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Ohio Notary Public Exam questions and
answers
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
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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."
The seal may be of either a type that will stamp ink onto a document or one
that ________________. - answer-Will emboss it.
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If the name of the notary does not appear on the seal, where must it
appear? - answer-May be printed, typewritten, or stamped in legible,
printed letters near the notary signature on each document signed by the
notary.
T/F A notary must maintain an official register in which he must record a
copy of every certificate of protest and copy of note. - answer-True - A
notary must maintain an official register in which he must record a copy of
every certificate of protest and copy of note.
Seal and record shall be exempt from ___________________. -
answer-execution. (seizure) An execution occurs when a court orders a
sheriff or other similar official to take possession of property owned by an
judgment debtor.
On death or expiration of term without reappointment, or removal from
office of any notary, the notary's official register shall be deposited in the
office of ______________. - answer-the county recorder of the county in
which the notary public resides.
The fee for a certified copy of a notary public commission is $___ -
answer-$2
T/F A notary public may administer oaths required or authorized by law and
take and certify depositions. - answer-True - Notary public may also take
and certify acknowledgements of deeds, mortgages, liens, powers of
attorney, and other instruments of writing, and receive, make, and record
notarial protests.
T/F Notaries public do not have the power to compel the attendance of
witnesses. - answer-False - In taking depositions, the notary public shall
have the power that is by law vested in judges of county couts to compel
the attendance of witnesses and punish them for refusing to testify.
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The notarial fee for the protest of a bill of exchange or promissory note is
_____________________. - answer-$1 and actual necessary expenses in
going beyond the corporate limits of a municipal corporation to make
presentment or demand.
The notarial fee for recording an instrument required to be recorded by a
notary public is _____________________________. - answer-$0.10 for
each 100 words
The notarial fee for taking and certifying acknowledgements of deeds,
mortgages, liens, powers of attorney, and other instruments of writing, and
for taking and certifying depositions, administering oaths, and other official
services is __________________. - answer-The same fees as are allowed
by section 2319.27 of the Revised Code or by law to clerks of courts of
common pleas for like services.
The notarial fee for taking and certifying an affidavit is
_____________________. - answer-$1.50
The instrument of protest of an Ohio notary public or of any other state or
territory of the US, accompanying a bill of exchange or promissory note,
protested by such notary for nonacceptance (does/does not) constitute
prima-facie evidence of facts therein certified. - answer-does
May a notary public perform any act as a notary public after the notary
public's term of office has expired or after he has resigned the notary
public's commission? - answer-No
What is the penalty for a notary public performing any act as a notary public
after the notary public's term of office has expired or after he has resigned
the notary public's commission? - answer-Not more than $500 to be
recovered by an action in the name of the state.
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Ohio Notary Public Exam questions and
answers
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
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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."
The seal may be of either a type that will stamp ink onto a document or one
that ________________. - answer-Will emboss it.
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If the name of the notary does not appear on the seal, where must it
appear? - answer-May be printed, typewritten, or stamped in legible,
printed letters near the notary signature on each document signed by the
notary.
T/F A notary must maintain an official register in which he must record a
copy of every certificate of protest and copy of note. - answer-True - A
notary must maintain an official register in which he must record a copy of
every certificate of protest and copy of note.
Seal and record shall be exempt from ___________________. -
answer-execution. (seizure) An execution occurs when a court orders a
sheriff or other similar official to take possession of property owned by an
judgment debtor.
On death or expiration of term without reappointment, or removal from
office of any notary, the notary's official register shall be deposited in the
office of ______________. - answer-the county recorder of the county in
which the notary public resides.
The fee for a certified copy of a notary public commission is $___ -
answer-$2
T/F A notary public may administer oaths required or authorized by law and
take and certify depositions. - answer-True - Notary public may also take
and certify acknowledgements of deeds, mortgages, liens, powers of
attorney, and other instruments of writing, and receive, make, and record
notarial protests.
T/F Notaries public do not have the power to compel the attendance of
witnesses. - answer-False - In taking depositions, the notary public shall
have the power that is by law vested in judges of county couts to compel
the attendance of witnesses and punish them for refusing to testify.
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The notarial fee for the protest of a bill of exchange or promissory note is
_____________________. - answer-$1 and actual necessary expenses in
going beyond the corporate limits of a municipal corporation to make
presentment or demand.
The notarial fee for recording an instrument required to be recorded by a
notary public is _____________________________. - answer-$0.10 for
each 100 words
The notarial fee for taking and certifying acknowledgements of deeds,
mortgages, liens, powers of attorney, and other instruments of writing, and
for taking and certifying depositions, administering oaths, and other official
services is __________________. - answer-The same fees as are allowed
by section 2319.27 of the Revised Code or by law to clerks of courts of
common pleas for like services.
The notarial fee for taking and certifying an affidavit is
_____________________. - answer-$1.50
The instrument of protest of an Ohio notary public or of any other state or
territory of the US, accompanying a bill of exchange or promissory note,
protested by such notary for nonacceptance (does/does not) constitute
prima-facie evidence of facts therein certified. - answer-does
May a notary public perform any act as a notary public after the notary
public's term of office has expired or after he has resigned the notary
public's commission? - answer-No
What is the penalty for a notary public performing any act as a notary public
after the notary public's term of office has expired or after he has resigned
the notary public's commission? - answer-Not more than $500 to be
recovered by an action in the name of the state.
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