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OHIO NOTARY TEST QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2025
acknowledgment - correct answer- notarial act in which a
notary certifies having positively identified a document signer
who personally appeared before the notary and admitted
having signed the document freely
affidavit - correct answer- written statement signed before a
Notary (or other authorized official) by a person who swears
or affirms to the Notary that the statement is true
affirmation - correct answer- spoken, solemn promise on one's
personal honor, with no reference to God, that is
made before a Notary in relation to an affidavit or as a notarial
act in its own right
attorney-in-fact - correct answer- a person, not necessarily a
lawyer, who is given the authority to sign or act on behalf of
another individual (principal) through a document called a
power of attorney
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authentication - correct answer- process of proving the
genuineness of the signature and seal of a Notary or other
official,
usually through attachment of certificate of
authority; can be obtained at the Clerk of Courts
office
certified copy - correct answer- document verified as an
accurate reproduction of an original document whose
unreproduced parts are filled in on the copy by hand
commission - correct answer- to authorize to perform notarial
acts; written authorization to perform notarial acts is
issued by a state's governor, secretary of state, or other
empowering official
conformed copy - correct answer- reproduction of an original
document whose unreproduced parts are filled in on the copy
by hand
constituent - correct answer- person a notary serves is
performing a notarial act - usually a document signer
OHIO NOTARY TEST QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2025
acknowledgment - correct answer- notarial act in which a
notary certifies having positively identified a document signer
who personally appeared before the notary and admitted
having signed the document freely
affidavit - correct answer- written statement signed before a
Notary (or other authorized official) by a person who swears
or affirms to the Notary that the statement is true
affirmation - correct answer- spoken, solemn promise on one's
personal honor, with no reference to God, that is
made before a Notary in relation to an affidavit or as a notarial
act in its own right
attorney-in-fact - correct answer- a person, not necessarily a
lawyer, who is given the authority to sign or act on behalf of
another individual (principal) through a document called a
power of attorney
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authentication - correct answer- process of proving the
genuineness of the signature and seal of a Notary or other
official,
usually through attachment of certificate of
authority; can be obtained at the Clerk of Courts
office
certified copy - correct answer- document verified as an
accurate reproduction of an original document whose
unreproduced parts are filled in on the copy by hand
commission - correct answer- to authorize to perform notarial
acts; written authorization to perform notarial acts is
issued by a state's governor, secretary of state, or other
empowering official
conformed copy - correct answer- reproduction of an original
document whose unreproduced parts are filled in on the copy
by hand
constituent - correct answer- person a notary serves is
performing a notarial act - usually a document signer
