Notaries Public





A "Notary Public" is a public officer of the State of Ohio, a position created by the Ohio Legislature. The Ohio Constitution provides that no person may be appointed to public office in Ohio unless he is a citizen eighteen years of age or older.

A Notary's duty is to attest to the genuineness of any deeds or writings in order to render them available as evidence of the facts therein contained. The Commission of a Notary Public is not a license to practice law. A notary should not draft legal documents or offer legal advice.

The purpose of the Notary Committee is to process applications through the Secretary of the State who in turn commissions notaries public.



The procedure to become a new notary in Miami County is as follows:

Call the Committee's office at (937) 440-5994 to obtain an application; stop by the Notary office in the Miami County Law Library at 201 West Main Street, Troy, or download the application below. An applicant must be a Miami County resident.

Directions are explained in full on the instruction sheet with the new notary application.







Miami County Law Library
201 W. Main Street
3rd Floor Safety Building
Troy, OH 45373
(937) 440-5994
email: cbolin@co.miami.oh.us