Ohio
For Ohio, statute is Ohio Rev. Code § 1337.25, recorded from its source on 2026-09-02.
- State
- Ohio our reading
- Execution requirement
- A power of attorney must be signed by the principal or in the principal's conscious presence by another individual directed by the principal to sign the principal's name on the power of attorney. A signature on a power of attorney is presumed to be genuine if the principal acknowledges the signature before a notary public verified
- Statute
- Ohio Rev. Code § 1337.25 our reading
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What the source says
A power of attorney must be signed by the principal or in the principal's conscious presence by another individual directed by the principal to sign the principal's name on the power of attorney. A signature on a power of attorney is presumed to be genuine if the principal acknowledges the signature before a notary public or other individual authorized by law to take acknowledgments.
— codes.ohio.gov, retrieved 2026-09-02
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Statute
Section 1337.25 | Execution of power of attorney. <https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code> Ohio Revised Code
— all from codes.ohio.gov, retrieved 2026-09-02
Source
- codes.ohio.govhttps://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-1337.25