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Ohio Rev. Code § 147.011 (2026)

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As used in this chapter:

(A) "Acknowledgment" means a declaration by an individual before a notary public that the individual has signed a record for the purpose stated in the record, and if the record is signed in a representative capacity, that the individual signed the record with proper authority and signed it as the act of the individual or entity identified in the record.

(B) "Criminal records check" has the same meaning as in section 109.572 of the Revised Code.

(C) "Jurat" means a notarial act in which both of the following are met:

(1) The signer of the notarized document is required to give an oath or affirmation that the statement in the notarized document is true and correct;

(2) The signer signs the notarized document in the presence of a notary public.

(D) "Notarial certificate" means the part of, or attachment to, a document that is completed by the notary public and upon which the notary public places the notary public's signature and seal.

(E) "Peace officer" has the same meaning as in section 2935.01 of the Revised Code.

(F) "Notary public" means an officer of the state, commissioned to perform notarial acts by the secretary of state, or prior to June 6, 2001, by the governor. A notary public is not considered an occupation or profession under Title XLVII of the Revised Code, and a notary commission is not an occupational or professional license.

Last updated February 19, 2025 at 9:22 AM

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 13 cases (13 in the last 5 years), 2021–2026 · leading case: State v. Pelfrey, 2022 Ohio 721 (Ohio Ct. App. 2022).
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State v. Pelfrey, 2022 Ohio 721 (Ohio Ct. App. 2022). · cites it 10× “6 R.C. 147.011 is also part of the NPMA and became effective on September 20, 2019.”
Wallick Props. Midwest, L.L.C. v. Jama, 2021 Ohio 2830 (Ohio Ct. App. 2021). · cites it 3× “R.C. 147.011 sets forth the legal requisitions for the types of notarial certificates.”
State v. Miller, 2023 Ohio 3448 (Ohio 2023). · cites it 2× “Bank in Zanesville v. Denison, 165 Ohio St.”
Ma v. Gomez, 2023 Ohio 524 (Ohio Ct. App. 2023). · cites it 2× “Compare R.C. 147.011(A) (defining an acknowledgment) and R.”
In re Disqualification of Park, 2024 Ohio 3184 (Ohio 2024). · cites it 2× “First, R.C. 147.011(C) defines a “jurat” as a notarial act in which both of the following are met: 8 January Term, 2024 (1) The signer of the notarized document is required to give an oath or affirmation that the statement in the notarized document is true and correct; [and] (2)…”
State ex rel. Maras v. LaRose (Slip Opinion), 2022 Ohio 3295 (Ohio 2022). · cites it 3× “” Maras’s acknowledgement is atypical in that a mandamus relator normally files a “jurat”—“a notarial act” in which the signer of the document gives an “oath or affirmation” and signs the document “in the presence of a notary public,” R.C. 147.011(C).”
State v. Conley, 2026 Ohio 975 (Ohio Ct. App. 2026). · cites it 3× “" R.C. 147.011(A). A jurat, by contrast, requires the signer to give "an oath or affirmation" that the statement is true.”
State ex rel. Maras v. LaRose, 2022 Ohio 3295 (Ohio 2022). · cites it 3× “” Maras’s acknowledgement is atypical in that a mandamus relator normally files a “jurat”—“a notarial act” in which the signer of the document gives an “oath or affirmation” and signs the document “in the presence of a notary public,” R.C. 147.011(C).”
Est. of Ortiz v. Cicconetti, 2024 Ohio 1958 (Ohio Ct. App. 2024). · cites it 2× “" Further, relevant here, R.C. 147.011(C) defines "jurat" as a notarial act in which both of the following are met: "(1) The signer of the notarized document is required to give an oath or affirmation that the statement in the notarized document is true and correct;" and "(2)…”
