2023 Florida Statutes
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Chapter 117
NOTARIES PUBLIC
SECTION 103Certification of notary’s authority by Secretary of State.
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 certification of the notary public’s commission is required, it must be obtained from the Secretary of State. Upon the receipt of a written request and a fee of $10 payable to the Secretary of State, the Secretary of State shall issue a certificate of notarial authority, in a form prescribed by the Secretary of State, which shall include a statement explaining the legal qualifications and authority of a notary public in this state.
History.—s. 5, ch. 91-291; s. 7, ch. 98-246; s. 73, ch. 99-251.