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General Information about the Ohio Notary Commission
The Ohio Secretary of State’s office commissions and maintains records of all notaries public in Ohio. The Notary Modernization Act took effect on September 20, 2019. Under this law, all applications for notary commissions, renewals, online authorizations and updates to contact information must submit an application electronically to the secretary of state. This law eliminated the need to record the notary commission with the county or any other office, the commission’s status is maintained on our public database.
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