Florida Statutes Title X Chapter 117 - Notaries Public

• 117.01 - Appointment, Application, Suspension, Revocation, Application Fee, Bond, And Oath.
  (1) The Governor may appoint as many notaries public as he or she deems necessary, each of whom shall be at least 18 years of age...
• 117.021 - Electronic Notarization.
  (1) Any document requiring notarization may be notarized electronically. The provisions of ss. 117.01, 117.03, 117.04, 117.05(1)-(11), (13), and (14), 117.105, and 117.107 apply to all...
• 117.03 - Administration Of Oaths.
  A notary public may administer an oath and make a certificate thereof when it is necessary for the execution of any writing or document to...
• 117.04 - Acknowledgments.
  A notary public is authorized to take the acknowledgments of deeds and other instruments of writing for record, as fully as other officers of this...
• 117.045 - Marriages.
  A notary public is authorized to solemnize the rites of matrimony. For solemnizing the rites of matrimony, the fee of a notary public may not...
• 117.05 - Use Of Notary Commission; Unlawful Use; Notary Fee; Seal; Duties; Employer Liability; Name Change; Advertising; Photocopies; Penalties.
  (1) No person shall obtain or use a notary public commission in other than his or her legal name, and it is unlawful for a notary...
• 117.06 - Validity Of Acts Prior To April 1, 1903.
  Any and all notarial acts that were done by any notary public in the state prior to April 1, 1903, which would have been valid...
• 117.10 - Law Enforcement And Correctional Officers; Administration Of Oaths.
  (1) For purposes of this section, the term “reliable electronic means” means the signing and transmission of a document through means compliant with criminal justice information...
• 117.103 - Certification Of Notary’s Authority By Secretary Of State.
  A notary public is not required to record his or her notary public commission in an office of a clerk of the circuit court. If...
• 117.105 - False Or Fraudulent Acknowledgments; Penalty.
  A notary public who falsely or fraudulently takes an acknowledgment of an instrument as a notary public or who falsely or fraudulently makes a certificate...
• 117.107 - Prohibited Acts.
  (1) A notary public may not use a name or initial in signing certificates other than that by which the notary public is commissioned.(2) A notary public...
• 117.108 - Validity Of Acts, Seals, And Certificates Prior To January 1, 1995.
  A notarial act performed, a notarial certificate signed, or a notarial seal used by any notary public before January 1, 1995, which would have been...

Last modified: September 23, 2016