OR Notary Notarial Acts and Procedures 1 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which of the following is a notarial act authorized for Oregon notaries?
- Taking an acknowledgment (Correct answer)
- Performing a marriage ceremony
- Certifying a vital record
- Issuing a passport
Correct answer: Taking an acknowledgment
Oregon notaries are authorized to take acknowledgments as one of their core notarial acts.
Question 2: When administering an oath in Oregon, what must the notary ensure?
- The signer swears or affirms the statement is true (Correct answer)
- The document is recorded with the county clerk
- Two witnesses are present
- The signer pays a filing fee
Correct answer: The signer swears or affirms the statement is true
Administering an oath requires the signer to swear or affirm under penalty of perjury that the content is truthful.
Question 3: What does it mean to 'certify a copy' as an Oregon notary?
- Attest that a copy is a true and accurate reproduction of the original (Correct answer)
- Translate a foreign-language document
- Verify the identity of the document's author
- Record the document in the state registry
Correct answer: Attest that a copy is a true and accurate reproduction of the original
Copy certification means the notary compares the copy to the original and confirms it is a true and accurate reproduction.
Question 4: Under Oregon law, a notary public may NOT perform which of the following?
- Notarize a document in which they have a direct financial interest (Correct answer)
- Administer oaths to witnesses
- Take an acknowledgment
- Certify a copy of a private document
Correct answer: Notarize a document in which they have a direct financial interest
Oregon notaries are prohibited from notarizing documents in which they have a direct financial or beneficial interest to avoid conflicts of interest.
Question 5: Which type of notarial act involves witnessing a person's signature on a document without verifying the truthfulness of the document's contents?
- Witnessing a signature (Correct answer)
- Administering an oath
- Taking a deposition
- Certifying a vital record
Correct answer: Witnessing a signature
Witnessing a signature confirms only that the signer appeared and signed in the notary's presence, not the accuracy of the document contents.
Question 6: In Oregon, a jurat requires the signer to do which of the following?
- Sign in the notary's presence and take an oath or affirmation (Correct answer)
- Provide two forms of government-issued ID
- Have the document pre-approved by an attorney
- Submit the document to the Secretary of State
Correct answer: Sign in the notary's presence and take an oath or affirmation
A jurat requires the signer to personally appear, sign the document in the notary's presence, and swear or affirm the truthfulness of the contents.
OR Notary Notarial Acts and Procedures 1
Which of the following is a notarial act authorized for Oregon notaries?