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Title 1, Title 1. State Government

66 chapters · 2,424 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 12,424 Ch 122, Chapter 122 | Department of Development226 Ch 145, Chapter 145 | Public Employees Retir…182 Ch 109, Chapter 109 | Attorney General149 Ch 124, Chapter 124 | Department of Administ…129 Ch 121, Chapter 121 | State Departments97 Ch 101, Chapter 101 | General Assembly92 Ch 125, Chapter 125 | Department of Administ…85 Ch 153, Chapter 153 | Public Improvements85 Ch 135, Chapter 135 | Uniform Depository Act80 Ch 173, Chapter 173 | Department of Aging77 Ch 117, Chapter 117 | Auditor of State70 Ch 149, Chapter 149 | Documents, Reports, an…64 Ch 133, Chapter 133 | Uniform Public Securit…59 Ch 128, Chapter 128 | 9-1-1 Emergency Teleph…54

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Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 147.04 Seal
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Before entering upon the 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…
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 147.041 Persons commissioned prior to September 20, 2019
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A person commissioned as a notary public prior to the effective date of this section may continue to use a seal that met the requirements of section 147.04 of the Revised Code and that was in that person's possession before that date.
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 147.05 Recordkeeping; change of address; notice of resignation or conviction of disqualifying offense
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(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 …
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 147.051 Database of notaries
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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) The status of an individual's authority to perform notarial acts; (B) Whether …

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Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 147.06 Certified copy of commission as evidence - fee

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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 commiss…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 147.07 Jurisdiction

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A notary public has statewide jurisdiction. Last updated February 21, 2025 at 10:54 AM

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 147.08 Fees

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(A) A notary 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 al…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 147.10 Notary public acting after commission expires

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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 Ann. § 147.11 Forfeiture

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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 hund…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 147.12 Acts done by notary public after term valid

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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 Ann. § 147.141 Prohibited acts

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(A) A notary public shall not do any of the following: (1) Perform a notarial act with regard to a record or document executed by the notary; (2) Notarize the notary's own signature; (3) Take the notary's own deposition; (4) Perform a notarial act if the notary has a conflict of …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 147.142 Advertisement as immigration consultant; other prohibited acts

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(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…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 147.32 Representatives of veterans' organizations may be appointed as commissioners of the state

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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 …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 147.37 Fees for commissions

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(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 req…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 147.371 Duplicate commission

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(A) Upon receipt of a fee of two dollars and submission of the electronic duplicate commission request form, a duplicate commission as notary public shall be issued by the secretary of state. (B) Upon receipt of a fee of two dollars and submission of the electronic amendment form…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 147.39 Prior notarial acts by armed forces officers valid

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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…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 147.40 Manner of taking depositions

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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 dep…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 147.49 Determination regarding acknowledgement or verification

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(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…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 147.50 Identity of the person appearing

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(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 pu…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 147.51 Notarial acts

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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, power…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 147.52 Notarial acts by authorized person

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(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 n…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 147.53 Taking an acknowledgment

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(A) The person taking an acknowledgment shall certify that the person acknowledging 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 acknowledgin…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 147.54 Executing a jurat

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(A) The person executing a jurat shall certify all of the following: (1) 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 i…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 147.542 Notarial certificates

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(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 …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 147.55 Statutory short forms of acknowledgment

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The forms of acknowledgment set forth in this section may be used and are sufficient for their respective purposes under any section of the Revised Code. The forms shall be known as "statutory short forms of acknowledgment" and may be referred to by that name. The authorization o…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 147.551 Jurat form

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A jurat may take the following form: "State of Ohio County of _________________ Sworn to or affirmed and subscribed before me by (name of signer) this date of (date). (Signature of notary public administering jurat) (Affix seal here) (Title of rank) (Commission expiration date)" …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 147.56 Notarial act performed prior to January 1, 1974

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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 r…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 147.57 Uniformity of the law

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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.

