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...(A) A notary public, or any other individual with similar authority under this section, is authorized to perform the following notarial acts: (1) Administer oaths or affirmations required or authorized by law; (2) Take and certify acknowledgments of deeds, mortgages, liens, powers of attorney, and other instruments of writing; (3) Take and certify depositions. In taking depositions, a notary public shall have ...

...(A) If the notarial act is performed by any of the persons described in divisions (A) and (B) 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 th...

...cknowledging appeared before the notary public and acknowledged executing the instrument. (B) The words in an acknowledgment notarial certificate "acknowledged before me" mean that: (1) The person acknowledging appeared before the person taking the acknowledgment; (2) The person acknowledging acknowledged executing the instrument; (3) In the case of: (a) A natural person, the person executed the instrument ...

...) The signer appeared before the notary public; (2) The notary public administered an oath or affirmation to the signer that the statement in the jurat is true and correct; (3) The signer signed the document in the presence of the notary public. (B) The oath or affirmation administered by the notary public to the signer of a jurat shall include one of the following questions, or substantially similar questions:...

...(A) A notary public shall provide a completed notarial certificate for every notarial act the notary public performs. (B) If a notarial certificate incorrectly indicates the type of notarization performed, the notary public shall provide a correct certificate at no charge to the person signing in question. (C) The form of a notarial certificate used by a person whose authority is recognized under section 147.51 o...

...dgment) (Title or rank)" (F) By any public officer, trustee, or personal representative: "State of ____________________________ County of ___________________________ The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this (date) by (name and title of position). (Signature of person taking acknowledgment) (Title or rank)"

... date of (date). (Signature of notary public administering jurat) (Affix seal here) (Title of rank) (Commission expiration date)"

...A notarial act performed prior to January 1, 1974, is not affected by sections 147.51 to 147.58 of the Revised Code. These sections provide an additional method of proving notarial acts and do not diminish or invalidate the recognition accorded to notarial acts by other laws or regulations of this state.

...Sections 147.51 to 147.58 of the Revised Code shall be so interpreted as to make uniform the laws of those states which enact it.

...Sections 147.51 to 147.58 of the Revised Code may be cited as the "Uniform Recognition of Acknowledgments Act."

...nic, or mechanical means, to the notary public the individual's intent for the designated alternative signer to sign the individual's name on the notarial document. (2) Both the individual and the designated alternative signer provide satisfactory identification to the notary public. (3) The designated alternative signer signs the document in the presence of the notary public. (4) The designated alternative signer...

...rough the use of an online notarization system. (D) Any notary public may obtain an electronic seal and an electronic signature for the purposes of notarizing documents under this section. (E) A notary public shall comply with the provisions of section 147.66 of the Revised Code pertaining to the electronic seal and electronic signature.

...tification credential through review of public and proprietary data sources. (C) "Electronic" means relating to technology having electrical, digital, magnetic, wireless, optical, electromagnetic, or similar capabilities. (D) "Electronic document" means information that is created, generated, sent, communicated, received, or stored in an electronic medium and is retrievable in perceivable form. (E) "Electronic ...

...nline notarizations and online notaries public. To the extent that a provision of sections 147.60 to 147.66 of the Revised Code conflicts with another provision of this chapter or other applicable law, sections 147.60 to 147.66 of the Revised Code supersede the provision.

...nline notarizations and online notaries public. Such rules shall address, at a minimum, all of the following: (1) The standards, procedures, application forms, and fees for the authorization of a notary public to act as an online notary public; (2) The means of performing online notarizations; (3) Standards for the technology to be used in online notarizations; (4) Standards for remote presentation, credent...

...he practice of law in this state by the Ohio supreme court shall expire on the earlier of five years after the date the authorization is granted or when the attorney's term of office as a notary public ends. (5) An attorney authorized to perform online notarizations may apply to renew the attorney's authorization three months prior to the authorization's expiration date. (6)(a) The secretary may deny an applicati...

... of the Revised Code. (B) The notary public taking the online notary course of instruction and the examination shall remit the fee to the authorized entity that administered the online notary course of instruction and examination required by division (B) of section 147.63 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 t...

...A)(3) of this section, an online notary public has the authority to perform any notarial act as an online notarization. (2) An electronic document notarized through an online notarization shall be considered an original document. (3) An online notary public shall not take or certify a deposition as an online notarization. (B) A notary public of this state who has been authorized by the secretary of state to perfor...

...not retain the electronic journal of an employee who is an online notary public when the notary's employment ceases. (2) Notwithstanding division (E)(1) of this section, an online notary public may make an agreement with a current or former employer pursuant to division (D)(5)(b) of this section. (3) An online notary public may use any current or former employer approved as a repository by the secretary of state ...

...(A) An online notary public shall take reasonable steps to ensure that any device or software used to create an official electronic signature is current and has not been recalled or declared vulnerable by the device or software's manufacturer, seller, or developer. (B)(1) An online notary public shall do both of the following: (a) Except as provided in division (D)(5)(b) of section 147.65 of the Revised Code, keep ...

...Whoever violates section 147.10 of the Revised Code shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars.

...icers above identified may designate an employee or officer of that officer's office to attend meetings of the commission when that officer is absent or unable for any reason to attend and that designee, when present, shall be counted in determining whether a quorum is present at any meeting and may vote and participate in all proceedings and actions of the commission. A designee may not execute or cause a facsimile ...

...o pay costs of capital facilities for a system of common schools throughout the state. (5) "Using school district" means the school district, or two or more school districts acting jointly, that are the ultimate users of the capital facilities for a system of common schools financed with net proceeds of obligations. (B) The issuing authority shall issue obligations to pay costs of capital facilities for a system of...

... of the Revised Code and the northeast Ohio medical university. (4) "Using institution" means the state-supported or state-assisted institution of higher education, or two or more institutions acting jointly, that are the ultimate users of capital facilities for state-supported and state-assisted institutions of higher education financed with net proceeds of obligations. (B) The issuing authority shall issue ...

...locable portions of direct costs of the Ohio department of natural resources. (3) "Obligations" means obligations as defined in section 151.01 of the Revised Code issued to pay costs of capital facilities. (B) The issuing authority shall issue obligations to pay costs of capital facilities pursuant to Section 2l of Article VIII, Ohio Constitution, section 151.01 of the Revised Code, and this section. The total prin...