ORS 127.707: Execution of declaration; witnesses.

(1) A declaration is effective only if it is signed by the principal and: (a) Signed by two competent adult witnesses; or (b) Notarized by a notary public. (2) If a declaration is validated under subsection (1)(a) of this section, each witness must: (a) Witness the principal signing the declaration or acknowledging the signature of the principal on the declaration. (b) Attest that the principal: (A) Is known to the witness; (B) Signed or acknowledged the declaration in the presence of the witness; and (C) Appeared to be of sound mind and not under duress, fraud or undue influence. (3) None of the following may serve as a witness to the signing or acknowledgment of a declaration: (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; (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; (c) A person related to the principal by blood, marriage or adoption; or (d) A person appointed as attorney-in-fact or alternative attorney-in-fact by the declaration. [1993 c.442 §4; 2023 c.11 §3]