Terms Used In Ohio Code 147.551

• Affirmed: In the practice of the appellate courts, the decree or order is declared valid and will stand as rendered in the lower court.
• Jurat: means a notarial act in which both of the following are met:

  (1) The signer of the notarized document is required to give an oath or affirmation that the statement in the notarized document is true and correct;

  (2) The signer signs the notarized document in the presence of a notary public. See Ohio Code 147.011