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. 117.108

117.108 Validity of acts, seals, and certificates prior to January 1, 1995.—A notarial act performed, a notarial certificate signed, or a notarial seal used by any notary public before January 1, 1995, which would have been valid under the laws in effect in this state on January 1, 1991, is valid.

History.—s. 5, ch. 93-62.

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Amendments to 117.108

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 117.108

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

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 117.108.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases from cite.case.law:

In J. HACKNEY L., 347 B.R. 432 (Bankr. M.D. Fla. 2006)

. . . Florida Statute § 117.108(12) precludes a notary from notarizing a document “if the notary public has . . . The exception for attorneys provided by Section 117.108(12) does not apply. . . . Ann. § 117.108(12) (2002) (emphasis added). . . .