OHIO NOTARY PUBLIC EXAM LATEST VERSIONS 2024 (VERSION A AND B) COMPLETE 300 QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED 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
, OHIO NOTARY PUBLIC EXAM LATEST VERSIONS 2024 (VERSION A AND B) COMPLETE 300 QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
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.
T/F? The seal must consist of the coat of arms of the state within a cercle one inch in diameter and shall
be surrounded by the words "notary public," "notarial seal," or words to that effect. - (answer) True.
Also, it must have the name of the notary public and the words "State of Ohio."
The seal may be of either a type that will stamp ink onto a document or one that ________________. -
(answer) Will emboss it.
If the name of the notary does not appear on the seal, where must it appear? - (answer) May be
printed, typewritten, or stamped in legible, printed letters near the notary signature on each document
signed by the notary.
T/F A notary must maintain an official register in which he must record a copy of every certificate of
protest and copy of note. - (answer) True - A notary must maintain an official register in which he must
record a copy of every certificate of protest and copy of note.
Seal and record shall be exempt from ___________________. - (answer) 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.
AND CORRECT DETAILED 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
, OHIO NOTARY PUBLIC EXAM LATEST VERSIONS 2024 (VERSION A AND B) COMPLETE 300 QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
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.
T/F? The seal must consist of the coat of arms of the state within a cercle one inch in diameter and shall
be surrounded by the words "notary public," "notarial seal," or words to that effect. - (answer) True.
Also, it must have the name of the notary public and the words "State of Ohio."
The seal may be of either a type that will stamp ink onto a document or one that ________________. -
(answer) Will emboss it.
If the name of the notary does not appear on the seal, where must it appear? - (answer) May be
printed, typewritten, or stamped in legible, printed letters near the notary signature on each document
signed by the notary.
T/F A notary must maintain an official register in which he must record a copy of every certificate of
protest and copy of note. - (answer) True - A notary must maintain an official register in which he must
record a copy of every certificate of protest and copy of note.
Seal and record shall be exempt from ___________________. - (answer) 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.
