Florida Statutes Chapter 117 — NOTARIES PUBLIC

From the Legislature's 2026 edition, which includes changes effective through January 1, 2027. Later effective dates are retained in each section's source notes.

Title X

• § 117.01 — Appointment, application, suspension, revocation, application fee, bond, and oath.
• § 117.021 — Electronic notarization.
• § 117.03 — Administration of oaths.
• § 117.04 — Acknowledgments.
• § 117.045 — Marriages.
• § 117.05 — Use of notary commission; unlawful use; notary fee; seal; duties; employer liability; name change; advertising; photocopies; penalties.
• § 117.051 — Civil cause of action.
• § 117.06 — Validity of acts prior to April 1, 1903.
• § 117.10 — Law enforcement and correctional officers; administration of oaths.
• § 117.103 — Certification of notary’s authority by Secretary of State.
• § 117.105 — False or fraudulent acknowledgments; penalty.
• § 117.107 — Prohibited acts.
• § 117.108 — Validity of acts, seals, and certificates prior to January 1, 1995.
• § 117.201 — Definitions.
• § 117.209 — Authority to perform online notarizations.
• § 117.215 — Relation to other laws.
• § 117.225 — Registration; qualifications.
• § 117.231 — Remote administration of certain oaths.
• § 117.235 — Performance of notarial acts.
• § 117.245 — Electronic journal of online notarizations.
• § 117.255 — Use of electronic journal, signature, and seal.
• § 117.265 — Online notarization procedures.
• § 117.275 — Fees for online notarization.
• § 117.285 — Supervising the witnessing of electronic records.
• § 117.295 — Standards for electronic and online notarization; rulemaking authority.
• § 117.305 — Relation to federal law.