Advance Directive Notary and Witnesses: Portland Metro and Vancouver, WA

Pac Signing Notary sends a mobile notary, and two witnesses when you want them, to sign your advance directive at home, in the hospital or at a care facility. We cover the Portland metro, Salem and Woodburn, and Vancouver, WA, any hour of the day.

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What Oregon law requires

An Oregon advance directive is valid when you sign it in front of two qualified adult witnesses or a notary public (ORS 127.515). You need one or the other, not both. Many families still choose both: a notary and two witnesses at the same visit, so the document is fully covered and harder to challenge later. Pac Signing provides both.

Who can be a witness

  • Your health care representative and alternate cannot be witnesses.
  • Your attending health care provider cannot be a witness.
  • At least one witness must not be related to you by blood, marriage or adoption, must not be entitled to any part of your estate, and must not be an owner, operator or employee of a health care facility where you are a patient or resident.

Your health care representative accepts the role by signing the acceptance section of the form. They can sign at the same visit or later.

Vancouver and Clark County, Washington

Washington law requires a health care directive to be signed in front of two qualified witnesses or acknowledged before a notary public. The Vancouver and Clark County pages below explain the Washington rules.

Five Wishes and POLST

The Oregon Advance Directive is the form Oregon law recognizes. Five Wishes can be used as a supplement: attach it to your Oregon form and list it there, rather than relying on Five Wishes by itself. We can witness or notarize both documents at the same appointment. A POLST is different: it is a medical order signed by you and your health care provider, and it does not need a notary. Read more about Five Wishes in Oregon.

How a visit works

  1. Call, text or book online. Tell us where the signer is (home, hospital room or care facility) and whether you need witnesses.
  2. Fill in the form, but do not sign it before the notary arrives.
  3. Have the signer’s current government photo ID ready. In a hospital, keep it in the room.
  4. The signer must be awake, alert and able to understand the document. The notary talks with the signer before the signing.
  5. The signer signs in front of the notary and witnesses, the witnesses sign, and the notary completes the certificate.
  6. Give copies to your health care representative and your doctor, and keep the original somewhere easy to find.

Fees

The notarial fee is $10 per notarial act, the most Oregon law allows. Mobile visits add a travel fee: $70 for the first 10 miles, plus $2 per mile after that. Witness service is quoted when you book. Hospital and care facility visits are available any hour.

Advance directive notary by city

Portland

Washington County

East Multnomah County

Clackamas County

Willamette Valley

Vancouver and Clark County, Washington

Frequently asked questions

Do I need a notary for my advance directive in Oregon?

No, not if you have two qualified adult witnesses. Oregon law accepts either two qualified adult witnesses or a notary public. Pac Signing can bring both to the same visit, which makes the document harder to challenge later.

Can Pac Signing bring the witnesses?

Yes. Tell us when you book and we will bring two adult witnesses who meet Oregon’s rules, along with the notary.

Can you come to a hospital room or care facility?

Yes. Mobile notaries are available any hour. Check the unit’s visitor rules first and keep the patient’s photo ID in the room.

Is Five Wishes enough on its own in Oregon?

No. The Oregon Advance Directive is the form Oregon law recognizes. Attach Five Wishes to the Oregon form and list it there as a supplement. We can witness or notarize both at the same appointment.

Does a POLST need a notary?

No. A POLST is a medical order signed by you and your health care provider. It is not notarized.

Can I change my advance directive later?

Yes. You can make a new advance directive at any time. The new one must be signed in front of two qualified witnesses or a notary, just like the first.

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