Notary services in Ohio

ORC Ch. 147: n online notarization. Section 147.65 | Electronic journals.   Effective: September 20, 2019 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 263 - 132nd General Assembly PDF: Download Authenticated PDF   (A) An online notary public shall maintain one or more electronic journals in which the online notary public re

ORC Ch. 147: enticated PDF   (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 person by either of the

ORC Ch. 147: following means: (1) An inspection of a passport, driver's license, government-issued nondriver identification card, or other form of government-issued identification with the signature or photograph of the individual, which is current or expired not more than three years before performance of the notarial act, and is satisfactory to the notary public; (2) By verification on oath or affirmation of a credible witness personally appearing before

ORC Ch. 147: lic's term of office. Section 147.141 | Prohibited acts.   Effective: April 3, 2025 Latest Legislation: House Bill 315 - 135th General Assembly PDF: Download Authenticated PDF   (A) A notary public shall not do any of the following: (1) Perform a notarial act with regard to a record or document

ORC Ch. 147: ary public is entitled to the following fees: (1) Up to five dollars for any notarial act that is not an online notarization; (2) For an online notarization, up to thirty 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

ORC Ch. 147: containing electronic signatures or an electronic notarization, including an online notarization. (3) A county auditor, clerk of a court of record, deputy registrar, engineer, and recorder shall accept a printed document that was executed electronically for purposes of approval, transfer, and recording if that document contains an att

ORC Ch. 147: icated PDF   (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.