{"data":{"id":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-147.54","jurisdiction":"us-oh","citation":"Ohio Rev. Code § 147.54","heading":"Executing a jurat.","body":"(A) The person executing a jurat shall certify all of the following:\n(1) The signer appeared before the notary public;\n(2) The notary public administered an oath or affirmation to the signer that the statement in the jurat is true and correct;\n(3) The signer signed the document in the presence of the notary public.\n(B) The oath or affirmation administered by the notary public to the signer of a jurat shall include one of the following questions, or substantially similar questions:\n(1) \"Do you solemnly swear that the statements in this document are true, so help you God?\"\n(2) \"Do you affirm, under penalty of perjury, that the statements in this document are true?\"","path":["Title 1 State Government","Chapter 147 Notaries Public and Commissioners"],"source_url":"https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-147.54","current_through":"2025-04-03 (House Bill 315 - 135th General Assembly)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:24:25Z","sha256":"2232070cdbe6ef57ff54452b44083348f3bcd7305cd1b84fb99396ead65dcf4b","source_id":"us-oh","stale":false,"prev":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-147.53","next":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-147.542"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}