Notary Laws

SELECTED LAWS FROM THE FLORIDA STATUTES AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA

Appointment, application, suspension, revocation, application fee, bond, oath (117.01)
Administration of oaths (117.03)
Marriages (117.045)
Acknowledgments (117.04)
Use of notary commission, unlawful use, notary fee, seal, duties, employer liability, name change, advertising, photocopies, penalties (117.05)
Validity of acts prior to April 1, 1903 (117.06)
Law enforcement officers and correctional officers (117.10)
Certification of notary’s authority by Secretary of State (117.103)
False or fraudulent acknowledgments, penalty (117.105)
Prohibited acts (117.107)
Validity of acts, seals, and certificates prior to January 1, 1995 (117.108)

Use of electronic records and electronic signatures (5)
Construction and application (6)
Legal recognition of electronic records, signatures, and contracts (7)
Provision of information in writing, presentation of records (8)
Attribution and effect of electronic record and signature (9)
Effect of change or error (10)
Notarization and acknowledgment (11)
Retention of electronic records and originals (12)
Admissibility of evidence (13)
Automated transactions (14)
Time and place of sending and receiving (15)
Creation and retention of electronic records and conversion of written records by governmental agencies (17)
Acceptance and distribution of electronic records by governmental agencies (18)
Interoperability (19)
Severability (20)

Civil-law notary (118.10)
Certification of civil-law notary’s authority (118.12)
Apostilles (118.12)
Reproduction of records (15.16)
Admissibility in evidence (15.16)
Electronic receipt and transmission of records (15.16)
Certification (15.16)
Acknowledgment (15.16)