In re Disqualification of O'Brien, 2024 Ohio 6135 (Ohio 2024). · cites it 2× “However, even if a purported affidavit of disqualification is mistakenly accepted for filing, it will be stricken if the affidavit does not contain a jurat certificate or satisfy the other requirements of R.”
Grinder v. Schaaf, 2025 Ohio 4723 (Ohio Ct. App. 2025). · cites it 3× “” R.C. 147.011(A). When a notary takes an acknowledgment, the notary is certifying that “the person acknowledging appeared before the notary public and acknowledged executing the instrument.”
State v. Conley, 2026 Ohio 975 (Ohio Ct. App. 2026). · cites it 3× “" R.C. 147.011(A). A jurat, by contrast, requires the signer to give "an oath or affirmation" that the statement is true.”
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— Ohio Rev. Code § 147.011(A) — 8 cases
State v. Pelfrey, 2022 Ohio 721 (Ohio Ct. App. 2022). “6 R.C. 147.011 is also part of the NPMA and became effective on September 20, 2019.”
Ma v. Gomez, 2023 Ohio 524 (Ohio Ct. App. 2023). “Compare R.C. 147.011(A) (defining an acknowledgment) and R.”
State ex rel. Maras v. LaRose (Slip Opinion), 2022 Ohio 3295 (Ohio 2022). “” Maras’s acknowledgement is atypical in that a mandamus relator normally files a “jurat”—“a notarial act” in which the signer of the document gives an “oath or affirmation” and signs the document “in the presence of a notary public,” R.C. 147.011(C).”
State v. Conley, 2026 Ohio 975 (Ohio Ct. App. 2026). “" R.C. 147.011(A). A jurat, by contrast, requires the signer to give "an oath or affirmation" that the statement is true.”
State ex rel. Maras v. LaRose, 2022 Ohio 3295 (Ohio 2022). “” Maras’s acknowledgement is atypical in that a mandamus relator normally files a “jurat”—“a notarial act” in which the signer of the document gives an “oath or affirmation” and signs the document “in the presence of a notary public,” R.C. 147.011(C).”
— Ohio Rev. Code § 147.011(C) — 12 cases
State v. Miller, 2023 Ohio 3448 (Ohio 2023). “Bank in Zanesville v. Denison, 165 Ohio St.”
Ma v. Gomez, 2023 Ohio 524 (Ohio Ct. App. 2023). “Compare R.C. 147.011(A) (defining an acknowledgment) and R.”
State v. Pelfrey, 2022 Ohio 721 (Ohio Ct. App. 2022). “6 R.C. 147.011 is also part of the NPMA and became effective on September 20, 2019.”
In re Disqualification of Park, 2024 Ohio 3184 (Ohio 2024). “First, R.C. 147.011(C) defines a “jurat” as a notarial act in which both of the following are met: 8 January Term, 2024 (1) The signer of the notarized document is required to give an oath or affirmation that the statement in the notarized document is true and correct; [and] (2)…”
State ex rel. Maras v. LaRose (Slip Opinion), 2022 Ohio 3295 (Ohio 2022). “” Maras’s acknowledgement is atypical in that a mandamus relator normally files a “jurat”—“a notarial act” in which the signer of the document gives an “oath or affirmation” and signs the document “in the presence of a notary public,” R.C. 147.011(C).”
— Ohio Rev. Code § 147.011(D) — 4 cases
Wallick Props. Midwest, L.L.C. v. Jama, 2021 Ohio 2830 (Ohio Ct. App. 2021). “R.C. 147.011 sets forth the legal requisitions for the types of notarial certificates.”
State v. Pelfrey, 2022 Ohio 721 (Ohio Ct. App. 2022). “6 R.C. 147.011 is also part of the NPMA and became effective on September 20, 2019.”
Grinder v. Schaaf, 2025 Ohio 4723 (Ohio Ct. App. 2025). “” R.C. 147.011(A). When a notary takes an acknowledgment, the notary is certifying that “the person acknowledging appeared before the notary public and acknowledged executing the instrument.”
Grinder v. Schaaf, 2026 Ohio 312 (Ohio Ct. App. 2026).
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