{"data":{"id":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-1548.061","jurisdiction":"us-oh","citation":"Ohio Rev. Code § 1548.061","heading":"Notarization requirements.","body":"(A) Notwithstanding any general requirement in this chapter to the effect that an application for a certificate of title to a watercraft or outboard motor shall be \"sworn to\" or shall be \"sworn to before a notary public or other officer empowered to administer oaths,\" that requirement shall apply only in the case of a transfer of a watercraft or outboard motor between parties in the course of a sale by a person other than a registered watercraft dealer, as defined in section 1546.01 of the Revised Code, to a person who purchases the watercraft or outboard motor for use as a consumer.\n(B)(1) Notwithstanding any provision of the Revised Code to the contrary that requires a document to be \"sworn to before\" or \"signed in the presence of\" a notary or other officer empowered to administer oaths, when a registered watercraft dealer is a party to the transfer of a watercraft or outboard motor, no notarization is required on any of the following as it relates to a watercraft or outboard motor:\n(a) A certificate of title;\n(b) An assignment of ownership;\n(c) A power of attorney used for the purposes of titling;\n(d) Any document related to the titling that the dealer is required to provide to a clerk of a court of common pleas.\n(2) A clerk of courts may request a notarized affidavit to make corrections to the documents listed in division (B)(1) of this section, if necessary.\n(3) All documents provided to a clerk of courts under division (B) of this section may be signed electronically.","path":["Title 15 Conservation of Natural Resources","Chapter 1548 Watercraft Certificates Of Title"],"source_url":"https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-1548.061","current_through":"2025-06-30 (House Bill 54 - 136th General Assembly)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:24:29Z","sha256":"7b396306931930bfe8f88fb807d400dc73220c8bf7ada03208a9409a43913f8f","source_id":"us-oh","stale":false,"prev":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-1548.06","next":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-1548.062"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}