Posted by MelissaNC on 9/19/07 1:39pm
Msg #212021

Is work busy in Columbus Ohio

Is there any work in columbus ohio? I travel there frequently.

Reply by Sylvia_FL on 9/19/07 1:49pm
Msg #212024

I don't understand why you are asking this Melissa, unless you are planning to move there.

Reply by JohnnyB on 9/19/07 1:53pm
Msg #212025

There must me a full moon!

Reply by MelissaCT on 9/19/07 2:47pm
Msg #212038

MelissaNC, you should check the rules/laws for becoming a notary in a different state to see if you'd even be eligible. Traveling somewhere and working there are two very different things. Often, you would need to be an employee (sorry, IC doesn't qualify) of a company and have your primary business activities in another state to qualify.

Reply by Sylvia_FL on 9/19/07 3:03pm
Msg #212044

For Ohio:

Ohio law requires that anyone who wants to be commissioned as a notary public must be certified by a judge of an Ohio court of appeals or common pleas. Many judges have adopted application procedures involving the clerk of the court or local bar association. Therefore, you should contact the clerk of court for the court of appeals or common pleas of the county in which you reside or the local bar association.


To qualify for a commission as a non-attorney notary, a person must be:
An Ohio resident,
18 years of age or older; and
Certified by a judge of an Ohio court of appeals or common pleas as being capable of performing the duties of a notary public; the judge may require applicants to take an examination.

Reply by Todd/OH on 9/19/07 3:08pm
Msg #212045

All you have to do is sign up with the clerk of courts to take the test. There was about a dozen of us at the time. If you pass, your test goes to the judge and he/she signs off. Request your commission by mail and file the original with the clerk of courts. It takes about 6-8 weeks in total.

Reply by Sylvia_FL on 9/19/07 3:11pm
Msg #212049

Does the procedure vary from county to county? Or is that standard for every county?
But, you still have to be a resident of Ohio

Reply by Todd/OH on 9/19/07 6:51pm
Msg #212127

I don't think every county requires the test.

Reply by SharonH/OH on 9/19/07 7:00pm
Msg #212128

In Franklin County, which is where Columbus is located, you go through the local bar association (Columbus Bar Association) and they can advise you from there. And no, it's not busy.

Reply by Roger_OH on 9/19/07 9:12pm
Msg #212158

It is indeed county-specific...

Some counties require an exam and a perfunctory look at your arrest record, some require neither, and some do one or the other. Very inconsistent, and I've brought it to the SOS attention.

Did just over 50 in August, so doing OK here, all things considered. Have been away traveling thru the Pacific Northwest/Canada most of this month, but have had a fair number of calls.

Hang in there!