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Ohio Rev. Code § 147.07 (2026)

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A notary public has statewide jurisdiction.

Last updated February 21, 2025 at 10:54 AM

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 12 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 1956–2025 · leading case: State v. Miller, 2023-Ohio-3448, 227 N.E.3d 1189.
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State v. Miller, 2023-Ohio-3448, 227 N.E.3d 1189. · cites it 2× “See R.C. 147.07; see also Citizens Natl. Bank in Zanesville v.”
Columbus Bar Ass'n v. Dougherty, 105 Ohio St. 3d 307 (2005). “2d 151 , a case in which we enjoined a notary from practicing law without a *310 license, we observed the importance of the notary’s duty under R.C. 147.07 to administer oaths and take and certify acknowledgements of documents.”
Toledo Bar Ass'n v. Neller, 809 N.E.2d 1152 (Ohio 2004). “In Ohio, a “notary public may, throughout the state, administer oaths required or authorized by law,” R.C. 147.07, and “[n]o notary public shall certify to the affidavit of a person without administering the appropriate oath or affirmation to the person.”
Jii v. Rhodes, 577 F. Supp. 1128 (S.D. Ohio 1983). · cites it 2× “Pursuant to R.C. 147.07 a notary public in Ohio may administer oaths required or authorized by law; take and certify depositions; take and certify acknowledgments of deeds, mortgages, liens, powers of attorney, and other instruments of writing; and receive, make and record…”
State v. Pelfrey, 2022-Ohio-721, 186 N.E.3d 261. “See R.C. 147.07. {¶ 61} It is true that an affidavit can be declared invalid if an Ohio notary certifies an affidavit that is signed outside Ohio.”
Gall v. St. Elizabeth Med. Ctr., 130 F.R.D. 85 (S.D. Ohio 1990). “Ohio Revised Code § 147.07. However, a practice has arisen among court reporter notaries of not exercising that power without obtaining instructions from the court on the propriety of the questions being propounded.”
Lorain Cnty. Bar Ass'n v. Kennedy, 766 N.E.2d 151 (Ohio 2002). “A notary, under R.C. 147.07, has the power to administer oaths and take and certify acknowledgements of deeds.”
Est. of Ortiz v. Cicconetti, 2024-Ohio-1958, 245 N.E.3d 822. “" R.C. 147.07 also sets forth these powers of a notary: "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.”
Lorain Cty. Bar Assn. v. Kennedy, 95 Ohio St. 3d 116 (2002). “A notary, under R.C. 147.07, has the power to administer oaths and take and certify acknowledgements of deeds.”
Girard Tech., Inc. v. Stiles, 2025-Ohio-4869, 273 N.E.3d 935. “25 MA 0030 – 27 – {¶45} “In Ohio, a ‘notary public may, throughout the state, administer oaths required or authorized by law,’ R.C. 147.07, and ‘(n)o notary public shall certify to the affidavit of a person without administering the appropriate oath or affirmation to the person.”
State ex rel. Reed v. Malrick, 165 Ohio St. 483 (1956). · cites it 4× “” Section 147.07, Revised Code, grants certain official authority to a notary public, the pertinent part of which is as follows: *488 “A notary public may, within the county for which he is appointed, or if commissioned for the whole state, throughout the state, administer oaths…”
Winters v. MTL Sys., Inc., 184 F.R.D. 290 (S.D. Ohio 1999). “Presumably since notaries are empowered to punish for contempt under Ohio Revised Code § 147.07 but are often not attorneys at law, the purpose of the request is to obtain advice on whether or not the contempt power should be exercised.”
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