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Enjoy the convenience of online remote notarization without the high cost of some other platforms, EonlineNotary has the #1 solution for online E Notary in Ohio. Thanks to our super fast notarization feature, you can have any contract notarized virtually in less than five minutes. we may receive commissions when you make purchases. However, this does not impact your cost.
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Online Notaries can perform transactions for individuals throughout Ohio (within the reach of their residency)
- New and used car dealerships.
- Insurance companies.
- Mortgage companies.
- Title companies.
- Corporations — of any type.
- Real-estate companies.
- Construction companies.
- Schools — public or private of all levels.
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Speed
Thanks to our notarization feature, you can have any contract notarized virtually in less than five minutes.
Convenience
Instead of wasting days to schedule an appointment and go to the notary’s office, online notary services make the entire process quicker.
Cost
If you like the convenience of online notarization but dislike the cost of most platforms, EonlineNotary has the best solution.
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How it works
You can use our Notarize Any Document Service to get your contracts notarized in any county in Ohio including:
- Franklin
- Cuyahoga
- Hamilton
- Summit
- Lucas
- Butler
- Stark County
- Lorain County
- Lake County
- Mahoning County
- Delaware County
- Clermont County
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Scan your ID so that the notary can verify your identity
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Notary will mark the document with the electronic notary signature and online notary stamp
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FAQ's
Common Ohio Online Notary Questions.
Am I qualified to be a notary public in Ohio?
An individual in Ohio must meet the following requirements to become a notary:
- Be at least 18 years old
- Be a legal resident of Ohio or an attorney admitted to the practice of law in Ohio, and has his or her primary practice in Ohio.
- Not to be disqualified to receive a commission by having been convicted of or pleaded guilty or no contest to a disqualifying offense.
How do Electronic Notarizations and Online Notarizations work?
A notary public with an active commission in Ohio may perform electronic notarizations without much additional authorization from our office. For example reference an electronic notarization is a notarial act performed by a notary public using his or her electronic seal and or electronic signature on a digitalized document. An electronic notarization is an in-person act where the notarial act procedures are all the same. The requirements include personal appearance, verifying the identity of the signer, upon completion of the notarial certificate by affixing the notary’s electronic signature and electronic seal to the certificate or electronic document.
How to Notarize an Ohio Certificate of Titles And More
The following information must be completed in the top portion of the form prior to notarizing the seller’s signature. Until the following portions of the form are complete, the notarial act cannot take place.
- Selling Price
- Date of Sale/Delivery
- Minor? Consent Form Required
- Buyer(s) legal name and address
- Odometer reading
- Check appropriate box
What happens when you don’t show up for an appointment?
Can I notarize a document that may have already be signed?
If it is an acknowledgment, then yes, you may notarize it, but you may not notarize an affidavit or other jurat certificate if that document has already been signed, as that requires an oath or affirmation prior to signing.
Is it illegal to sign for someone else in Ohio?
Under Ohio law, anyone who knowingly alters his or her own signature on any document is guilty of a Class 6 felony . This includes alteration of one’s own signature on any document whether such modification was desired in good faith or maybe was done with nefarious intent . Theft from one’s will may also be considered changing one’s own signature on any document .
Can I use my Ohio notary commission to notarize documents out of state?
No, a notary commissioned in Ohio may only notarize documents in Ohio.
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Ohio Notary Laws
Chapter 147 | Notaries Public and Commissioners
Section 147.01 | Appointment and commission of notaries public - notary public for state.
(A) The secretary of state may appoint and commission as notaries public as many persons who meet the qualifications of division (B) of this section as the secretary of state considers necessary.
(B) In order for a person to qualify to be appointed and commissioned as a notary public, the person shall demonstrate to the secretary of state that the person satisfies all of the following:
(1) The person has attained the age of eighteen years.
(2)(a) Except as provided in division (B)(2)(b) of this section, the person is a legal resident of this state.
(b) The person is not a legal resident of this state, but is an attorney admitted to the practice of law in this state by the Ohio supreme court, and has the person’s principal place of business or the person’s primary practice in this state.
(3)(a) Except as provided in division (B)(3)(b) of this section, the person has submitted a criminal records check report completed within the preceding six months in accordance with section 147.022 of the Revised Code demonstrating that the applicant has not been convicted of or pleaded guilty or no contest to a disqualifying offense as determined in accordance with section 9.79 of the Revised Code.
(b) An attorney admitted to the practice of law in this state shall not be required to submit a criminal records check when applying to be appointed a notary public.
(4)(a) Except as provided in divisions (B)(4)(b) and (c) of this section, the person has successfully completed an educational program and passed a test administered by the entities authorized by the secretary of state as required under section 147.021 of the Revised Code.
(b) An attorney who is commissioned as a notary public in this state prior to September 20, 2019, shall not be required to complete an education program or pass a test as required in division (B)(4)(a) of this section.
(c) Any attorney who applies to become commissioned as a notary public in this state after September 20, 2019, shall not be required to pass a test as required in division (B)(4)(a) of this section, but shall be required to complete an education program required by that division.
