Signature of notarial officer
(Stamp)
Title of office: ______
My commission expires: ______
This certificate is attached to page ______ of a ____________, dated ______, consisting of ______ pages.
Can an Oregon notary act if their spouse is a party?
No, and Oregon is unusually direct about both the scope and the consequence. A notarial officer may not perform a notarial act with respect to a record to which the officer or the officer's spouse is a party, or in which either the officer or the officer's spouse has a direct beneficial interest. An act performed in violation of that rule is voidable. Most states stop at the notary's own interest; Oregon reaches the spouse's as well, and it says plainly that the resulting act can be set aside. If your husband or wife stands to gain from the document, send the signer to another notary.
Does Oregon accept an expired ID?
Yes, within a defined window, and Oregon adds a provision almost nobody else has. A passport, driver licence, or state identification card is acceptable if it is current or expired not more than three years before the notarial act, and the same window applies to a military identification card, a tribal identification card, or another government document bearing the individual's signature and photograph. Beyond that, Oregon allows identity to be established positively by examination or comparison of official government documents or records if the individual is confined in a correctional facility. That single clause makes prison affidavits workable in Oregon where they stall elsewhere.
| Route to identity | Oregon's condition |
|---|---|
| Passport, driver licence, state ID | Current or expired not more than three years ago |
| Military, tribal or other government ID | Same window, with signature and photograph |
| Credible witness | Verification on oath or affirmation by the witness |
| Individual in a correctional facility | Examination or comparison of official government records |
Must an Oregon remote jurat say so?
Yes. When a notarial act is performed for a remotely located individual, both the certificate required by ORS 194.280 and the short form provided in ORS 194.285 must indicate that the act was performed using communication technology. A remote certificate that reads exactly like an in-person one is missing a required element. Remote online notarization became available in Oregon on June 15, 2021. One related practicality: an Oregon apostille cannot be attached electronically, so a document notarized remotely needs a tangible copy certified before it can be apostilled, which a notarial officer is authorized to do.
What is the Oregon attachment line?
A line at the foot of the state's published certificate stating that it is attached to a numbered page of a named document, with the document's date and total page count. It exists for the same reason Wyoming recommends naming the document: a loose certificate that identifies nothing can be detached and reused on paperwork the notary never saw. Filling it in costs seconds and closes a real fraud route. Count the pages of the document itself, not counting the certificate page if you are using a separate sheet.
What does an Oregon jurat actually certify?
That a named individual appeared, was identified, signed the record in your presence, and declared on oath or affirmation that a statement in the record is true. Oregon's statutory definition puts the emphasis on the statement rather than on the signature, which is the clean way to explain the difference from an acknowledgment. Oregon notaries must also keep a journal of their acts, so the jurat is recorded alongside the date, the act, the identification relied on, and the fee.
Oregon jurat: frequently asked questions
- What is the Oregon jurat wording?
- ORS 194.285 gives the short form: "Signed and sworn to (or affirmed) before me on" the date "by" the individual making the statement.
- Can an Oregon notary act if their spouse is a party?
- No. The ban covers records where the officer or the officer's spouse is a party or has a direct beneficial interest, and an act performed in violation is voidable.
- Does Oregon accept an expired ID?
- Yes, if it expired not more than three years before the notarial act. Oregon also allows identification by comparing official records when the individual is in a correctional facility.
- Must an Oregon remote jurat say so?
- Yes. Both the certificate and the short form must indicate that the notarial act was performed using communication technology.
- What is the Oregon attachment line?
- A line stating the certificate is attached to a numbered page of a named document, with its date and total page count, so it cannot be moved to other paperwork.
Published June 13, 2026 by the Trámites Notariales US editorial team. Sources: Oregon Revised Statutes sections 194.215, 194.225, 194.240, 194.277, 194.280, 194.285 and 194.300 (Oregon Legislature); the State of Oregon notarial certificate forms and Notary Public Guide, Secretary of State Corporation Division. Confirm current requirements before relying on this.