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...tarization in accordance with sections 147.60 to 147.66 of the Revised Code; (3) Fraudulent, dishonest, or deceitful misstatement or omission on a notarial certificate. (E) A person whose notary commission has been revoked may not apply for a subsequent notary commission. (F) The secretary of state may adopt rules under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to set forth procedures for investigations and hearings re...

...discharge of official duties, a notary public shall obtain the seal of a notary public. The seal shall consist of the coat of arms of the state within a circle that is at least three-quarters of an inch, but not larger than one inch, in diameter and shall be surrounded by the words "notary public," "notarial seal," or words to that effect, the name of the notary public, and the words "State of Ohio." The seal may ...

...l that met the requirements of section 147.04 of the Revised Code and that was in that person's possession before that date.

...f 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...

...e notarizations, as defined in section 147.60 of the Revised Code; (C) A description of any administrative or disciplinary action taken against the notary.

...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.

...A notary public has statewide jurisdiction.

...ne notarization, as defined in section 147.60 of the Revised Code. A notary may charge a technology fee regardless of whether the notarial act is completed, such as when a signer fails to pass the identification process in the online notarization system, but the total technology fee charged shall not exceed ten dollars per online notarization session. (E) The secretary of state may adopt rules under Chapter 119. of...

...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.

...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.

...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.

...3) Take the notary's own deposition; (4) Perform a notarial act if the notary has a conflict of interest with regard to the transaction in question; (5) Certify that a document is either of the following: (a) An original document; (b) A true copy of another record. (6) Use a name or initial in signing certificates other than that by which the notary public is commissioned; (7) Sign notarial certificates u...

...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 re...

...cribed 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.

...l 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) Es...

...e 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. (C) The secretary of state shall prescribe and make available an electronic duplicate commission request form and an electronic amendment form.

...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.

...sitions 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...

...(A) A notary public who takes an acknowledgment of a record shall determine, from personal knowledge or satisfactory evidence of the identity of the person acknowledging, that the person appearing before the notary public and making the acknowledgment has the identity claimed and that the signature on the record is the signature of the person. (B) A notary public who takes a verification of a statement on oath or a...

...(A) A notary public has personal knowledge of the identity of the person appearing before the notary public if the person is personally known to the notary public through dealings sufficient to provide reasonable certainty that the person has the identity claimed. (B) A notary public has satisfactory evidence of the identity of the person appearing before the notary public if the notary public can identify the pers...

...place in which the act is performed; (4) 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: (a) A member of the merchant marines of the United States; (b) A member of the armed forces of t...

...ed 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 the person's authority is not required. (B) If the notarial act is...

...apacity and for the purposes stated. (4) The person taking the acknowledgment either knew or had satisfactory evidence that the person acknowledging was the person named in the instrument or certificate.

...) 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:...

... authority is recognized under section 147.51 of the Revised Code shall be accepted in this state if any of the following apply: (1) The notarial certificate is in a form prescribed by the laws or regulations of this state; (2) The notarial certificate is in a form prescribed by the laws or regulations applicable in the place in which the notarial act is performed; (3) The certificate contains the words: (a...