Effective: July 9, 1976
Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 273 - 111th General Assembly
The secretary of state may appoint authenticating officers and delegate to such officers power to sign for the secretary of state any document which, to have legal effect, requires the secretary of state's signature and which is of a class which the secretary of state has authorized for signature by his authenticating officers in a writing on file in his office. Authenticating officers shall sign in the following manner: "_______________, Authenticating Officer for the Secretary of State _____"
The secretary of state may also delegate to his authenticating officers power to use the secretary of state's facsimile signature for signing any document which, to have legal effect, requires the secretary of state's signature and is of a class with respect to which the secretary of state has authorized use of his facsimile signature by a writing filed in his office. As used in this section, "facsimile signature" includes, but is not limited to, the reproduction of any authorized signature by a copper plate, a rubber stamp, or by a photographic, photostatic, or mechanical device.
The secretary of state shall effect such appointment and delegation by placing on file in his office in a single document the names of all persons appointed as authenticating officers and each such officer's signature, a list of the classes of documents each such authenticating officer is authorized to sign for the secretary of state, a copy of the secretary of state's facsimile signature, and a list of the classes of documents which each authenticating officer may sign for the secretary of state by affixing the secretary of state's facsimile signature. The secretary of state may revoke such appointment or delegation of powers by placing on file in his office a new single document which expressly revokes the authenticating officers and the powers delegated to them. The secretary of state shall record and index documents filed by him pursuant to this section, and such documents shall be open for public inspection.
The authorized signature of an authenticating officer or an authorized facsimile signature of the secretary of state shall have the same legal effect and validity as the genuine manual signature of the secretary of state.
Structure Ohio Revised Code
Chapter 111 | Secretary of State
Section 111.01 | Election - Term.
Section 111.03 | Assistant Secretary of State.
Section 111.04 | Duties of Assistant Secretary.
Section 111.05 | Bond of Assistant Secretary.
Section 111.06 | Authenticating Officer.
Section 111.08 | Custody of Laws and Documents.
Section 111.09 | Chief Information Officer.
Section 111.10 | Publication of Court Terms.
Section 111.12 | Publication of Roster and Statistics.
Section 111.13 | Officers Must Answer Questions.
Section 111.14 | Statistics of All Other Officers Returnable to Secretary of State.
Section 111.15 | Adoption and Filing of Agency Administrative Code Rules.
Section 111.16 | Fees to Be Charged and Collected by Secretary of State.
Section 111.17 | Fees to Be Paid Before Filing or Recording.
Section 111.18 | Record and Deposit of Fees - Alternative Payment Programs.
Section 111.19 | Recovery of Fees Paid Under Protest.
Section 111.20 | Certificate of Compliance With Laws Prima-Facie Evidence of Incorporation.
Section 111.201 | Duplication and Destruction of Documents.
Section 111.202 | Facsimile Signature.
Section 111.21 | Secretary of State - Duties as to Political Subdivision.
Section 111.22 | Copies of Resolutions and Ordinances to Be Certified to Secretary of State.
Section 111.23 | Expedited Filing - Bulk Filing - Alternative Filing Procedures.
Section 111.24 | Refusal of Documents for Filing or Recording.
Section 111.241 | Documents With Social Security Numbers.
Section 111.25 | Title 17 Filing Forms.
Section 111.26 | Assistance for Acquisition of Voting Devices.
Section 111.27 | Board of Elections Reimbursement and Education Fund.
Section 111.28 | Help America Vote Act (Hava) Fund; Miscellaneous Federal Grants Fund.
Section 111.30 | Forms for Campaign Finance Disclosure and Independent Expenditure Statements.
Section 111.31 | Absent Voter's Ballot Application Mailing Fund.
Section 111.41 | Definitions for Sections 111.41 to 111.99.
Section 111.42 | Address Confidentiality Program; Application to Secretary of State.
Section 111.43 | Protection of Confidential Address.
Section 111.431 | Real Property Confidentiality Notice.
Section 111.44 | Voter Registration Record.
Section 111.45 | Cancellation of Certification.
Section 111.46 | Disclosure of Confidential Information.