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Ohio Rev Code § 147.05 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 147 | Notaries Public and Commissioners|Section 147.05 | Recordkeeping; Change of Address; Notice of Resignation or Conviction of Disqualifying Offense.

Effective: October 9, 2021|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 263 - 133rd General Assembly|(A) The secretary of state shall maintain a record of the commissions of each notary public appointed and commissioned by the secretary of state under this chapter and make a proper index to that record. The governor's office shall transfer to the secretary of state's office, on or after June 6, 2001, the record of notaries public formerly kept by the governor's office under section 107.10 of the Revised Code. The secretary of state's office shall maintain that record together with the record and index of commissions of notaries public required by this division. (B) If a notary public legally changes the notary public's name or address after having been commissioned as a notary public, the notary public shall notify the secretary of state within thirty days after the name or address change. Such a notification shall be on a form prescribed by the secretary of state. (C) A notary who resigns the person's commission shall deliver to the secretary of state, on a form prescribed by the secretary of state, a written notice indicating the effective date of resignation. (D)(1) A notary shall inform the secretary of state of being convicted of or pleading guilty or no contest to a crime of moral turpitude as defined in section 4776.10 of the Revised Code, a violation of a provision of Chapter 2913. of the Revised Code, or any offense under an existing or former law of this state, any other state, or the United States that is substantially equivalent to such a disqualifying offense during the term of the notary's commission. (2) The secretary of state shall revoke the commission of any person who is convicted of or pleads guilty or no contest to a disqualifying offense, including an attorney licensed to practice law in this state. Last updated October 9, 2021 at 5:22 AM
Ohio Rev Code § 147.051 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 147 | Notaries Public and Commissioners|Section 147.051 | Database of Notaries.

Effective: September 20, 2019|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 263 - 132nd General Assembly|The secretary of state shall maintain a database of notaries public on a publicly accessible web site. The web site shall provide all of the following information in relation to each notary public: (A) A verification of the authority and good standing of the individual to perform notarial acts; (B) Whether the notary is registered to perform online notarizations, as defined in section 147.60 of the Revised Code; (C) A description of any administrative or disciplinary action taken against the notary.
Ohio Rev Code § 147.06 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 147 | Notaries Public and Commissioners|Section 147.06 | Certified Copy of Commission as Evidence - Fee.

Effective: September 20, 2019|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 263 - 132nd General Assembly|Upon application, the secretary of state shall make a certified copy of a notary public commission and the endorsements on the commission. The certified copy shall be prima-facie evidence of the matters and facts contained in it. For each certified copy of a notary public commission, the secretary of state shall be entitled to receive a fee of five dollars.
Ohio Rev Code § 147.07 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 147 | Notaries Public and Commissioners|Section 147.07 | Powers - Jurisdiction.

Effective: September 20, 2019|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 263 - 132nd General Assembly|A notary public may, throughout the state, administer oaths required or authorized by law, take and certify depositions, and take and certify acknowledgments of deeds, mortgages, liens, powers of attorney, and other instruments of writing. In taking depositions, a notary public shall have the power that is by law vested in judges of county courts to compel the attendance of witnesses and punish them for refusing to testify. Sheriffs and constables are required to serve and return all process issued by notaries public in the taking of depositions.
Ohio Rev Code § 147.08 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 147 | Notaries Public and Commissioners|Section 147.08 | Fees.

Effective: September 20, 2019|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 263 - 132nd General Assembly|(A) A notary public is entitled to the following fees: s(1) Up to five dollars for any notarial act that is not an online notarization;(2) For an online notarization, up to twenty-five dollars.(B) A notary charging the fee authorized under division (A)(2) of this section shall not also charge the fee authorized under division (A)(1) of this section.(C) The fees charged under division (A) of this section shall not be calculated on a per signature basis.(D) In addition to the fees authorized under division (A) of this section, a notary may charge a reasonable travel fee, as agreed to by the notary and the principal prior to the notarial act.(E) The secretary of state may adopt rules under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to increase the fees authorized under this section.
Ohio Rev Code § 147.10 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 147 | Notaries Public and Commissioners|Section 147.10 | Notary Public Acting After Commission Expires.

