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Ohio Notary Starter Kit: Records Check, Education and Test, $15 Filing, $5 Fee Limit and Online Notary Authorization
Ohio's path runs through a criminal records check, an authorized education provider and an online filing. Online notaries add a 2-hour course and an electronic journal. Each step, with its fee, is here.
$29 one time · Word and PDF · download link by email
Who it is for
Ohio residents and Ohio attorneys applying for a commission, renewing Ohio notaries, and Ohio notaries seeking online notarization authorization.
Why it is different
- Every fee comes from R.C. 147.08 or the Secretary of State's fee rule, cited in the kit.
- Shows renewal timing so your commission never lapses.
- Covers both traditional and online notarization.
What is inside
- Records check, education and filing. R.C. 147.01 qualifications, the records check window, the 3-hour program and test, and the $15 filing.
- $5 cap, ID, seal and certificates. R.C. 147.08 fees, accepted ID up to 3 years expired, the coat-of-arms seal and certificate contents.
- Online notary authorization and advertising. The 2-hour course, $20 filing, identity proofing, journal rules, and the immigration-consultant ban.
- Ohio filing and renewal checklist. Records check to first appointment, plus renewal timing.
- Provider, filing and supply costs. Provider and filing fees from OAC 111:6-1-03, with blanks for records check, seal and platform.
- Online-ready journal pages. Printable pages with columns based on the R.C. 147.65 online journal entries.
A look inside
The first pages, as you will get them
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Ohio Notary Starter Kit
Want every toolkit? The toolkit membership includes all of them, with a lower rate if you pay yearly.
Delivered as a zip of editable Word files and printable PDFs. For one business, your own use. General information and templates, not legal, tax or accounting advice. General information from the Ohio Revised Code and the Secretary of State's rules, not legal advice. Confirm current rules with the Ohio Secretary of State. The Ohio Secretary of State did not prepare or approve this kit. Payment is handled by Stripe. If a file will not open or something looks wrong, reply to your order email and we will make it right.
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