ORS 194.340
Grounds to deny, revoke, suspend or condition commission of notary public


(1)

The Secretary of State may deny, revoke, suspend or impose a condition on a commission as a notary public for:

(a)

Failure of the applicant or notary public to comply with any provision of this chapter, any rule adopted by the Secretary of State under this chapter or any other state or federal law relating to any duty required of a notary public;

(b)

A fraudulent, dishonest or deceitful misstatement or omission in the application for a commission as a notary public submitted to the secretary;

(c)

A conviction of the applicant or notary public for any felony or for a crime involving fraud, dishonesty or deceit;

(d)

A conviction of the applicant or notary public for:

(A)

Acting as or otherwise impersonating a notary public as described in ORS 194.990 (Criminal penalties) (1)(b);

(B)

Obstructing governmental or judicial administration under ORS 162.235 (Obstructing governmental or judicial administration) (1)(b); or

(C)

Engaging in the unlawful practice of law as described in ORS 9.160 (Bar membership required to practice law);

(e)

A finding by a court that the applicant or notary public:

(A)

Practiced law without a license in a suit under ORS 9.166 (Enjoining practicing law without a license); or

(B)

Engaged in an unlawful trade practice described in ORS 646.608 (Additional unlawful business, trade practices) (1)(vvv);

(f)

Entering into an assurance of voluntary compliance, pursuant to ORS 646.632 (Enjoining unlawful trade practices), based on an alleged violation of ORS 646.608 (Additional unlawful business, trade practices) (1)(vvv);

(g)

A finding against, or admission of liability by, the applicant or notary public in any legal proceeding or disciplinary action based on the applicant’s or notary public’s fraud, dishonesty or deceit;

(h)

Use of false or misleading advertising or representation by the notary public representing that the notary public has powers, qualifications, rights or privileges that the notary public does not have, including the power to counsel on immigration matters;

(i)

Denial, revocation, suspension or conditioning of a commission as a notary public in another state; or

(j)

Execution of any certificate as a notary public containing a statement known to the notary public to be false.

(2)

If the Secretary of State denies, revokes, suspends or imposes a condition on a commission as a notary public, opportunity for hearing shall be accorded as provided in ORS chapter 183 for a contested case.

(3)

The authority of the Secretary of State to deny, revoke, suspend or impose a condition on a commission as a notary public does not prevent a person from seeking and obtaining other criminal or civil remedies provided by law. [2013 c.219 §22; 2016 c.47 §4]

Source: Section 194.340 — Grounds to deny, revoke, suspend or condition commission of notary public, https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors194.­html.

194.205
Short title
194.215
Definitions
194.225
Authority to perform notarial act
194.230
Requirements for certain notarial acts
194.235
Personal appearance required
194.240
Identification of individual
194.245
Authority to refuse to perform notarial act
194.250
Signature if individual unable to sign
194.255
Notarial act in this state
194.260
Notarial act in another state
194.265
Notarial act under authority of federally recognized Indian tribe
194.270
Notarial act under federal authority
194.275
Foreign notarial act
194.277
Notarial act performed for remotely located individual
194.280
Certificate of notarial act
194.285
Short form certificates
194.290
Official stamp
194.295
Stamping device
194.300
Journal
194.305
Notification regarding performance of notarial act with respect to electronic records
194.315
Commission as notary public
194.325
Examination of notary public
194.340
Grounds to deny, revoke, suspend or condition commission of notary public
194.345
Database of notaries public
194.350
Prohibited acts
194.355
Validity of notarial acts
194.360
Rules
194.365
Application fee
194.370
Investigation of applicant
194.375
Protest of commercial paper
194.380
Record of protest
194.385
Powers of notary public connected with corporation
194.390
Disposition of records on vacancy in office
194.395
Recovery and disposition of fines
194.400
Fees for notarial acts
194.405
Action for damages or injunction
194.415
Attorney General to investigate or prosecute violation
194.425
Disposition of moneys
194.435
Uniformity of application and construction
194.440
Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act
194.800
Short title
194.805
Definitions
194.810
Applicability
194.815
Validity of unsworn declaration
194.820
Required medium
194.825
Form of unsworn declaration
194.830
Uniformity of application and construction
194.835
Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act
194.980
Civil penalties
194.985
Official Warning to Cease Violation
194.990
Criminal penalties
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