Ohio Revised Code
Chapter 147 | Notaries Public and Commissioners
Section 147.52 | Notarial Acts by Authorized Person.

Effective: June 13, 1975
Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 - 111th General Assembly
(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, rank, or title and serial number, if any, of the person are sufficient proof of the authority of a holder of that rank or title to perform the act. Further proof of his authority is not required.
(B) If the notarial act is performed by a person authorized by the laws or regulations of a foreign country to perform the act, there is sufficient proof of the authority of that person to act if:
(1) Either a foreign service officer of the United States residing in the country in which the act is performed or a diplomatic or consular officer of the foreign country residing in the United States certifies that a person holding that office is authorized to perform the act;
(2) The official seal of the person performing the notarial act is affixed to the document; or
(3) The title and indication of authority to perform notarial acts of the person appears either in a digest of foreign law or in a list customarily used as a source of such information.
(C) If the notarial act is performed by a person other than one described in divisions (A) and (B) of this section, there is sufficient proof of the authority of that person to act if the clerk of a court of record in the place in which the notarial act is performed certifies to the official character of that person and to his authority to perform the notarial act.
(D) The signature and title of the person performing the act are prima-facie evidence that he is a person with the designated title and that the signature is genuine.

Structure Ohio Revised Code

Ohio Revised Code

Title 1 | State Government

Chapter 147 | Notaries Public and Commissioners

Section 147.01 | Appointment and Commission of Notaries Public - Notary Public for State.

Section 147.011 | Definitions.

Section 147.021 | Education and Testing.

Section 147.022 | Criminal Records Check.

Section 147.03 | Term of Office - Oath - Removal for Violating Oath.

Section 147.031 | Renewal of Commission.

Section 147.032 | Investigations; Penalties.

Section 147.04 | Seal.

Section 147.041 | Persons Commissioned Prior to September 20, 2019.

Section 147.05 | Recordkeeping; Change of Address; Notice of Resignation or Conviction of Disqualifying Offense.

Section 147.051 | Database of Notaries.

Section 147.06 | Certified Copy of Commission as Evidence - Fee.

Section 147.07 | Powers - Jurisdiction.

Section 147.08 | Fees.

Section 147.10 | Notary Public Acting After Commission Expires.

Section 147.11 | Forfeiture.

Section 147.12 | Acts Done by Notary Public After Term Valid.

Section 147.13 | Removal for Receiving Excess Fees.

Section 147.14 | Removal From Office for Certifying Affidavit Without Administering Oath.

Section 147.141 | Prohibited Acts.

Section 147.142 | Advertisement as Immigration Consultant; Other Prohibited Acts.

Section 147.32 | Representatives of Veterans' Organizations May Be Appointed as Commissioners of the State.

Section 147.37 | Fees for Commissions.

Section 147.371 | Duplicate Commission.

Section 147.39 | Prior Notarial Acts by Armed Forces Officers Valid.

Section 147.40 | Manner of Taking Depositions.

Section 147.51 | Notarial Acts.

Section 147.52 | Notarial Acts by Authorized Person.

Section 147.53 | Taking an Acknowledgment.

Section 147.54 | Recognized Certificate of Acknowledgment.

Section 147.541 | Acknowledged Before Me Defined.

Section 147.542 | Notarial Certificates.

Section 147.55 | Statutory Short Forms of Acknowledgment.

Section 147.551 | Jurat Form.

Section 147.56 | Notarial Act Performed Prior to January 1, 1974.

Section 147.57 | Uniformity of the Law.

Section 147.58 | Uniform Recognition of Acknowledgments Act.

Section 147.59 | Designated Alternative Signer.

Section 147.591 | Electronic Documents.

Section 147.60 | Definitions.

Section 147.61 | Applicability.

Section 147.62 | Standards for Online Notarizations and Online Notaries Public.

Section 147.63 | Application to Be Authorized as Online Notary Public.

Section 147.631 | Online Notary Course Fees.

Section 147.64 | Authority of Online Notary Public.

Section 147.65 | Electronic Journals.

Section 147.66 | Steps to Ensure Security.

Section 147.99 | Penalty.