OHIO NOTARY PUBLIC EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026/2027 |GUARANTEED PASS
Who appoints notaries public in Ohio? - ANSWER -The Secretary of State
The minimum age for a person to be appointed and commissioned a notary
public is ____. - ANSWER -18
If a person meets all other requirements for notary public may the following
person become a notary public? "An Ohio resident who is not an attorney." -
ANSWER -Yes
If a person meets all other requirements for notary public, may the following
person become a notary public? "An Ohio resident who is an attorney
admitted to the practice of law in Ohio." - ANSWER -Yes
If an attorney is not an Ohio resident, but is admitted to practice law in Ohio
and has his principal place of business in Ohio, may he be appointed and
commissioned a notary public in Ohio? - ANSWER -Yes - also if he has hos
"primary practice in Ohio"
,What power does the secretary of state have if he is presented with
satisfactory evidence of official misconduct or incapacity of a notary? -
ANSWER -Power to revoke the commission of the notary.
Before being appointed a notary public, the applicant must provide to the
secretary of state a certificate from whom? - ANSWER -A judge of an Ohio
court of common please, court of appeals, or supreme court.
No judge or justice shall issue a certificate until the judge or justice is
satisfied from personal knowledge that the applicant possess the
qualifications necessary to a proper discharge of the duties of the office or
____________. - ANSWER -Until the applicant has passed an examination
under any rules that the judge or justice may prescribe.
The county in which an attorney who is not a citizen of this state and who is
a notary public has the attorney's principal place of business or the
attorney's primary practice shall be deemed the county in which the
attorney ___________________. - ANSWER -Resides
The term of office of a notary is _____ years. - ANSWER -5
, A notary who violates his oath and is removed by the court of common
please in the county in which he resides is ineligible for appointment for
how long? - ANSWER -He is never eligible for reappointment.
Before entering upon the duties of the notary public office, a notary must
present his commission with oath endorsed thereon, to the clerk of the
court of common pleas of the county where the notary public
____________. - ANSWER -Resides.
If a notary legally changes his name or address after being commissioned,
notary public must notify the secretary of state and the appropriate clerk of
courts within ____ days after the change. - ANSWER -30
A notary, other than an attorney, who resigns his commission shall deliver to
the secretary of state, a written notice indicating the effective dates of
____________________. - ANSWER -Resignation.
T/F? The seal must consist of the coat of arms of the state within a cercle
one inch in diameter and shall be surrounded by the words "notary public,"
"notarial seal," or words to that effect. - ANSWER -True. Also, it must have
the name of the notary public and the words "State of Ohio."
ANSWERS 2026/2027 |GUARANTEED PASS
Who appoints notaries public in Ohio? - ANSWER -The Secretary of State
The minimum age for a person to be appointed and commissioned a notary
public is ____. - ANSWER -18
If a person meets all other requirements for notary public may the following
person become a notary public? "An Ohio resident who is not an attorney." -
ANSWER -Yes
If a person meets all other requirements for notary public, may the following
person become a notary public? "An Ohio resident who is an attorney
admitted to the practice of law in Ohio." - ANSWER -Yes
If an attorney is not an Ohio resident, but is admitted to practice law in Ohio
and has his principal place of business in Ohio, may he be appointed and
commissioned a notary public in Ohio? - ANSWER -Yes - also if he has hos
"primary practice in Ohio"
,What power does the secretary of state have if he is presented with
satisfactory evidence of official misconduct or incapacity of a notary? -
ANSWER -Power to revoke the commission of the notary.
Before being appointed a notary public, the applicant must provide to the
secretary of state a certificate from whom? - ANSWER -A judge of an Ohio
court of common please, court of appeals, or supreme court.
No judge or justice shall issue a certificate until the judge or justice is
satisfied from personal knowledge that the applicant possess the
qualifications necessary to a proper discharge of the duties of the office or
____________. - ANSWER -Until the applicant has passed an examination
under any rules that the judge or justice may prescribe.
The county in which an attorney who is not a citizen of this state and who is
a notary public has the attorney's principal place of business or the
attorney's primary practice shall be deemed the county in which the
attorney ___________________. - ANSWER -Resides
The term of office of a notary is _____ years. - ANSWER -5
, A notary who violates his oath and is removed by the court of common
please in the county in which he resides is ineligible for appointment for
how long? - ANSWER -He is never eligible for reappointment.
Before entering upon the duties of the notary public office, a notary must
present his commission with oath endorsed thereon, to the clerk of the
court of common pleas of the county where the notary public
____________. - ANSWER -Resides.
If a notary legally changes his name or address after being commissioned,
notary public must notify the secretary of state and the appropriate clerk of
courts within ____ days after the change. - ANSWER -30
A notary, other than an attorney, who resigns his commission shall deliver to
the secretary of state, a written notice indicating the effective dates of
____________________. - ANSWER -Resignation.
T/F? The seal must consist of the coat of arms of the state within a cercle
one inch in diameter and shall be surrounded by the words "notary public,"
"notarial seal," or words to that effect. - ANSWER -True. Also, it must have
the name of the notary public and the words "State of Ohio."