Effective: June 30, 2005|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 66 - 126th General Assembly|No notary public shall do or perform any act as a notary public knowing that the notary public's term of office has expired or that the notary public has resigned the notary public's commission.
Ohio Rev Code § 147.11 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 147 | Notaries Public and Commissioners|Section 147.11 | Forfeiture.

Effective: June 30, 2005|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 66 - 126th General Assembly|A person appointed notary public who performs any act as such after the expiration of the person's term of office or after the person resigns the person's commission, knowing that the person's term has expired or that the person has resigned, shall forfeit not more than five hundred dollars, to be recovered by an action in the name of the state. Such act shall render the person ineligible for reappointment.
Ohio Rev Code § 147.12 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 147 | Notaries Public and Commissioners|Section 147.12 | Acts Done by Notary Public After Term Valid.

Effective: June 30, 2005|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 66 - 126th General Assembly|An official act done by a notary public after the expiration of the notary public's term of office or after the notary public resigns the notary public's commission is as valid as if done during the notary public's term of office.
Ohio Rev Code § 147.13 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 147 | Notaries Public and Commissioners|Section 147.13 | Removal for Receiving Excess Fees.

Effective: September 20, 2019|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 263 - 132nd General Assembly|A notary public who charges or receives for an act or service done or rendered by the notary public a fee greater than the amount prescribed by law, or who dishonestly or unfaithfully discharges any official duties as notary public, shall be removed from office by the secretary of state, upon complaint filed and substantiated by the secretary of state. The person so removed shall be ineligible for reappointment to the office of notary public.
Ohio Rev Code § 147.14 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 147 | Notaries Public and Commissioners|Section 147.14 | Removal From Office for Certifying Affidavit Without Administering Oath.

Effective: September 20, 2019|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 263 - 132nd General Assembly|No notary public shall certify to the affidavit of a person without administering the appropriate oath or affirmation to the person. A notary public who violates this section shall be removed from office by the secretary of state. The person so removed shall be ineligible to reappointment for a period of three years.
Ohio Rev Code § 147.142 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 147 | Notaries Public and Commissioners|Section 147.142 | Advertisement as Immigration Consultant; Other Prohibited Acts.

Effective: September 20, 2019|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 263 - 132nd General Assembly|(A) A notary public who is not a licensed attorney in this state shall not represent or advertise himself or herself as an immigration consultant or an expert in immigration matters.(B) A notary public who is not a licensed attorney in this state shall not do any of the following:(1) Provide any service that constitutes the unauthorized practice of law in violation of section 4705.07 of the Revised Code;(2) State or imply that the notary is an attorney licensed to practice law in this state;(3) Solicit or accept compensation to prepare documents for or otherwise represent the interest of another person in a judicial or administrative proceeding, including a proceeding relating to immigration to the United States, United States citizenship, or related matters;(4) Solicit or accept compensation to obtain relief of any kind on behalf of another from any officer, agency, or employee of this state or of the United States;(5) Use the phrase "notario" or "notario publico" to advertise the services of a notary public, whether by sign, pamphlet, stationery, or other written communication, or by radio, television, or other non-written communication.
Ohio Rev Code § 147.32 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 147 | Notaries Public and Commissioners|Section 147.32 | Representatives of Veterans' Organizations May Be Appointed as Commissioners of the State.

Effective: October 14, 1963|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 887 - 105th General Assembly|Representatives of the United Spanish War Veterans, The Disabled American Veterans, The American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, and other congressionally chartered veterans' organizations, who are recognized as such representatives by the administrator of the veterans' administration, and who are engaged in the preparation and prosecution of claims of veterans and their dependents before the rating agencies of the veterans' administration within the state, may be appointed as commissioners of the state. Such commissioners shall continue in office for a term of three years. Each of such commissioners shall, before performing any of his duties, take and subscribe to an oath of office before a judge of a court of record within this state. Such oath, with his signature thereto and an impression of his seal of office and his residence address, shall forthwith be transmitted by him to the governor, and filed by the governor in the office of the secretary of state.Each of such commissioners shall procure and employ a seal of the dimensions and inscription set forth and prescribed for notaries public, in section 147.04 of the Revised Code, except that the words shall be: "Commissioner of the State of Ohio for Veterans' Affairs."Such commissioners may, without fee and within the state, administer oaths, take acknowledgments, and attest the execution of any instruments of writing only in connection with or used before the veterans' administration.
Ohio Rev Code § 147.37 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 147 | Notaries Public and Commissioners|Section 147.37 | Fees for Commissions.

