Ohio Notary Public Exam — All Questions

For which Ohio notarizations is keeping a journal and audio-video recording mandatory?

• a.Traditional acknowledgments
• b.Oaths of office✓
• c.Online notarizations
• d.None

Ohio requires online notaries to keep a journal of online acts and retain the audio-video recording (generally at least ten years). For traditional acts, journaling is a strong best practice but the online-act recording/journal is mandatory.

What should an Ohio journal entry include?

• a.The signer's credit score
• b.The notary's salary
• c.The date/time, type of act, document type, signer's name and how identified, and fee✓
• d.Nothing

A useful (and, for online acts, required) journal entry records the date and time, the type of act, the document type, the signer's name and how identity was verified, and the fee. Complete records protect the notary and the public.

How long must an Ohio online notary generally retain the audio-video recording?

• a.At least ten years✓
• b.30 days
• c.One year
• d.Until the commission ends

Ohio online-act recordings and journals must generally be retained for at least ten years (per the Secretary of State's rules) and kept securely under the notary's control, to be produced if lawfully requested.