# Ohio — Notary public commission term length by US state — how many years a commission lasts before it must be renewed, quoted from the state's own statute

For Ohio, commission term is shall hold office for the term of five years unless the commission is revoked; statute is Ohio Rev. Code § 147.03, recorded from its source on 2026-09-02.

- **State:** Ohio _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Commission term:** shall hold office for the term of five years unless the commission is revoked _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Statute:** Ohio Rev. Code § 147.03 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> Each notary public, except an attorney admitted to the practice of law in this state by the Ohio supreme court, shall hold office for the term of five years unless the commission is revoked.

## Where each value comes from

This source states these in separate places, so each value is shown with the passage that states it.

### Statute

> Section 147.03 | Term of office. Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 State Government / Chapter 147 Notaries Public and Commissioners

## Source

- https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-147.03

Last verified: 2026-09-02. Review by: 2028-09-01.
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