Effective: September 20, 2019|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 263 - 132nd General Assembly|(A) The secretary of state shall establish a fee of not more than one hundred fifty dollars to be paid by each person receiving a commission as notary public. (B) The notary public shall remit the fee to the authorized entity that administered the educational program and test required by section 147.021 of the Revised Code. The notary public shall remit to the secretary of state the portion of that fee specified pursuant to division (C)(2) of this section. (C) The secretary of state shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to do all of the following: (1) Establish the amount of the fee authorized by division (A) of this section; (2) Establish the portion of the fee, not to exceed fifteen dollars, that the notary public is required to remit to the secretary of state; (3) Establish the portion of the fee that a notary who is an attorney shall remit to the entity that administered the educational program.
Ohio Rev Code § 147.371 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 147 | Notaries Public and Commissioners|Section 147.371 | Duplicate Commission.

Effective: September 20, 2019|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 263 - 132nd General Assembly|(A) Upon receipt of a fee of two dollars and an affidavit that the original commission of a notary public has been lost or destroyed, a duplicate commission as notary public shall be issued by the secretary of state.(B) Upon receipt of a fee of two dollars and the properly completed, prescribed form for a name and address change under division (B) of section 147.05 of the Revised Code, the secretary of state shall issue a duplicate commission as a notary public.
Ohio Rev Code § 147.39 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 147 | Notaries Public and Commissioners|Section 147.39 | Prior Notarial Acts by Armed Forces Officers Valid.

Effective: May 31, 1988|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 502 - 117th General Assembly|Any acknowledgment or proof of execution of a deed, mortgage, lease, power of attorney, or other instrument that was taken, and any other notarial act that was performed, by a commissioned officer in active service with the armed forces of the United States for a person who was a member of the armed forces of the United States, for a person who was accompanying the armed forces of the United States, or for a person who was a dependent of either such category of persons, and that was taken or performed between January 1, 1941, and January 1, 1974, in conformity with the provisions of a prior statute that then was in effect is as valid as if the acknowledgment, proof of execution, or other notarial act was performed in conformity with the provisions of sections 147.51 to 147.58 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 147.40 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 147 | Notaries Public and Commissioners|Section 147.40 | Manner of Taking Depositions.

Effective: May 31, 1988|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 502 - 117th General Assembly|Depositions taken in pursuance of sections 147.07 and 147.51 to 147.58 of the Revised Code by a person described in division (D) of section 147.51 of the Revised Code shall be taken on written interrogatories, on a written notice being given by the party desiring to take such depositions, which notice shall contain the names of the parties plaintiff and defendant, the court or tribunal in which the action is pending, the number of the regiment or battalion to which the witness belongs, and the names of the witnesses. The notice shall be served upon the adverse party, or his agent or attorney of record, or left at his usual place of abode, with a copy of the interrogatories, at least twenty days prior to the taking of such depositions. If the party on whom such notice is served desires to file cross-interrogatories, a copy of the them shall be served on the adverse party, or his agent or attorney of record, or left at his usual place of abode, within six days after the notice of taking depositions has been served, and the party giving the notice to take depositions, shall forward with his notice and interrogatories, the cross-interrogatories so served on him; and neither party, by himself, or his agent or attorney, shall be present at the time of taking such depositions.
Ohio Rev Code § 147.51 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 147 | Notaries Public and Commissioners|Section 147.51 | Notarial Acts.

Effective: September 20, 2019|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 263 - 132nd General Assembly|For the purposes of sections 147.51 to 147.58 of the Revised Code, "notarial acts" means acts which the laws and regulations of this state authorize notaries public of this state to perform, including the administration of oaths and affirmations, taking proof of execution and acknowledgment of instruments, attesting documents, and executing a jurat.Notarial acts may be performed outside this state for use in this state with the same effect as if performed by a notary public of this state by the following persons authorized pursuant to the laws and regulations of other governments, in addition to any other persons authorized by the laws and regulations of this state:(A) A notary public authorized to perform notarial acts in the place in which the act is performed;(B) A judge, clerk, or deputy clerk of any court of record in the place in which the notarial act is performed;(C) An officer of the foreign service of the United States, a consular agent, or any other person authorized by regulation of the United States department of state to perform notarial acts in the place in which the act is performed;(D) A commissioned officer in active service with the armed forces of the United States and any other person authorized by regulation of the armed forces to perform notarial acts if the notarial act is performed for one of the following or for a dependent of one of the following:(1) A member of the merchant marines of the United States;(2) A member of the armed forces of the United States;(3) Any other person serving with or accompanying the armed forces of the United States.(E) Any other person authorized to perform notarial acts in the place in which the act is performed.
Ohio Rev Code § 147.52 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 147 | Notaries Public and Commissioners|Section 147.52 | Notarial Acts by Authorized Person.

