--- title: "Ohio Notary Starter Kit: Test, Filing, Fees, Online | MCC" description: "For Ohio notaries: criminal records check, 3-hour education and test ($130), $15 filing, 5-year term, $5 and $30 fee caps, coat-of-arms seal, online notary…" url: "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/toolkits/oh-notary-starter-kit" --- Document pack # 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 · 14-day full refund · Word and PDF · download link by email Buy now, $29 Free sample 🌙 The desk is asleep. The store never is. Every kit and ebook downloads the moment you pay, day or night. Questions get answered after we open in the morning. [Browse the store](/toolkits) Who it is for Ohio residents and Ohio attorneys applying for a commission, renewing Ohio notaries, and Ohio notaries seeking online notarization authorization. Not the right fit if You aren't applying in Ohio, or you need the authorized 3-hour education program and test, which this kit prepares you for but doesn't replace. 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.** The $130 provider fee and $15 Secretary of State filing from OAC 111:6-1-03, plus $250 and $20 for online authorization, with blanks for the 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 [![Page 1 of the Becoming a Notary (Ohio Notary Starter Kit)](/img/toolkits/oh-notary-starter-kit/doc-1.webp)](/img/toolkits/oh-notary-starter-kit/doc-1.webp) First page of Becoming a Notary [![Page 1 of the Fees ID Journal and Seal (Ohio Notary Starter Kit)](/img/toolkits/oh-notary-starter-kit/doc-2.webp)](/img/toolkits/oh-notary-starter-kit/doc-2.webp) First page of Fees ID Journal and Seal Get it ## Ohio Notary Starter Kit Or pay with PayPal Uses the email and terms box above. You get the same download link by email. ZIP code (for sales tax) Want every toolkit? The [toolkit membership](/membership) includes all of them, with a lower rate if you pay yearly. Get every update for a year, $29: the [Yearly Updates Pass](/updates-pass?kit=oh-notary-starter-kit) gives you each refreshed edition we release of the kits you own. One payment, no automatic renewal. 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. Ways to get it ## Just this kit, or more This kit **$29 one time** OH Notary Starter Kit. Buy this kit Membership **$29 a month** Every kit and document pack in the store, including new ones. Cancel any time. [See the membership](/membership) Questions ## Common questions **What do I get and how is it delivered?** The OH Notary Starter Kit comes as a zip with six documents, each as an editable Word file and a printable PDF: Becoming a Notary, Fees, ID, Journal and Seal, Remote Notarization and Advertising, Startup Checklist, Fee and Supplies Budget, and Journal Pages. The download link arrives by email after payment. **Will it open on a Mac, Google Sheets or my phone?** The PDFs open in any PDF reader, including on a phone. To edit, open the Word files in Word, Google Docs or LibreOffice on a Mac or PC. If a file will not open or something looks wrong, reply to your order email and we will make it right. If it is not right for you, email us within 14 days of buying for a full refund. **Is this legal or tax advice?** General information from the Ohio Revised Code and the Secretary of State's rules, not legal advice. **Can an expired Ohio commission be renewed?** No. Once it expires you apply as a new notary. Renewal opens three months before expiration and takes a 1-hour education program, a new records check and the $15 filing fee. Free sample ### Try one page first Get a real page or file from this product by email. We send one confirmation email, and no series follows. 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