§ 117.215, Fla. Stat. · Part II. ONLINE NOTARIZATIONS
Relation to other laws.
Text — 2026 Florida Statutes
(1) If a provision of law requires a notary public or other authorized official of this state to notarize a signature or a statement, to take an acknowledgment of an instrument, or to administer an oath or affirmation so that a document may be sworn, affirmed, made under oath, or subject to penalty of perjury, an online notarization performed in accordance with the provisions of this part and any rules adopted hereunder satisfies such requirement.
(2) If a provision of law requires a signature or an act to be witnessed, compliance with the online electronic witnessing standards prescribed in s. 117.285 and any rules adopted thereunder satisfies that requirement.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
s. 8, ch. 2019-71.
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