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 147.58 Uniform recognition of acknowledgments act

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

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 147.59 Designated alternative signer

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(A) An individual whose physical characteristics limit the individual's ability to sign a document presented for notarization may direct a designated alternative signer to sign on the individual's behalf, if all of the following are met:(1) The individual clearly indicates, throu…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 147.591 Electronic documents

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(A) As used in this section, "electronic document," "electronic seal," "electronic signature," and "online notarization" have the same meanings as in section 147.60 of the Revised Code. (B)(1) An electronic document that is signed in the physical presence of the notary public wit…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 147.60 Definitions

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As used in this section and sections 147.61 to 147.66 of the Revised Code: (A) "Appear in person" means being in the same physical location as another person and being close enough to hear, communicate with, and exchange tangible identification credentials with that individual. "…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 147.61 Applicability

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Sections 147.60 to 147.66 of the Revised Code apply to online 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…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 147.62 Standards for online notarizations and online notaries public

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(A) The secretary of state shall adopt rules under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code necessary to implement, set, and maintain standards for online notarizations and online notaries public. Such rules shall address, at a minimum, all of the following: (1) The standards, procedures…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 147.63 Application to be authorized as online notary public

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(A) A notary public who has been duly appointed and commissioned under section 147.01 of the Revised Code, and who is a resident of this state, may apply to the secretary of state to be authorized to act as an online notary public during the term of that notary public's commissio…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 147.631 Online notary course fees

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(A)(1) The secretary of state may charge a fee for the online notary course of instruction and examination to each person who is registering to be an online notary. (2) The secretary shall not charge a fee to a notary obtaining an electronic seal and signature solely for the purp…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 147.64 Authority of online notary public

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(A)(1) Except as provided in division (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…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 147.65 Electronic journals

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(A) An online notary public shall maintain one or more electronic journals in which the online notary public records, in chronological order, all online notarizations that the online notary public performs. The electronic journal shall enable access by a password or other secure …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 147.66 Steps to ensure security

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(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 onlin…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 147.99 Penalty

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Whoever violates section 147.10 of the Revised Code shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars. Last updated February 19, 2025 at 9:41 AM

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 148.01 Deferred compensation program definitions

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(A) As used in this chapter: (1) "Eligible employee" means any public employee, as defined in division (A) of section 145.01 of the Revised Code; any person eligible to become a member of the public employees retirement system under section 145.20 of the Revised Code; any employe…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 148.02 Ohio public employees deferred compensation program

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The Ohio public employees deferred compensation program is hereby created for all eligible employees. The public employees retirement board created in section 145.04 of the Revised Code shall administer the program. The board may utilize its employees and property in the administ…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 148.021 References to governing board and director

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Whenever the Ohio public employees deferred compensation board or the executive director of that board or a variation thereof is used, referred to, or designated in any statute, rule, contract, grant, or other document, the use, reference, or designation shall be deemed to refer …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 148.04 Program for deferral of compensation

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(A) The public employees retirement board shall initiate, plan, expedite, and, subject to an appropriate assurance of the approval of the internal revenue service, promulgate and offer to all eligible employees, and thereafter administer on behalf of all participating employees a…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 148.041 Informational materials

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(A) Unless the employee will be automatically enrolled in the Ohio public employees deferred compensation program under section 148.042 of the Revised Code, whenever an eligible employee becomes employed in a position paid by warrant of the director of budget and management, the …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 148.042 Automatic enrollment

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(A) As used in this section, "employing authority" means both of the following: (1) The supreme court, house of representatives, senate, legislative service commission, secretary of state, auditor of state, treasurer of state, or attorney general with respect to employees of thos…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 148.05 Confidentiality of records

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(A)(1) As used in this division, "personal history record" means information maintained by the public employees retirement board on an individual who is a participating employee or continuing member that includes the address, telephone number, social security number, record of co…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 148.06 Additional programs for deferral of compensation

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(A) As used in this section:(1) "Government unit" means a county, park district of any kind, conservancy district, sanitary district, regional water and sewer district, regional transit authority, health district, public library district, county law library, joint county departme…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 148.061 Tax treatment of deferred compensation

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(A) In addition to the program of deferred compensation that may be offered under this chapter, a board of township trustees may offer to all of the officers and employees of the township plans or programs for deferring compensation designed for favorable tax treatment of the com…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 148.09 Exemption of benefits from rights of creditors

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Except as provided in sections 3105.171 and 3105.63 and Chapters 3119., 3121., 3123., and 3125. of the Revised Code and this chapter, a participant account or any benefit or other right accrued or accruing to any person under this chapter or under a deferred compensation program …