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To become an Ohio Notary, you must complete the following steps: Meet the state's requirements. Get a criminal records check. Take the required Notary training course and pass the exam. Complete the application on the SOS website. Receive your commission via email. Buy your official Ohio Notary stamp.
A. Please allow 4 to 6 weeks for processing by the Ohio Secretary of State. Q. Once I receive my commission certificate, do I need to have the certificate notarized?
Attorneys must complete a three-hour Notary training course but do not have to take the exam. An Ohio Notary commission is 5 years. You are appointed and commissioned by the Ohio Secretary of State, not by the National Notary Association.
Conveniently attend an Ohio Notary class and complete testing online from your home or office to become a traditional Notary Public. Ohio Notary services is the ONLY entity that can provide the education and training to be a Remote Ohio Notary Public. Visit .becomeanohionotary.
Steps to becoming a Notary Obtain a criminal background check, current within six months of the application. Register for the online notary seminar and test. Complete this online application at the Ohio Secretary of State's website. You will receive your notary commission in the mail. Order your notary stamp here.
To be qualified to be commissioned as a notary public, a person must not have been convicted of, plead guilty or no contest to a disqualifying offense as defined in section 4776.10 of the Revised Code(opens in a new window) or a violation of Chapter 2913 of the Revised Code(opens in a new window).
Non-resident attorneys who practice law in Ohio are eligible to become Notaries in Ohio. Attorneys must complete a three-hour Notary training course but do not have to take the exam. An Ohio Notary commission is 5 years.