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 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.
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.