Effective: June 13, 1975|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 111th General Assembly|(A) If the notarial act is performed by any of the persons described in divisions (A) to (D) of section 147.51 of the Revised Code, other than a person authorized to perform notarial acts by the laws or regulations of a foreign country, the signature, rank, or title and serial number, if any, of the person are sufficient proof of the authority of a holder of that rank or title to perform the act. Further proof of his authority is not required.(B) If the notarial act is performed by a person authorized by the laws or regulations of a foreign country to perform the act, there is sufficient proof of the authority of that person to act if:(1) Either a foreign service officer of the United States residing in the country in which the act is performed or a diplomatic or consular officer of the foreign country residing in the United States certifies that a person holding that office is authorized to perform the act;(2) The official seal of the person performing the notarial act is affixed to the document; or(3) The title and indication of authority to perform notarial acts of the person appears either in a digest of foreign law or in a list customarily used as a source of such information.(C) If the notarial act is performed by a person other than one described in divisions (A) and (B) of this section, there is sufficient proof of the authority of that person to act if the clerk of a court of record in the place in which the notarial act is performed certifies to the official character of that person and to his authority to perform the notarial act.(D) The signature and title of the person performing the act are prima-facie evidence that he is a person with the designated title and that the signature is genuine.
Ohio Rev Code § 147.53 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 147 | Notaries Public and Commissioners|Section 147.53 | Taking an Acknowledgment.

Effective: January 1, 1974|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 47 - 110th General Assembly|The person taking an acknowledgment shall certify that:(A) The person acknowledging appeared before him and acknowledged he executed the instrument;(B) The person acknowledging was known to the person taking the acknowledgment, or that the person taking the acknowledgment had satisfactory evidence that the person acknowledging was the person described in and who executed the instrument.
Ohio Rev Code § 147.54 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 147 | Notaries Public and Commissioners|Section 147.54 | Recognized Certificate of Acknowledgment.

Effective: June 13, 1975|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 111th General Assembly|The form of a certificate of acknowledgment used by a person whose authority is recognized under section 147.51 of the Revised Code shall be accepted in this state if:(A) The certificate is in a form prescribed by the laws or regulations of this state;(B) The certificate is in a form prescribed by the laws or regulations applicable in the place in which the acknowledgment is taken; or(C) The certificate contains the words "acknowledged before me," or their substantial equivalent.
Ohio Rev Code § 147.541 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 147 | Notaries Public and Commissioners|Section 147.541 | Acknowledged Before Me Defined.

Effective: February 20, 2018|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 31 - 132nd General Assembly|The words "acknowledged before me" means that:  (A) The person acknowledging appeared before the person taking the acknowledgment ;  (B) The person acknowledging acknowledged executing the instrument ; (C) In the case of:(1) A natural person, the person executed the instrument for the purposes therein stated;(2) A corporation, the officer or agent acknowledged holding the position or title set forth in the instrument and certificate, the officer or agent signed the instrument on behalf of the corporation by proper authority, and the instrument was the act of the corporation for the purpose therein stated;(3) A partnership, the partner or agent acknowledged signing the instrument on behalf of the partnership by proper authority and the partner or agent executed the instrument as the act of the partnership for the purposes therein stated;(4) A person acknowledging as principal by an attorney in fact, the attorney in fact executed the instrument by proper authority as the act of the principal for the purposes therein stated;(5) A person acknowledging as a public officer, trustee, administrator, guardian, or other representative, the person signed the instrument by proper authority and the person executed the instrument in the capacity and for the purposes therein stated; and(D) The person taking the acknowledgment either knew or had satisfactory evidence that the person acknowledging was the person named in the instrument or certificate.