{"data":{"id":"us-or/ors-186.023","jurisdiction":"us-or","citation":"ORS 186.023","heading":"Improper use of state seal.","body":"(1) Except as authorized by the Secretary of State, no person shall knowingly use any device, or possess any device capable of such use, to emboss upon a document the seal of the State of Oregon described in ORS 186.020.\n      (2) No person shall use any reproduction of the seal of the State of Oregon:\n      (a) In any manner falsely implying official indorsement or sponsorship by the State of Oregon or any of its agencies of any product, business, service or other activity; or\n      (b) In any manner that subjects or exposes the seal of the State of Oregon to ridicule, debasement or infamy.","path":["05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use","19. Miscellaneous Matters Related to Government and Public Affairs","Chapter 186 — State Emblems; State Boundary"],"source_url":"https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors186.html","current_through":"2025 Edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T23:50:12Z","sha256":"572460b04f52741d7a3205f0f994e66ef1d24e3f45a03525668f5618c11c93d3","source_id":"us-or","stale":false,"prev":"us-or/ors-186.020","next":"us-or/ors-186.025"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}