The 2023 Florida Statutes (including Special Session C)

Title X
PUBLIC OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AND RECORDS

Chapter 117
NOTARIES PUBLIC

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F.S. 117.103

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.

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Amendments to 117.103

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 117.103

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 117.103.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases from cite.case.law:

STATE DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAY SAFETY, v. R. BROWN,, 179 So. 3d 547 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2015)

. . . Sections 117.01, 117.04, 117.045, 117.05, and 117.103 do not apply to the provisions of this section. . . .

EHRLICH, v. KOVACK, 135 F. Supp. 3d 638 (N.D. Ohio 2015)

. . . Revised- Code or file a complaint with the auditor of state’s fraud-reporting system under section 117.103 . . .