(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.
History.—s. 8, ch. 2019-71.
Structure Florida Statutes
Title X - Public Officers, Employees, and Records
Part II - Online Notarizations (Ss. 117.201-117.305)
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.