Ohio Revised Code Title I. State Government § 147.011

(A) “Acknowledgment” means a declaration by an individual before a notary public that the individual has signed a record for the purpose stated in the record, and if the record is signed in a representative capacity, that the individual signed the record with proper authority and signed it as the act of the individual or entity identified in the record.

(B) “Criminal records check” has the same meaning as in section 109.572 of the Revised Code.

(C) “Jurat” means a notarial act in which both of the following are met:

(D) “Notarial certificate” means the part of, or attachment to, a document that is completed by the notary public and upon which the notary public places the notary public's signature and seal.

(E) “Peace officer” has the same meaning as in section 2935.01 of the Revised Code.