ORS 194.295: Stamping device.

(1) A notary public is responsible for the security of the notary public’s stamping device and may not allow another individual to use the device in performing a notarial act. (2) On resignation from, or the revocation or expiration of, the notary public’s commission, or on the expiration date set forth in the notary public’s official stamp, the notary public shall disable the notary public’s stamping device by destroying, defacing, damaging, erasing or securing the device against use. (3) On the death or adjudication of incompetency of a notary public, the notary public’s personal representative, guardian, conservator or trustee or any other person knowingly in possession of the notary public’s stamping device shall render the device unusable by destroying, defacing, damaging, erasing or securing the device against use. (4) If a notary public’s stamping device is lost or stolen, the notary public or the notary public’s personal representative, guardian, conservator or trustee shall notify promptly the Secretary of State on discovering that the device is lost or stolen. [2013 c.219 §17]