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The Cincinnati Bar Association serves as the administrator for all notaries public in Hamilton County, Ohio. A notary is a public officer of the state of Ohio, a position created by the state Legislature. As stated in Section 147.07 of the Ohio Revised Code, “a notary public may, throughout the state, administer oaths required or authorized by law; take and certify depositions; take and certify acknowledgement of deeds, mortgages, liens, powers of attorney and other instruments of writing; and receive, make and record notarial protests.”
An attorney who is admitted to practice law in Ohio or whose principal place of business or primary practice is in Ohio qualifies to be a notary public. Once an attorney applies to be a notary and is officially sworn in, his or her commission is valid for as long as he or she remains in good standing with the Ohio Supreme Court.
