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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.
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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.
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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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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.
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