2011 Oregon Revised Statutes
ORS Volume 13, Chapters 536 - 644
ORS Chapter 554
554.005 Filing requirements.

(1) A document must satisfy the requirements of this section or any other section in ORS 554.005 to 554.340 that modifies these requirements, to be entitled to filing by the Secretary of State under ORS 554.005 to 554.340.

(2) ORS 554.005 to 554.340, 554.420, 554.440 or 554.510 to 554.590 must require or permit filing the document with the Office of the Secretary of State.

(3) The document shall contain the information required by ORS 554.005 to 554.340, 554.420, 554.440 or 554.510 to 554.590. It may contain other information as well.

(4) The document must be legible.

(5) The document must be in the English language.

(6) The document must be executed:

(a) By the chairperson of the board of directors of a corporation or one of its officers;

(b) If directors have not been selected or before the organizational meeting, by an incorporator; or

(c) If the corporation is in the hands of a receiver, trustee or other court-appointed fiduciary, by that receiver, trustee or fiduciary.

(7) The person executing the document shall state beneath or opposite the signature the name of the person and the capacity in which the person signs. The document may, but is not required to contain:

(a) The corporate seal.

(b) An attestation by the secretary or an assistant secretary.

(c) An acknowledgment, verification or proof.

(8) If the Secretary of State has prescribed a mandatory form for the document, the document must be in or on the prescribed form.

(9) The document must be delivered to the Office of the Secretary of State and must be accompanied by the required fees.

(10) Delivery of a document to the Office of the Secretary of State is accomplished only when the document is actually received by the Office of the Secretary of State. [1987 c.94 137; 1999 c.486 19]