{"data":{"id":"us-or/ors-127.707","jurisdiction":"us-or","citation":"ORS 127.707","heading":"Execution of declaration; witnesses.","body":"(1) A declaration is effective only if it is signed by the principal and:\n      (a) Signed by two competent adult witnesses; or\n      (b) Notarized by a notary public.\n      (2) If a declaration is validated under subsection (1)(a) of this section, each witness must:\n      (a) Witness the principal signing the declaration or acknowledging the signature of the principal on the declaration.\n      (b) Attest that the principal:\n      (A) Is known to the witness;\n      (B) Signed or acknowledged the declaration in the presence of the witness; and\n      (C) Appeared to be of sound mind and not under duress, fraud or undue influence.\n      (3) None of the following may serve as a witness to the signing or acknowledgment of a declaration:\n      (a) The principal’s attending physician, provider or health care provider or a relative of the principal’s attending physician, provider or health care provider;\n      (b) An owner, operator or relative of an owner or operator of a health care facility in which the principal is a patient or resident;\n      (c) A person related to the principal by blood, marriage or adoption; or\n      (d) A person appointed as attorney-in-fact or alternative attorney-in-fact by the declaration.","path":["03 - Landlord-Tenant, Domestic Relations, Probate","13. Protective Proceedings; Powers of Attorney; Trusts","Chapter 127 — Powers of Attorney; Advance Directives for Health Care; Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment Registry; Nonopioid Directives; Declarations for Mental Health Treatment; Death With Dignity"],"source_url":"https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors127.html","current_through":"2025 Edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T23:50:11Z","sha256":"77242b96cbe5409f713c7417039562c7c660a4ad5d489345cb8628701eea5ca4","source_id":"us-or","stale":false,"prev":"us-or/ors-127.705","next":"us-or/ors-127.710"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}