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Ohio Rev. Code § 147.51 (2026)

Notarial acts

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(A) A notary public, or any other individual with similar authority under this section, is authorized to perform the following notarial acts:

(1) Administer oaths or affirmations required or authorized by law;

(2) Take and certify acknowledgments of deeds, mortgages, liens, powers of attorney, and other instruments of writing;

(3) Take and certify depositions. In taking depositions, a notary public shall have the power that is by law vested in judges of county courts to compel the attendance of witnesses and punish them for refusing to testify. Sheriffs and constables are required to serve and return all process issued by notaries public in the taking of depositions.

(B) Notarial acts may be performed outside this state for use in this state with the same effect as if performed by a notary public of this state by the following persons authorized pursuant to the laws and regulations of other governments, in addition to any other persons authorized by the laws and regulations of this state:

(1) A notary public authorized to perform notarial acts in the place in which the act is performed;

(2) A judge, clerk, or deputy clerk of any court of record in the place in which the notarial act is performed;

(3) An officer of the foreign service of the United States, a consular agent, or any other person authorized by regulation of the United States department of state to perform notarial acts in the place in which the act is performed;

(4) A commissioned officer in active service with the armed forces of the United States and any other person authorized by regulation of the armed forces to perform notarial acts if the notarial act is performed for one of the following or for a dependent of one of the following:

(a) A member of the merchant marines of the United States;

(b) A member of the armed forces of the United States;

(c) Any other person serving with or accompanying the armed forces of the United States.

(5) Any other person authorized to perform notarial acts in the place in which the act is performed.

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 14 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 1978–2026 · leading case: Regions Bank v. Seimer, 2014-Ohio-95.
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Regions Bank v. Seimer, 2014-Ohio-95. · cites it 3× “Appellants make three arguments in support of their first assignment of error: (1) Regions Bank failed to present sufficient evidence that it provided appellants with written notice of default and acceleration of payment as required by the Note and Mortgage, (2) appellants'…”
State v. Pelfrey, 2022-Ohio-721, 186 N.E.3d 261. · cites it 6× “05 BE 13, 2005-Ohio-6787, ¶ 36 , referencing R.C. 147.51 - R.C. 147.58. See also -21- R.”
Johnida W. Barnes v. Byron R. Winchell, 105 F.3d 1111 (6th Cir. 1997). “” Ohio Rev.Code Ann. § 147.51 (Banks-Baldwin West 1996).”
Hazlett v. Chase Home Fin., LLC (In re Nowak), 414 B.R. 269 (Bankr. S.D. Ohio 2009). · cites it 3× “” Ohio Rev.Code Ann. § 147.51. Thus, the Acknowledgments Act applies to a wide range of activities beyond the certification of acknowledgments on instruments affecting real estate.”
Noland v. Burns (In re Burns), 435 B.R. 503 (Bankr. S.D. Ohio 2010). · cites it 2× “57 provides that: “Sections 147.51 to 147.58 of the Revised Code shall be so interpreted as to make uniform the laws of those states which enact it.”
Mid-Am. Nat'l Bank & Trust Co. v. Gymnastics Internat'l, Inc., 451 N.E.2d 1243 (Ohio Ct. App. 6th Dist. 1982). “R.C. 147.51 to 147.58 are modeled after the Uniform Recognition of Acknowledgments Act.”
Rhiel v. Huntington Nat'l Bank (In re Phalen), 445 B.R. 830 (Bankr. S.D. Ohio 2011). “01(A) and the requirements of Ohio’s version of the Uniform Recognition of Acknowledgments Act, Ohio Revised Code §§ 147.51 through 147.58 (“URAA”) (Count One).”
Hardesty v. U.S. Bank N.A. (In re Schmidt), 445 B.R. 865 (Bankr. S.D. Ohio 2011). “Bank argues that Ohio’s version of the Uniform Recognition of Acknowledgments Act, Ohio Revised Code §§ 147.51 through 147.58 (“URAA”), obviates Smith’s Lessee v.”
Hawkins v. Dollison, 381 N.E.2d 1326 (Ohio Ct. App. 10th Dist. 1978). · cites it 2× “52 provides-as follows: “(A) If the notarial act is performed by any of the persons described in divisions (A) to (D) of section 147.51 of the Revised Code, other than a person authorized to perform notarial acts by the laws or regulations of a foreign country, the signature,…”
Terlecky v. Crevecor Mortg., Inc. (In re Trahan), 444 B.R. 865 (Bankr. S.D. Ohio 2011). “Certification Motion By the Certification Motion, Crevecor seeks to certify to the Ohio Supreme Court *867 a question that bears on the right of the Trustee to avoid the Mortgage: Did Ohio’s version of the Uniform Recognition of Acknowledgments Act, Ohio Revised Code §§ 147.51…”
Est. of Ortiz v. Cicconetti, 2024-Ohio-1958, 245 N.E.3d 822. “{¶ 19} R.C. 147.51 defines notarial acts as: "acts which the laws and regulations of this state authorize notaries public of this state to perform, including the administration of oaths and affirmations, taking proof of execution and acknowledgment of instruments, attesting…”
Grinder v. Schaaf, 2025-Ohio-4723. “” R.C. 147.51(A)(1). PAGE 6 OF 17 Case No. 2024-P-0081 {¶13} The “jurat” is distinct from the affidavit (the sworn written declaration) itself and may refer to the “notarial act,” i.”
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Ohio Rev. Code § 147.51(A): 1 case
Luring v. Midland Mortg. Co. (In re White), 465 B.R. 146 (Bankr. S.D. Ohio 2012).
Ohio Rev. Code § 147.51(A)(1): 2 cases
Grinder v. Schaaf, 2025-Ohio-4723. “” R.C. 147.51(A)(1). PAGE 6 OF 17 Case No. 2024-P-0081 {¶13} The “jurat” is distinct from the affidavit (the sworn written declaration) itself and may refer to the “notarial act,” i.”
Grinder v. Schaaf, 2026-Ohio-312, 277 N.E.3d 368.
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