How to Become a Notary in Ohio: Requirements, Fees and Bond
Ohio notaries are commissioned through: Ohio Secretary of State. The commission term is not stated as a single figure in the official source. Whether a bond is required was not confirmed from the official source. Fields shown as not verified were not found on the official source; check the source page below.
| State | Ohio |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | OH |
| Commissioning office | Ohio Secretary of State |
| Commission term | Not verified from the official source |
| Surety bond required | Not verified from the official source |
| Bond amount | Not verified from the official source |
| Application fee | Not verified from the official source |
| Maximum fee, acknowledgment | Not verified from the official source |
| Maximum fee, jurat | Not verified from the official source |
| Fee note | The Secretary of State education and testing page lists provider charges only; the state filing fee was not confirmed on an official page we could read. |
| Remote online notarization (RON) allowed | Not verified from the official source |
| Maximum RON fee | Not verified from the official source |
| Training required | Yes |
| Exam required | Yes |
| Minimum age | Not verified from the official source |
| Residency rule | Not verified from the official source |
| Official source | https://www.ohiosos.gov/notary/become-a-notary-in-ohio/education-and-testing |
| Additional official sources | None listed |
| Last verified | not re-fetched |
| Notes on how the row was compiled | not re-fetched; value from a search extract of the official page. ohiosos.gov returned HTTP 403 to direct fetch. A search extract of the Secretary of State education and testing page says all initial applicants must complete approved education and testing before applying (a non-attorney pays the provider $130 for three hours of education and a test; attorneys take no test), so training and exam are true for initial non-attorney applicants. Term, bond, application fee, age, residency, fee caps and RON are null: they appeared only in third-party guides or in a non-state copy of the Administrative Code. |
Official source (plain text, copy into your browser): https://www.ohiosos.gov/notary/become-a-notary-in-ohio/education-and-testing
Last verified: not re-fetched