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Notary Commission Application Requirements. Criminal Records Check. Education and Testing. Search Notaries. Notary Information, Resources and FAQs. Submit a Complaint Regarding an Ohio Notary Public. File Notary Applications and Commission Updates. Summary of Notary Law Changes.
The Ohio Secretary of State's Office is responsible for overseeing elections for the state of Ohio as well as registering companies to do business in Ohio.
The Ohio Secretary of State is responsible for appointing and commissioning notaries public. In the performance of such duties, the Secretary of State strives to ensure that applicants and commissioned notaries public possess the requisite honesty, credibility, truthfulness, and integrity to fulfill the responsibilities of the position.
An Ohio resident or a nonresident attorney who is licensed to practice law in Ohio and has a principal office in Ohio, who is at least 18 years old may apply to be commissioned as a notary public by completing the following steps. First, obtain a criminal record check, current within six months of application.
Applications for notary public commissions, renewals, online authorizations and online authorization renewals require education and/or testing. The Secretary of State has approved the authorized providers listed below to administer the education program and test, when required.
Contact the Secretary of State's Office. Regular office hours 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday-Friday. If you need immediate assistance with an elections-related inquiry, please call 877.767.6446 x1.
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Obtaining a Criminal Records Check. A non-attorney must file an Ohio criminal records check (BCI Report), no more than six months old, with an application for a new notary commission or when renewing a notary commission.
File for a business online, search existing Ohio businesses and learn more from the Ohio Secretary of State's Business Services Division.
The Notary Modernization Act permits online notarizations to be performed by a notary public after the notary public receives additional education, testing and authorization from the Secretary of State. Online notarization is when documents are notarized in electronic form where the signer uses an electronic signature and appears before