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. 117.03

117.03 Administration of oaths.—A notary public may administer an oath and make a certificate thereof when it is necessary for the execution of any writing or document to be published under the seal of a notary public. The notary public may not take an acknowledgment of execution in lieu of an oath if an oath is required.

History.—s. 1, Sept. 13, 1822; RS 219; GS 304; RGS 415; CGL 481; s. 20, ch. 73-334; s. 1, ch. 80-173; s. 2, ch. 91-291; s. 2, ch. 92-209; s. 2, ch. 93-62; s. 2, ch. 98-246.

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Amendments to 117.03

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 117.03

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

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 117.03.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases from cite.case.law:

CONLEY, v. CITY OF ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA,, 521 F. Supp. 2d 448 (W.D. Pa. 2007)

. . . Erie City Ordinance §§ 117.01 and 117.03. . . .

In SINCLAIR, HOUSEHOLD BANK, F. S. B. v. SINCLAIR,, 191 B.R. 474 (Bankr. M.D. Fla. 1996)

. . . . § 117.03, Fla.Stat. . . .

In NEWMAN, KNOSTMAN, v. WEST LOOP SAVINGS ASSOCIATION,, 993 F.2d 90 (5th Cir. 1993)

. . . See Barkley Clark The Law of Secured Transactions Under the Uniform Commercial Code, 117.03 (2d Ed. 1988 . . .

DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAY SAFETY AND MOTOR VEHICLES, v. McGILL,, 616 So. 2d 1212 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1993)

. . . officers are specially designated notaries while in the performance of official duties and sections 117.03 . . .

NESSMITH, v. STATE, 472 So. 2d 1248 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1985)

. . . With respect to notaries, section 117.03(2), Florida Statutes, provides that “any person making a false . . .

In DARDAR J. PETTY, Sr. v. DARDAR J., 620 F.2d 39 (5th Cir. 1980)

. . . without just cause or excuse, may constitute a willful and malicious injury. 1 Collier, Bankruptcy 117.03 . . .

P. v., 69 T.C. 877 (T.C. 1978)

. . . Kheel, 369 F.2d 845 (2d Cir. 1966); 12 Collier, Bankruptcy, par. 117.03 (14th ed. 1976). . . .

SHOEMAKER, v. MAYO,, 75 So. 2d 690 (Fla. 1954)

. . . General finds reasonable cause to believe that the petitioner has been guilty of the violation-of section 117.03 . . .