Ohio Notary Public Exam Study Guide
Who appoints notaries public in Ohio? The Secretary of State
The minimum age for a person to be appointed and 18
commissioned a notary public is ____.
If a person meets all other requirements for notary public Yes
may the following person become a notary public? "An
Ohio resident who is not an attorney."
If a person meets all other requirements for notary public, Yes
may the following person become a notary public? "An
Ohio resident who is an attorney admitted to the practice of
law in Ohio."
If an attorney is not an Ohio resident, but is admitted to Yes - also if he has hos "primary practice in Ohio"
practice law in Ohio and has his principal place of business
in Ohio, may he be appointed and commissioned a notary
public in Ohio?
What power does the secretary of state have if he is Power to revoke the commission of the notary.
presented with satisfactory evidence of official misconduct
or incapacity of a notary?
Before being appointed a notary public, the applicant must A judge of an Ohio court of common please, court of appeals, or supreme court.
provide to the secretary of state a certificate from whom?
No judge or justice shall issue a certificate until the judge Until the applicant has passed an examination under any rules that the judge or
or justice is satisfied from personal knowledge that the justice may prescribe.
applicant possess the qualifications necessary to a proper
discharge of the duties of the office or ____________.
The county in which an attorney who is not a citizen of this Resides
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
___________________.
The term of office of a notary is _____ years. 5
A notary who violates his oath and is removed by the court He is never eligible for reappointment.
of common please in the county in which he resides is
ineligible for appointment for how long?
Before entering upon the duties of the notary public office, Resides.
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 ____________.
If a notary legally changes his name or address after being 30
commissioned, notary public must notify the secretary of
state and the appropriate clerk of courts within ____ days
after the change.
A notary, other than an attorney, who resigns his Resignation.
commission shall deliver to the secretary of state, a written
notice indicating the effective dates of
____________________.
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T/F? The seal must consist of the coat of arms of the state True. Also, it must have the name of the notary public and the words "State of
within a cercle one inch in diameter and shall be Ohio."
surrounded by the words "notary public," "notarial seal," or
words to that effect.
The seal may be of either a type that will stamp ink onto a Will emboss it.
document or one that ________________.
If the name of the notary does not appear on the seal, May be printed, typewritten, or stamped in legible, printed letters near the notary
where must it appear? signature on each document signed by the notary.
T/F A notary must maintain an official register in which he True - A notary must maintain an official register in which he must record a copy of
must record a copy of every certificate of protest and copy every certificate of protest and copy of note.
of note.
Seal and record shall be exempt from 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 the county recorder of the county in which the notary public resides.
removal from office of any notary, the notary's official
register shall be deposited in the office of
______________.
The fee for a certified copy of a notary public commission $5
is $___
T/F A notary public may administer oaths required or True - Notary public may also take and certify acknowledgements of deeds,
authorized by law and take and certify depositions. 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 False - In taking depositions, the notary public shall have the power that is by law
attendance of witnesses. vested in judges of county couts to compel the attendance of witnesses and punish
them for refusing to testify.
The notarial fee for the protest of a bill of exchange or $1 and actual necessary expenses in going beyond the corporate limits of a
promissory note is _____________________. municipal corporation to make presentment or demand.
The notarial fee for recording an instrument required to be $0.10 for each 100 words
recorded by a notary public is
_____________________________.
The notarial fee for taking and certifying The same fees as are allowed by section 2319.27 of the Revised Code or by law to
acknowledgements of deeds, mortgages, liens, powers of clerks of courts of common pleas for like services.
attorney, and other instruments of writing, and for taking
and certifying depositions, administering oaths, and other
official services is __________________.
The notarial fee for taking and certifying an affidavit is $1.50
_____________________.
The instrument of protest of an Ohio notary public or of any does
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.
Who appoints notaries public in Ohio? The Secretary of State
The minimum age for a person to be appointed and 18
commissioned a notary public is ____.
If a person meets all other requirements for notary public Yes
may the following person become a notary public? "An
Ohio resident who is not an attorney."
If a person meets all other requirements for notary public, Yes
may the following person become a notary public? "An
Ohio resident who is an attorney admitted to the practice of
law in Ohio."
If an attorney is not an Ohio resident, but is admitted to Yes - also if he has hos "primary practice in Ohio"
practice law in Ohio and has his principal place of business
in Ohio, may he be appointed and commissioned a notary
public in Ohio?
What power does the secretary of state have if he is Power to revoke the commission of the notary.
presented with satisfactory evidence of official misconduct
or incapacity of a notary?
Before being appointed a notary public, the applicant must A judge of an Ohio court of common please, court of appeals, or supreme court.
provide to the secretary of state a certificate from whom?
No judge or justice shall issue a certificate until the judge Until the applicant has passed an examination under any rules that the judge or
or justice is satisfied from personal knowledge that the justice may prescribe.
applicant possess the qualifications necessary to a proper
discharge of the duties of the office or ____________.
The county in which an attorney who is not a citizen of this Resides
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
___________________.
The term of office of a notary is _____ years. 5
A notary who violates his oath and is removed by the court He is never eligible for reappointment.
of common please in the county in which he resides is
ineligible for appointment for how long?
Before entering upon the duties of the notary public office, Resides.
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 ____________.
If a notary legally changes his name or address after being 30
commissioned, notary public must notify the secretary of
state and the appropriate clerk of courts within ____ days
after the change.
A notary, other than an attorney, who resigns his Resignation.
commission shall deliver to the secretary of state, a written
notice indicating the effective dates of
____________________.
, Ohio Notary Public Exam Study Guide
T/F? The seal must consist of the coat of arms of the state True. Also, it must have the name of the notary public and the words "State of
within a cercle one inch in diameter and shall be Ohio."
surrounded by the words "notary public," "notarial seal," or
words to that effect.
The seal may be of either a type that will stamp ink onto a Will emboss it.
document or one that ________________.
If the name of the notary does not appear on the seal, May be printed, typewritten, or stamped in legible, printed letters near the notary
where must it appear? signature on each document signed by the notary.
T/F A notary must maintain an official register in which he True - A notary must maintain an official register in which he must record a copy of
must record a copy of every certificate of protest and copy every certificate of protest and copy of note.
of note.
Seal and record shall be exempt from 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 the county recorder of the county in which the notary public resides.
removal from office of any notary, the notary's official
register shall be deposited in the office of
______________.
The fee for a certified copy of a notary public commission $5
is $___
T/F A notary public may administer oaths required or True - Notary public may also take and certify acknowledgements of deeds,
authorized by law and take and certify depositions. 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 False - In taking depositions, the notary public shall have the power that is by law
attendance of witnesses. vested in judges of county couts to compel the attendance of witnesses and punish
them for refusing to testify.
The notarial fee for the protest of a bill of exchange or $1 and actual necessary expenses in going beyond the corporate limits of a
promissory note is _____________________. municipal corporation to make presentment or demand.
The notarial fee for recording an instrument required to be $0.10 for each 100 words
recorded by a notary public is
_____________________________.
The notarial fee for taking and certifying The same fees as are allowed by section 2319.27 of the Revised Code or by law to
acknowledgements of deeds, mortgages, liens, powers of clerks of courts of common pleas for like services.
attorney, and other instruments of writing, and for taking
and certifying depositions, administering oaths, and other
official services is __________________.
The notarial fee for taking and certifying an affidavit is $1.50
_____________________.
The instrument of protest of an Ohio notary public or of any does
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.
