--- title: "Do You Need a Notary for a Will in Oregon? | MCC Solutions" description: "Oregon will: no, not for the will itself, per the official page. What else the signing needs, and the next step." url: "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/notary/does-it-need-a-notary/will-oregon" --- Does it need a notary? · Oregon # Do you need a notary for a will in Oregon? The answer from the state's own pages, what else a will needs to be signed properly here, and how to get it done. ✓ New Jersey commissioned notary, no. 50244803, insured for errors and omissions. [See the credentials](/about/credentials) No, not for the will itself. The signing rule on the pages we read asks for two witnesses, who each see the testator sign or acknowledge the signature and then sign. A notary isn't part of that rule; one comes in for the self-proving affidavit, where it's used. ## In the source's wording "At least two witnesses shall each:" From the sources listed below, checked November 2026. ## What else the signing needs Self-proving affidavit A witness's signature on an affidavit signed at the same time as the will counts as a witness signature. The statute we read doesn't mention a notary. "executed contemporaneously with execution of a will" Interested witnesses A will signed by an interested witness isn't invalid for that reason. "A will attested by an interested witness is not thereby invalidated." Remote or video signing Not provided for: no Oregon law we found lets witnesses appear by video, and e-wills aren't authorized: the execution statute says a writing doesn't include an electronic record (ORS 112.235(4)), and Nolo's Oregon page (updated August 2025) agrees. "'writing' does not include an electronic record, document or image" Electronic wills Not allowed. For a will, a writing doesn't include an electronic record. "'writing' does not include an electronic record, document or image." Handwritten wills Not recognized as a separate kind of will: every will must be in writing and signed by the testator and two witnesses (ORS 112.235). A document that misses those steps, handwritten or not, can be treated as a will only if a court finds clear and convincing evidence the person meant it as one (ORS 112.238). "a will shall be in writing and shall be executed in accordance with the following formalities" Who can make a will 18 or older, or lawfully married, and of sound mind. "Any person who is 18 years of age or older or who has been lawfully married" ## Next step Plan an in-person signing, with the witnesses in the room. Online notarization of a will is generally not available through us: New Jersey's remote notarization law leaves wills and codicils out for signers outside the U.S. ([N.J.S.A. 52:7-10.10](https://pub.njleg.gov/bills/2020/PL21/179_.HTM)), and states set their own rules on video witnessing. Here: Not provided for: no Oregon law we found lets witnesses appear by video, and e-wills aren't authorized: the execution statute says a writing doesn't include an electronic record (ORS 112.235(4)), and Nolo's Oregon page (updated August 2025) agrees. Need a notary for the self-proving affidavit in Oregon? We can look for a mobile notary commissioned there; bring your own witnesses (two). [Request a mobile notary in Oregon](/notary/mobile-notary-outside-new-jersey) If a local notary in Oregon does it: Up to $10 per notarial act, paper or in-person electronic, under the state's fee rules ([Oregon notary fees](/notary/fees-by-state/oregon)). ## Worth knowing A court can treat a will that doesn't meet the signing rules as valid if there's clear and convincing evidence the person meant it as a will (ORS 112.238). ## Sources - [ORS Chapter 112, Intestate Succession and Wills (Oregon Legislature)](https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors112.html) (checked November 2026) - [Justia (statute text) (secondary source): ORS 112.235, Execution of a will (2021 Oregon Revised Statutes, Justia)](https://law.justia.com/codes/oregon/current/volume-03/chapter-112/section-112-235/) (checked November 2026) - [FindLaw Codes (secondary source): ORS 112.238, Exception to will execution formalities (FindLaw Codes, current as of January 1, 2023)](https://codes.findlaw.com/or/title-12-probate-law/or-rev-st-sect-112-238/) (checked November 2026) - [Nolo (secondary source): How to Make a Will in Oregon (Nolo, updated August 2025)](https://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/oregon-make-will-31653.html) (checked November 2026) Sourced from official pages; a few facts from vetted secondary sources, marked "(secondary source)". We are not lawyers, and this is general information, not legal advice. Checked November 2026. Rules change, and whoever receives the document decides what it accepts; we can't guarantee acceptance. ## Common questions **Does a will have to be notarized in Oregon?** No, not for the will itself. The signing rule on the pages we read asks for two witnesses, who each see the testator sign or acknowledge the signature and then sign. A notary isn't part of that rule; one comes in for the self-proving affidavit, where it's used. **Where does a notary come in for a Oregon will?** The self-proving affidavit. A witness's signature on an affidavit signed at the same time as the will counts as a witness signature. The statute we read doesn't mention a notary. **Can a will be signed over video in Oregon?** Not provided for: no Oregon law we found lets witnesses appear by video, and e-wills aren't authorized: the execution statute says a writing doesn't include an electronic record (ORS 112.235(4)), and Nolo's Oregon page (updated August 2025) agrees. **Can a beneficiary witness a Oregon will?** A will signed by an interested witness isn't invalid for that reason. ## Keep going - [Oregon will signing requirements](/notary/will-signing-requirements-oregon) - [Will signing-day checklist](/notary/will-signing-day-checklist?state=or) - [Will witness rules in every state](/notary/will-witness-requirements-by-state) - [A small estate affidavit in Oregon](/notary/does-it-need-a-notary/small-estate-affidavit-oregon) A will in another state: [Oklahoma](/notary/does-it-need-a-notary/will-oklahoma) · [Pennsylvania](/notary/does-it-need-a-notary/will-pennsylvania) · [every state](/notary/does-it-need-a-notary?doc=will) ## Signing a will in person? 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