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Updated September 01, 2023

An Ohio notary acknowledgment form is used by a notary public to authenticate signatures on legal documents. By law, a notarized document is considered valid only if voluntarily executed by the parties involved for the reasons set forth within the document. Notarial acts of this variety are often required for mortgages, trust deeds, living wills, and other like documents. All relevant parties must appear before the notary at the time the acknowledgment form is signed. Additionally, the notary must have a reasonable certainty of each person’s identity. Once the notary has confirmed all identities and examined the document being notarized, the acknowledgment form will be completed and all documents will be returned to the initial parties.

Laws – § 147.55

Notary Handbook – The “Manual for Notaries Public,” provided by the Cincinnati Bar Association, contains information on the laws surrounding notarial acts. Additionally, the document provides examples of acknowledgment forms and describes the steps involved in executing the acknowledgment.

1. Find a Notary

Begin by locating a notary public within the State. In Ohio, a notary public can often be found at the following places:

UPS Store
Banks and other Financial Institutions such as Huntington or PNC
Private Notaries

2. Complete Documents

Ohio law allows notaries to authenticate signatures on previously signed documents. Therefore, you should fill in your documents completely, whether signed or not, before bringing your documents to a notary public for examination. You may be required to provide a small processing fee at this time.

3. Provide ID

The notary public must have a reasonable certainty of your identity before the notarial act may be executed. If you are not personally known to the notary, you may provide identification documents (preferably a non-expired, government-issued photo ID) or have a third person who is known to the notary be present to attest to your identity.

4. Sign

If the notary is confident that you are indeed the individual mentioned within the document, they will ask you to sign your documents (if not previously signed). The notary will then complete the acknowledgment form by detailing the notarial act and provide their signature, stamp/seal, title or rank, and serial number (if any) to the form. Once notarized, your documents will be returned thus completing the notarization process.

Verify a Notary in Ohio (3 steps)

Step 1

Begin by navigating to the Notaries Public Search page of the Ohio Secretary of State’s website.

Step 2

The system allows searches to be performed based on a notary’s name. Enter a name and click Search.

Step 3

The search will return a list of any entries that match the search criteria. In addition to the notaries’ names, you may review their commission numbers, notary types, commencing dates, expiration date, status, and whether or not they offer online notarial services.

How to Write (For Notary)

Step 1 – Start by downloading the Ohio notary acknowledgment form in one (1) of the following formats: Microsoft Word (.docx), PDF (.pdf), Open Document Text (.odt).

Step 2 – Supply the following information in the empty spaces of the form:

State
County
Date
Name of individual
Seal/Stamp
Notary signature
Title or rank
Serial number (if any)

Ohio Notary Acknowledgment Form

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