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Ohio Rev. Code § 147.04 (2026)

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September 20, 2019
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Senate Bill 263 - 132nd General Assembly
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Before entering upon the discharge of official duties, a notary public shall obtain the seal of a notary public. The seal shall consist of the coat of arms of the state within a circle that is at least three-quarters of an inch, but not larger than one inch, in diameter and shall be surrounded by the words "notary public," "notarial seal," or words to that effect, the name of the notary public, and the words "State of Ohio." The seal may be of either a type that will stamp ink onto a document or one that will emboss it. The name of the notary public may, instead of appearing on the seal, be printed, typewritten, or stamped in legible, printed letters near the notary public's signature on each document signed by the notary public.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 17 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 1968–2025 · leading case: Stubbins v. BAC Home Loans Servicing, LP (In Re Sunnafrank), 456 B.R. 885 (Bankr. S.D. Ohio 2011).
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Stubbins v. BAC Home Loans Servicing, LP (In Re Sunnafrank), 456 B.R. 885 (Bankr. S.D. Ohio 2011). · cites it 11× “Ohio Rev.Code § 147.04. A. The Mortgage is Not Defective Because a Notary Stamp or Seal is not Present on the Certificate of Acknowledgment.”
Stern v. Bd. of Elections, 237 N.E.2d 313 (Ohio 1968). · cites it 6× “# * * J J With regard to a notary seal, Section 147.04, Revised Code, provides: “ * * * Said seal shall consist of the coat of arms of the state within a circle one inch in diameter and shall be surrounded by the words;‘notary public,’ ‘notarial seal,’ or words to that effect,…”
State ex rel. Fowler v. Smith, 626 N.E.2d 950 (Ohio 1994). · cites it 2× “2d 804 ; 4 Harper, Anderson’s Ohio Civil Practice (1987) 57, Section 147.04(g) (proceedings in the juvenile division are the least amenable to coverage by the Civil Rules).”
Stubbins v. Chase Home Fin. LLC (In Re Robinson), 403 B.R. 497 (Bankr. S.D. Ohio 2008). · cites it 6× “Ohio Rev.Code § 147.04. The statute further allows that the seal “may be of either a type that will stamp ink onto a document or one that will emboss it.”
Anderson v. Mitchell, 2014 Ohio 1058 (Ohio Ct. App. 2014). · cites it 6× “04, which governs notary seals and registers, provides, in relevant part: Before entering upon the discharge of his duties, a notary public shall provide himself with a seal of a notary public. The seal shall consist of the coat of arms of the state within a circle one inch in…”
Blosser v. Carter, 586 N.E.2d 253 (Ohio Ct. App. 1990). · cites it 2× “8 West, Ohio Practice (1970) 140 (Civil Rules Staff Notes); 4 Anderson, Ohio Civil Practice (1987) 51, Section 147.04(C). This court has previously declined to apply a provision of the Civil Rules where such provision is contrary to the *219 goal of expedient resolution of small…”
State v. Pelfrey, 2022 Ohio 721 (Ohio Ct. App. 2022). · cites it 3× “15-16, citing R.C. 147.04 and R.C. 147.542(G). {¶ 41} R.”
In re S.S., 2023 Ohio 245 (Ohio Ct. App. 2023). · cites it 2× “1992); and 4 Harper, Anderson’s Ohio Civil Practice 57, Section 147.04(g) (1987) (stating proceedings in the juvenile division are the least amenable to coverage by the Civil Rules).”
State ex rel. White v. Franklin Cty. Bd. of Elections (Slip Opinion), 2020 Ohio 524 (Ohio 2020). “See R.C. 147.04; R.C. 147.542. {¶ 14} White argues in response that it does not matter if the statements were unsworn because in Georgetown, unsworn statements were used to establish the validity of petition signatures that did not match the voter-registration signatures on file.”
Hazlett v. Chase Home Fin., LLC (In Re Nowak), 414 B.R. 269 (Bankr. S.D. Ohio 2009). · cites it 2× “” Ohio Rev.Code Ann. § 147.04. Thus, the omission of the seal is not equivalent to the omission of the notary public’s title.”
State v. Whittle, 2024 Ohio 1023 (Ohio Ct. App. 2024). “Nevertheless, he cites R.C. 147.04, which requires a notary public to obtain a seal prior to the discharge of his or her official duties, and R.”
State ex rel. Fowler v. Smith, 1994 Ohio 302 (Ohio 1994). · cites it 2× “663, unreported; 4 Harper, Anderson's Ohio Civil Practice (1987) 57, Section 147.04(g) (proceedings in the juvenile division are the least amenable to coverage by the Civil Rules).”
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— Ohio Rev. Code § 147.04(C) — 1 case
Blosser v. Carter, 586 N.E.2d 253 (Ohio Ct. App. 1990). “8 West, Ohio Practice (1970) 140 (Civil Rules Staff Notes); 4 Anderson, Ohio Civil Practice (1987) 51, Section 147.04(C). This court has previously declined to apply a provision of the Civil Rules where such provision is contrary to the *219 goal of expedient resolution of small…”
— Ohio Rev. Code § 147.04(g) — 3 cases
State ex rel. Fowler v. Smith, 626 N.E.2d 950 (Ohio 1994). “2d 804 ; 4 Harper, Anderson’s Ohio Civil Practice (1987) 57, Section 147.04(g) (proceedings in the juvenile division are the least amenable to coverage by the Civil Rules).”
In re S.S., 2023 Ohio 245 (Ohio Ct. App. 2023). “1992); and 4 Harper, Anderson’s Ohio Civil Practice 57, Section 147.04(g) (1987) (stating proceedings in the juvenile division are the least amenable to coverage by the Civil Rules).”
State ex rel. Fowler v. Smith, 1994 Ohio 302 (Ohio 1994). “663, unreported; 4 Harper, Anderson's Ohio Civil Practice (1987) 57, Section 147.04(g) (proceedings in the juvenile division are the least amenable to coverage by the Civil Rules).”
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