OHIO NOTARY PUBLIC TEST
CERTIFICATION REVIEW 2026 QUESTIONS
AND VERIFIED SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
⩥ affidavit.
Answer: written statement signed before a Notary (or other authorized
official) by a person who swears
or affirms to the Notary that the statement is true
⩥ affirmation.
Answer: spoken, solemn promise on one's personal honor, with no
reference to God, that is
made before a Notary in relation to an affidavit or as a notarial act in its
own right
⩥ attorney-in-fact.
Answer: a person, not necessarily a lawyer, who is given the authority to
sign or act on behalf of another individual (principal) through a
document called a power of attorney
⩥ authentication.
Answer: process of proving the genuineness of the signature and seal of
a Notary or other official,
, usually through attachment of certificate of
authority; can be obtained at the Clerk of Courts
office
⩥ certified copy.
Answer: document verified as an accurate reproduction of an original
document whose unreproduced parts are filled in on the copy by hand
⩥ commission.
Answer: to authorize to perform notarial acts; written authorization to
perform notarial acts is
issued by a state's governor, secretary of state, or other empowering
official
⩥ conformed copy.
Answer: reproduction of an original document whose unreproduced
parts are filled in on the copy by hand
⩥ constituent.
Answer: person a notary serves is performing a notarial act - usually a
document signer
⩥ disqualifying interest.
CERTIFICATION REVIEW 2026 QUESTIONS
AND VERIFIED SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
⩥ affidavit.
Answer: written statement signed before a Notary (or other authorized
official) by a person who swears
or affirms to the Notary that the statement is true
⩥ affirmation.
Answer: spoken, solemn promise on one's personal honor, with no
reference to God, that is
made before a Notary in relation to an affidavit or as a notarial act in its
own right
⩥ attorney-in-fact.
Answer: a person, not necessarily a lawyer, who is given the authority to
sign or act on behalf of another individual (principal) through a
document called a power of attorney
⩥ authentication.
Answer: process of proving the genuineness of the signature and seal of
a Notary or other official,
, usually through attachment of certificate of
authority; can be obtained at the Clerk of Courts
office
⩥ certified copy.
Answer: document verified as an accurate reproduction of an original
document whose unreproduced parts are filled in on the copy by hand
⩥ commission.
Answer: to authorize to perform notarial acts; written authorization to
perform notarial acts is
issued by a state's governor, secretary of state, or other empowering
official
⩥ conformed copy.
Answer: reproduction of an original document whose unreproduced
parts are filled in on the copy by hand
⩥ constituent.
Answer: person a notary serves is performing a notarial act - usually a
document signer
⩥ disqualifying interest.
