OHIO NOTARY STUDY GUIDE
Ohio Notary Study Guide 2024/2025
With Complete Solutions
What must accompany an oath for it to be a proper and legal oath?
[Correct Ans: - * an appeal to god to witness the sincerity of the statement
* accompanied by some outward act demonstrating this appeal, such as raising the
right hand or placing it on the bible.
True / false:
A person cannot take an oath without this religious affirmation.
[Correct Ans: - false:
He/she is permitted to substitute an affirmation which eliminates the appeal to
god.
What is an affidavit? [Correct Ans: - a written statement of facts, the truth of which
is sworn to before a person authorized to administer oaths, and followed by an
official statement of the person taking the oath that the affidavit was signed and
sworn to, or affirmed, in his presence
What are the 3 steps needed for certifying an affidavit?
[Correct Ans: - 1. Administer an oath or affirmation to the affiant (the person giving
the affidavit) whereby the affiant is asked to state that the facts set forth in the
affidavit are true.
2. Have the affiant sign the affidavit in the presence of the notary
3. Complete and execute the certification on the instrument, below the signature of
the affiant.
True / false:
The signer of an affidavit can acknowledge the signature in the presence of the
notary.
[Correct Ans: - false:
The affidavit itself must be signed in the presence of the notary.
What is an acknowledgement? [Correct Ans: - a formal declaration by a person
executing a document, made to an official authorized by law to take an
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acknowledgment (such as a notary public), that the person executed the document
freely and voluntarily for the purpose set forth in the document.
What are the steps in an acknowledgement? [Correct Ans: - 1. Signer acknowledges
to the notary that the signature is his/her own and that he/she signed the
instrument voluntarily and without duress.
2. The notary must either know the person seeking notarial services or obtain
satisfactory evidence that he/she is the person described in, and who executed, the
document.
3. The notary then signs his/her own name certifying that the document was
acknowledged in his/her presence.
True / false:
A person must provide identification for a notary to certify the identification of the
person desiring it. [Correct Ans: - true:
Unless the notary personally knows the individual or a third person known to the
notary introduces the individual
Why are acknowledgements so important? [Correct Ans: - in court, papers that have
been acknowledged before a notary public need not be proven. The notary's
certification is considered sufficient to show the authenticity of the signature.
True / false:
A notary may notarize his/her own signature. [Correct Ans: - false
True / false:
A notary may not take an acknowledgement to an instrument in which that notary
has an interest. [Correct Ans: - true
True / false:
An ohio notary may notarize an instrument only when within the boundaries of the
state of ohio. [Correct Ans: - true:
All three act, witnessing, acknowledgement, and certification, must all take place in
the physical boundaries of ohio.
True / false:
Ohio Notary Study Guide 2024/2025
With Complete Solutions
What must accompany an oath for it to be a proper and legal oath?
[Correct Ans: - * an appeal to god to witness the sincerity of the statement
* accompanied by some outward act demonstrating this appeal, such as raising the
right hand or placing it on the bible.
True / false:
A person cannot take an oath without this religious affirmation.
[Correct Ans: - false:
He/she is permitted to substitute an affirmation which eliminates the appeal to
god.
What is an affidavit? [Correct Ans: - a written statement of facts, the truth of which
is sworn to before a person authorized to administer oaths, and followed by an
official statement of the person taking the oath that the affidavit was signed and
sworn to, or affirmed, in his presence
What are the 3 steps needed for certifying an affidavit?
[Correct Ans: - 1. Administer an oath or affirmation to the affiant (the person giving
the affidavit) whereby the affiant is asked to state that the facts set forth in the
affidavit are true.
2. Have the affiant sign the affidavit in the presence of the notary
3. Complete and execute the certification on the instrument, below the signature of
the affiant.
True / false:
The signer of an affidavit can acknowledge the signature in the presence of the
notary.
[Correct Ans: - false:
The affidavit itself must be signed in the presence of the notary.
What is an acknowledgement? [Correct Ans: - a formal declaration by a person
executing a document, made to an official authorized by law to take an
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acknowledgment (such as a notary public), that the person executed the document
freely and voluntarily for the purpose set forth in the document.
What are the steps in an acknowledgement? [Correct Ans: - 1. Signer acknowledges
to the notary that the signature is his/her own and that he/she signed the
instrument voluntarily and without duress.
2. The notary must either know the person seeking notarial services or obtain
satisfactory evidence that he/she is the person described in, and who executed, the
document.
3. The notary then signs his/her own name certifying that the document was
acknowledged in his/her presence.
True / false:
A person must provide identification for a notary to certify the identification of the
person desiring it. [Correct Ans: - true:
Unless the notary personally knows the individual or a third person known to the
notary introduces the individual
Why are acknowledgements so important? [Correct Ans: - in court, papers that have
been acknowledged before a notary public need not be proven. The notary's
certification is considered sufficient to show the authenticity of the signature.
True / false:
A notary may notarize his/her own signature. [Correct Ans: - false
True / false:
A notary may not take an acknowledgement to an instrument in which that notary
has an interest. [Correct Ans: - true
True / false:
An ohio notary may notarize an instrument only when within the boundaries of the
state of ohio. [Correct Ans: - true:
All three act, witnessing, acknowledgement, and certification, must all take place in
the physical boundaries of ohio.
True / false:
