OHIO NOTARY PUBLIC TEST PAPER 2025/2026 QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔the identity of the signer can be established by the _____________________ whom
the notary personally knows - ✔✔oath of a single credible witness
✔✔the notary public must establish the identity of the credible witness by - ✔✔the
presentation of the paper identification documents
✔✔under oath, the credible witness must swear or affirm that each of the following is
true - ✔✔- the individual appearing before the notary public as the signer of the
document is the person named in the document
-the credible witness personally knows the signer
-the credible witness believes that circumstances of the signer are such that it would be
very difficult or impossible for the signer to obtain another form of ID
-the signer does not possess any of the ID documents to establish the signer'd identity
-the credible witness does not have financial interest and is not named in the document
signed
✔✔what must be obtain from the credible witness for the notary public's journal? -
✔✔must sign the notary public's journal OR
the notary public must indicate the type of identifying doc, gov't agency issuing doc,
identifying #, date of issuance or exp.
✔✔the identity of the signer can be established by ____________ whom the notary
public doesn't personally know - ✔✔the oath of two credible witnesses
✔✔the notary public must first establish the identities of the two credible witnesses by -
✔✔the presentation of paper identification documents
✔✔under oath, the two credible witnesses must swear or affirm that each of the
following is true - ✔✔- the individual appearing before the notary public as the signer of
the document is the person named in the document
-the credible witness personally knows the signer
-the credible witness believes that circumstances of the signer are such that it would be
very difficult or impossible for the signer to obtain another form of ID
-the signer does not possess any of the ID documents to establish the signer'd identity
, -the credible witness does not have financial interest and is not named in the document
signed
✔✔what must be obtain from the two credible witnesses for the notary public's journal? -
✔✔must sign the notary public's journal AND
the notary public must indicate the type of identifying doc, gov't agency issuing doc,
identifying #, date of issuance or exp.
✔✔the notary public's journal shall include the items: - ✔✔-date, time, and type of each
official; (e.g. acknowledgment, jurat)
-character of every instrument sworn to, affirmed, acknowledged or proved before the
notary public (e.g. deed of trust)
-signature of each person whose signature is being notarized
-statement that the identity of a person making an acknowledgment or taking an oath or
affirmation was based on "satisfactory evidence
-fee charged for notarial service
✔✔if the document to be notarized is a deed , quitclaim deed, deed of trust or another
document affecting real property or power of attorney doc, the notary public shall -
✔✔require the party signing the doc to place his or her right thumbprint in the journal
✔✔satisfactory evidence is based on - ✔✔- paper ID
-Single credible witness or
-two credible witnesses
✔✔If the sequential journal is stolen, lost, misplaced, destroyed, damaged, or otherwise
rendered unusable, the notary public immediately must - ✔✔notify the Secretary of
State by certified or register mailed
✔✔A notary public must respond within __________ days after the receipt of a written
request from any member of the public for a copy of a transaction in the notary public
journal - ✔✔15 business days
✔✔the notary responds to a written request by - ✔✔supplying wither a photostatic copy
of line item or an acknowledgment that no such line item exists
✔✔a notary public would have a direct financial or beneficial interest to a transaction in
the following situations: - ✔✔-named, individually as a principal to a financial transaction
AND ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔the identity of the signer can be established by the _____________________ whom
the notary personally knows - ✔✔oath of a single credible witness
✔✔the notary public must establish the identity of the credible witness by - ✔✔the
presentation of the paper identification documents
✔✔under oath, the credible witness must swear or affirm that each of the following is
true - ✔✔- the individual appearing before the notary public as the signer of the
document is the person named in the document
-the credible witness personally knows the signer
-the credible witness believes that circumstances of the signer are such that it would be
very difficult or impossible for the signer to obtain another form of ID
-the signer does not possess any of the ID documents to establish the signer'd identity
-the credible witness does not have financial interest and is not named in the document
signed
✔✔what must be obtain from the credible witness for the notary public's journal? -
✔✔must sign the notary public's journal OR
the notary public must indicate the type of identifying doc, gov't agency issuing doc,
identifying #, date of issuance or exp.
✔✔the identity of the signer can be established by ____________ whom the notary
public doesn't personally know - ✔✔the oath of two credible witnesses
✔✔the notary public must first establish the identities of the two credible witnesses by -
✔✔the presentation of paper identification documents
✔✔under oath, the two credible witnesses must swear or affirm that each of the
following is true - ✔✔- the individual appearing before the notary public as the signer of
the document is the person named in the document
-the credible witness personally knows the signer
-the credible witness believes that circumstances of the signer are such that it would be
very difficult or impossible for the signer to obtain another form of ID
-the signer does not possess any of the ID documents to establish the signer'd identity
, -the credible witness does not have financial interest and is not named in the document
signed
✔✔what must be obtain from the two credible witnesses for the notary public's journal? -
✔✔must sign the notary public's journal AND
the notary public must indicate the type of identifying doc, gov't agency issuing doc,
identifying #, date of issuance or exp.
✔✔the notary public's journal shall include the items: - ✔✔-date, time, and type of each
official; (e.g. acknowledgment, jurat)
-character of every instrument sworn to, affirmed, acknowledged or proved before the
notary public (e.g. deed of trust)
-signature of each person whose signature is being notarized
-statement that the identity of a person making an acknowledgment or taking an oath or
affirmation was based on "satisfactory evidence
-fee charged for notarial service
✔✔if the document to be notarized is a deed , quitclaim deed, deed of trust or another
document affecting real property or power of attorney doc, the notary public shall -
✔✔require the party signing the doc to place his or her right thumbprint in the journal
✔✔satisfactory evidence is based on - ✔✔- paper ID
-Single credible witness or
-two credible witnesses
✔✔If the sequential journal is stolen, lost, misplaced, destroyed, damaged, or otherwise
rendered unusable, the notary public immediately must - ✔✔notify the Secretary of
State by certified or register mailed
✔✔A notary public must respond within __________ days after the receipt of a written
request from any member of the public for a copy of a transaction in the notary public
journal - ✔✔15 business days
✔✔the notary responds to a written request by - ✔✔supplying wither a photostatic copy
of line item or an acknowledgment that no such line item exists
✔✔a notary public would have a direct financial or beneficial interest to a transaction in
the following situations: - ✔✔-named, individually as a principal to a financial transaction
