INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETING THE …

1 INSTRUCTIONS FOR APPLYING TO RENEW. notary public COMMISSION. Effective July 2013, fee is $80. This application is valid for all Franklin County, Ohio Residents. Once commissioned, all Ohio notaries have jurisdiction throughout the state. A) The process for renewing a notary public Commission: Application and forms are mailed to the Columbus Bar Association with a check for $80. (made payable to the Columbus Bar Association) or Credit Card payments may be made by faxing application forms and arrest record along with credit card information. You will receive your commission from the Secretary of State. Your commission must then be recorded with the Clerk of Courts in the county in which you live before you can notarize any documents.

2 B) For speediest processing, ensure that you have the following 3 forms completed and included with your fee: 1. Application for notary public Commission 2. Jon Husted, Ohio Secretary of State Form - name, address and signature (must be completed by all persons). 3. Background Check Authorization Complete and sign the top section only, up to but not including the Agency Requesting Record. This authorizes the CBA to conduct a background check. Incomplete renewal applications or applications with missing forms or fees will not be processed. Your $80 notary Application fee covers application processing and administration. CREDIT CARD PAYMENTS NEED A REFRESHER? COME TO A.

3 Fax the 3 forms from Box B along with Visa, notary SEMINAR! MasterCard, AmEx or Discover number to: Fax: 614-750-3102. Email: Live notary Seminars are held at the Columbus Bar Association one Saturday every month from 9:00-11:00am. The seminar fee is $45 and includes a review of all notary test materials and current CHECK PAYMENTS notary policies. Send the 3 forms from Box B, along with a check for $80 payable to ONLINE notary SEMINARS ONLY. Columbus Bar Association to: COLUMBUS BAR ASSOCIATION. (Does not include test). notary DEPARTMENT $45 @ 175 S. THIRD ST., SUITE 1100. COLUMBUS, OHIO 43215. Call the Columbus Bar Association notary Department at 614-340-2031 with questions.

4 We're here to help! Columbus Bar Association 175 S. Third Street, Ste 1100 Columbus Ohio 43215. APPLICATION FOR RENEWAL notary public COMMISSION- $80 fee (effective 07/2013). 1. Name of Applicant _____(As listed on driver's license). EMAIL ADDRESS _____ Home Phone # _____. 2. Home Address _____Zip Code_____. 3. Date of Birth _____ 4. Employer _____. 5. Employer Address _____Business Phone #_____. 6. ARE YOU A RESIDENT OF FRANKLIN COUNTY? _____ FOR HOW LONG? _____. 7. Have you ever been a notary in Ohio? _____ Expiration date of former commission_____. 8. Have you ever had a commission revoked? _____ Have you had an application rejected in the past five years? _____.

5 (If you answered yes to either question above, please attach a statement of explanation.). 9. Have you ever been convicted of or plead guilty to a crime resulting in a fine of $100 or more, or imprisonment? _____. (If yes, please attach a statement of explanation. Failure to include past criminal convictions may result in the denial of your application.). 10. Have you ever been removed from office for reasons of moral turpitude, or had a business or professional license revoked? _____. (If yes, please attach a statement of explanation.). 11. (A) Have you ever sought but been refused a bond? _____ (If yes, please attach a statement of explanation.). (B) Have you ever had a claim made against the bond?

6 _____ (If yes, please attach a statement of explanation.). 12. As a consideration for the certificate of my qualifications to be notary public , I hereby represent and agree that as a notary public , (A) I will perform only such acts as a notary public is authorized to do by law. (B) I will not charge or accept an amount exceeding the legal fees for such services. (C) I will not draw, prepare, or draft for other persons, any legal papers such as deeds, notes, wills, mortgages, chattel mortgages, contracts, partnership agreements, and articles of incorporation, options, and leases, contracts for purchase or sale of real estate, escrow instruments, releases, mechanics liens, affidavits, bulk sales affidavits, or bills of sale.

7 (D)I will not certify an affidavit of a person without administering the oath (or affirmation) to such person and then having him/her sign in my presence. (E) I will not certify the acknowledgment of any document in the absence of the person so acknowledging his/her signature. (F) I will not perform any notarial act after the date of expiration of my commission. (G) I will not notarize a document in which I have a financial or business interest. (H) I will not perform any notarial act without first obtaining satisfactory evidence of identification. The section below must be signed and notarized: In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this _____ day of _____, 20 _____.

8 X _____. (signature of applicant). State of Ohio, Franklin County, ss: _____, being first duly sworn says that the responses stated in the above application are true. (printed name of applicant). Sworn to before me and subscribed in my presence this _____ day of _____, 20_____. _____. (signature of notary public ). _____. (printed name of notary public ), notary public - State of Ohio My commission expires _____. CREDIT CARD # _____. EXP. DATE _____ CARD SECURITY CODE _____ BILLING ADDRESS _____ BILLING ZIP CODE _____. NAME ON CARD _____ SIGNATURE _____. CBA Processing Date: _____ Amount Paid _____ Renewal Form 2001 Prescribed by: Application for notary public (Non Attorney).

9 New Application Renewal Name Name as it appears on previous commission (if applicable). Residence Address (Required): Street City State ZIP Code County If renewal is checked above, please provide expiration date of present commission (MM/DD/YYY), commission number and county: Expiration Date of Present Commission (MM/DD/YYYY). Commission Number County Signature X_____. This application must be accompanied by a certificate from a judge described in Ohio Revised Code Section Page two of this form may be completed to meet this requirement. To obtain the judge's signature you may need to complete additional requirements such as a class, test or background check as required by the county in which you reside.

10 Please contact your local bar association or county for additional information. Contact information for each county is provided at Reminder: Ohio Revised Code section provides that, before entering upon the duties of the office, a notary public shall present his/her commission to be recorded (with the oath endorsed therein) with the clerk of court of common pleas of the county in which the notary resides. Form 2001 Last Revised: 02/15/2018. BACKGROUND CHECK AUTHORIZATION. I give the Columbus Bar Association permission to seek a copy of my arrest record from the Franklin County Sheriff's Office. I do hereby release the Franklin County Sheriff's Office and all individuals connected therewith from all liability.