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Ohio Notary Public Exam Questions and
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Who appoints notaries public in Ohio?
Ans: The Secretary of State
The minimum age for a person to be appointed and commissioned a
notary public is ____.
Ans: 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."
Ans: 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."
Ans: Yes
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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?
Ans: 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?
Ans: 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?
Ans: 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 ____________.
Ans: Until the applicant has passed an examination under any
rules that the judge or justice may prescribe.
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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 ___________________.
Ans: Resides
The term of office of a notary is _____ years.
Ans: 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?
Ans: 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
____________.
Ans: Resides.
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Ohio Notary Public Exam Questions and
Correct Answers/ Latest Update / Already
Graded
Who appoints notaries public in Ohio?
Ans: The Secretary of State
The minimum age for a person to be appointed and commissioned a
notary public is ____.
Ans: 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."
Ans: 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."
Ans: Yes
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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?
Ans: 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?
Ans: 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?
Ans: 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 ____________.
Ans: Until the applicant has passed an examination under any
rules that the judge or justice may prescribe.
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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 ___________________.
Ans: Resides
The term of office of a notary is _____ years.
Ans: 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?
Ans: 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
____________.
Ans: Resides.
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