(C) A notary public shall be appointed and commissioned as a notary public for the state. The secretary of state may revoke a commission issued to a notary public upon presentation of satisfactory evidence of official misconduct or incapacity.
(D) The secretary of state shall oversee the processing of notary public applications and shall issue all notary public commissions. The secretary of state shall oversee the creation and maintenance of the online database of notaries public commissioned in this state pursuant to section 147.051 of the Revised Code. The secretary of state may perform all other duties as required by this section. The entities authorized by the secretary of state pursuant to section 147.021 or 147.63 of the Revised Code shall administer the educational program and required test or course of instruction and examination, as applicable.
(E) All submissions to the secretary of state for receiving and renewing commissions, or notifications made under section 147.05 of the Revised Code, shall be done electronically.
Section 147.03 | Term of office - oath - removal for violating oath.
Each notary public, except an attorney admitted to the practice of law in this state by the Ohio supreme court, shall hold office for the term of five years unless the commission is revoked. An attorney admitted to the practice of law in this state by the Ohio supreme court shall hold office as a notary public as long as the attorney is a resident of this state or has the attorney’s principal place of business or primary practice in this state, the attorney is in good standing before the Ohio supreme court, and the commission is not revoked. Before entering upon the duties of office, a notary public shall take and subscribe an oath to be endorsed on the notary public’s commission.
A notary public who violates the oath of office required by this section shall be removed from office by the secretary of state, upon complaint filed and substantiated by the secretary of state. The person so removed shall be ineligible for reappointment to the office of notary public.
Section 147.07 | Powers - jurisdiction.
A notary public may, throughout the state, administer oaths required or authorized by law, take and certify depositions, and take and certify acknowledgments of deeds, mortgages, liens, powers of attorney, and other instruments of writing. In taking depositions, a notary public shall have the power that is by law vested in judges of county courts to compel the attendance of witnesses and punish them for refusing to testify. Sheriffs and constables are required to serve and return all process issued by notaries public in the taking of depositions.
Section 147.08 | Fees.
(A) A notary public is entitled to the following fees:
(1) Up to five dollars for any notarial act that is not an online notarization;
(2) For an online notarization, up to twenty-five dollars.
(B) A notary charging the fee authorized under division (A)(2) of this section shall not also charge the fee authorized under division (A)(1) of this section.
(C) The fees charged under division (A) of this section shall not be calculated on a per signature basis.
(D) In addition to the fees authorized under division (A) of this section, a notary may charge a reasonable travel fee, as agreed to by the notary and the principal prior to the notarial act.
(E) The secretary of state may adopt rules under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to increase the fees authorized under this section.
Section 147.141 | Prohibited acts.
A) A notary public shall not do any of the following:
(1) Perform a notarial act with regard to a record or document executed by the notary;
(2) Notarize the notary’s own signature;
(3) Take the notary’s own deposition;
(4) Perform a notarial act if the notary has a conflict of interest with regard to the transaction in question;
(5) Certify that a document is either of the following:
(a) An original document;
(b) A true copy of another record.
(6) Use a name or initial in signing certificates other than that by which the notary public is commissioned;
(7) Sign notarial certificates using a facsimile signature stamp unless the notary public has a physical disability that limits or prohibits the notary’s ability to make a written signature and unless the notary has first submitted written notice to the secretary of state with an example of the facsimile signature stamp;
(8) Affix the notary’s signature to a blank form of an affidavit or certificate of acknowledgment and deliver that form to another person with the intent that it be used as an affidavit or acknowledgment;
(9) Take the acknowledgment of, or administer an oath or affirmation to, a person who the notary public knows to have been adjudicated mentally incompetent by a court of competent jurisdiction, if the acknowledgment or oath or affirmation necessitates the exercise of a right that has been removed;
(10) Notarize a signature on a document if it appears that the person is mentally incapable of understanding the nature and effect of the document at the time of notarization;
(11) Alter anything in a written instrument after it has been signed by anyone;
(12) Amend or alter a notarial certificate after the notarization is complete;
(13) Notarize a signature on a document if the document is incomplete or blank;
(14) Notarize a signature on a document if it appears that the signer may be unduly influenced or coerced so as to be restricted from or compromised in exercising the person’s own free will when signing the document;
(15) Take an acknowledgment of execution in lieu of an oath or affirmation if an oath or affirmation is required;
(16) Determine the validity of a power of attorney document or any other form designating a representative capacity, such as trustee, authorized officer, agent, personal representative, or guardian, unless that notary is an attorney licensed to practice law in this state.
(B) Division (A)(5) of this section shall not be construed as prohibiting a notary from notarizing the signature of a holder of a document on a written statement certifying that the document is a true copy of an original document.
(C) As used in this section, “conflict of interest” means either of the following:
(1) The notary has a direct financial or other interest in the transaction in question, excluding the fees authorized under this chapter.
(2) The notary is named, individually or as a grantor, grantee, mortgagor, mortgagee, trustor, trustee, beneficiary, vendor, lessor, or lessee, or as a party in some other capacity to the transaction.
Ohio Online Notary Resources
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