194.325; and ����� (g) Otherwise carry out the purposes of this chapter. ����� (3) In adopting, amending or repealing rules regarding the performance of notarial acts with respect to electronic reco

194.325; and

����� (g) Otherwise carry out the purposes of this chapter.

����� (3) In adopting, amending or repealing rules regarding the performance of notarial acts with respect to electronic records, the Secretary of State shall consider, so far as is consistent with this chapter:

����� (a) The most recent standards regarding electronic records promulgated by national bodies, such as the National Association of Secretaries of State;

����� (b) Standards, practices and customs of other jurisdictions that substantially enact the Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts; and

����� (c) The views of governmental officials and entities and other interested persons. [2013 c.219 �26]

����� 194.365 Application fee. (1) To defray costs incurred by the Secretary of State to process the application made under ORS 194.315, each applicant for a commission as a notary public shall pay in advance to the secretary a nonrefundable application fee not to exceed $40.

����� (2) Any fee received by the Secretary of State under subsection (1) of this section shall be deposited in the State Treasury and credited to the Operating Account under ORS 56.041, and is in lieu of any fee charged under ORS 177.130. [2013 c.219 �28 (enacted in lieu of 194.020)]

����� 194.370 Investigation of applicant; consent. (1) For purposes described in subsection (2) of this section, upon consent of the applicant for a commission as a notary public and upon request of the Secretary of State, the Department of State Police shall furnish to the secretary any information regarding the applicant that the department may have in its possession and any information to which the department may have access, including but not limited to the Law Enforcement Data System established in ORS