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F.S. 92.50

92.50 Oaths, affidavits, and acknowledgments; who may take or administer; requirements.—

(1) IN THIS STATE.—Oaths, affidavits, and acknowledgments required or authorized under the laws of this state (except oaths to jurors and witnesses in court and such other oaths, affidavits and acknowledgments as are required by law to be taken or administered by or before particular officers) may be taken or administered by or before any judge, clerk, or deputy clerk of any court of record within this state, including federal courts, or by or before any United States commissioner or any notary public within this state. The jurat, or certificate of proof or acknowledgment, shall be authenticated by the signature and official seal of such officer or person taking or administering the same; however, when taken or administered by or before any judge, clerk, or deputy clerk of a court of record, the seal of such court may be affixed as the seal of such officer or person.

(2) IN OTHER STATES, TERRITORIES, AND DISTRICTS OF THE UNITED STATES.—Oaths, affidavits, and acknowledgments required or authorized under the laws of this state, may be taken or administered in any other state, territory, or district of the United States, by or before any judge, clerk or deputy clerk of any court of record, within such state, territory, or district, having a seal, or by or before any notary public or justice of the peace, having a seal, in such state, territory, or district; provided, however, such officer or person is authorized under the laws of such state, territory, or district to take or administer oaths, affidavits and acknowledgments. The jurat, or certificate of proof or acknowledgment, shall be authenticated by the signature and official seal of such officer or person taking or administering the same; provided, however, when taken or administered by or before any judge, clerk, or deputy clerk of a court of record, the seal of such court may be affixed as the seal of such officer or person.

(3) IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES.—Oaths, affidavits, and acknowledgments, required or authorized by the laws of this state, may be taken or administered in any foreign country, by or before any judge or justice of a court of last resort, any notary public of such foreign country, any minister, consul general, charge d’affaires, or consul of the United States resident in such country. The jurat, or certificate of proof or acknowledgment, shall be authenticated by the signature and official seal of the officer or person taking or administering the same; provided, however, when taken or administered by or before any judge or justice of a court of last resort, the seal of such court may be affixed as the seal of such judge or justice.

History.—s. 1, ch. 48, 1845; RS 1299; GS 1730; RGS 2945; CGL 4669; s. 1, ch. 23156, 1945; s. 7, ch. 24337, 1947; s. 15, ch. 73-334; s. 3, ch. 76-237; s. 1, ch. 77-77; s. 22, ch. 78-361; s. 1, ch. 78-379; s. 19, ch. 2019-71.

Note.—Former s. 90.01.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 92.50

Level: Degree
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Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 92.50.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 92.50

Total Results: 20

JONATHAN NEELEY v. STATE OF FLORIDA

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2022-09-07T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: administered before an officer authorized under s. 92.50 to administer oaths; (b) Under oath or affirmation

In Re: Amendments to the Florida Probate Rules - 2019 Fast-Track Report

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2020-01-15T23:53:00-08:00

Snippet: notes revised. Statutory References § 92.50, Fla. Stat. Oaths, affidavits, and acknowledgments

MARK W. RICKARD, P.A., d/b/a LAW GUARD v. NATURE'S SLEEP FACTORY DIRECT, LLC.

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2018-10-31T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: request for fees of 4.65 hours at $450 an hour ($2,092.50) for analyzing Appellees’ motion and drafting the…reasonable, we simply remand for entry of an award of $2,092.50 to NS. Reversed and Remanded. WARNER and MAY

Wilson v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2016-10-14T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 202 So. 3d 135, 2016 WL 6041213, 2016 Fla. App. LEXIS 15294

Snippet: administered before an officer authorized under s. 92.50 to administer oaths; (b) Under oath or affirmation

Intego Software, LLC d/b/a Critical Alert v. Concept Development, Inc.

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2016-07-25T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 198 So. 3d 887, 2016 Fla. App. LEXIS 11323, 2016 WL 3974994

Snippet: hot even averred to be “true and correct.” See §§ 92.50 and 92.525, Fla. Stat. (setting forth how oaths

State, Department of Revenue v. Hartsell

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2016-04-29T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 189 So. 3d 363, 2016 WL 1718870, 2016 Fla. App. LEXIS 6626

Snippet: fulfilling the affidavit requirements of section 92.50(1), Florida Statutes (2014). In addition, Mr. Hartsell

Patrick Placide v. State of Florida

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2015-04-08T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 189 So. 3d 810, 2015 Fla. App. LEXIS 5110

Snippet: So.2d 1015, 1019 (Fla. 5th DCA 2005). Section 92.50(1), Florida Statutes (2014), recognizes that an

Jones v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2014-02-21T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 161 So. 3d 412, 2014 Fla. App. LEXIS 2376, 2014 WL 685128

Snippet: victim was sixty-five years of age or older. See ch. 92-50, § 1, at 490, Laws of Fla. Affirmed. KHOUZAM and

In re Amendments to the Florida Probate Rules

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2013-09-26T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 123 So. 3d 31, 38 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 675, 2013 WL 5355104, 2013 Fla. LEXIS 2064

Snippet: set forth in AOSCQ6-14. Statutory References § 92.50, Fla. Stat. Oaths, affidavits, and acknowledgments

Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. v. Prevratil

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2013-05-22T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 120 So. 3d 573, 2013 Fla. App. LEXIS 8223, 2013 WL 2231279

Snippet: administered before an officer authorized under s. 92.50 to administer oaths; or (b) By the signing of the

Hyden v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2011-08-24T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 117 So. 3d 1, 2011 WL 3685842, 2011 Fla. App. LEXIS 13336

Snippet: under oath or affirmation as set forth in section 92.50(1).1 Subsection (l)(b) allows for verification by… J., Concurs specially with opinion. . Section 92.50(1) provides that "[o]aths, affidavits, and

Moreno-Gonzalez v. State

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2011-07-07T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 67 So. 3d 1020, 36 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 360, 2011 Fla. LEXIS 1567, 2011 WL 2637438

Snippet: pursuant to section 92.50, to the truth of the information contained therein. See § 92.50(1), Fla. Stat. (…administered before an officer authorized under s. 92.50 to administer oaths.... Id. The district court then…judge of this state. See id. at 1185 (quoting § 92.50(1), Fla. Stat. (2007)). Based upon these statutory…administered before an officer authorized under s. 92.50 to administer oaths; or (b) By the signing of the

Ago

Court: Fla. Att'y Gen. | Date Filed: 2010-04-22T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: 214, Laws of Fla. 3 See Fla. Comm. on Ethics Op. 92-50 (1992), and opinions cited therein; Ops. Att'

L.M. v. Adoption of J.A.M.L.

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2009-12-08T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 23 So. 3d 837, 2009 Fla. App. LEXIS 19053, 2009 WL 4574290

Snippet: official.” The trial court acknowledged that section 92.50(3), Florida Statutes (2009), does not require that…are governed by a separate Florida law, section 92.50, requiring a separate acknowledgment signed and …decision in Defense Control complies with section 92.50(3), which provides as follows: (3) IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES

State v. Moreno-Gonzalez

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2009-09-30T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 18 So. 3d 1180, 2009 Fla. App. LEXIS 14603, 2009 WL 3100937

Snippet: administered before an officer authorized under s. 92.50 to administer oaths [[Image here]] § 92.525, Fla…affixed as the seal of such officer or person. § 92.50(1), Fla. Stat. (2007). Because section 92.525 provides…verification may be so verified by oath, and section 92.50(1) allows for such an oath to be taken or administered

Ds v. Jl

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2009-08-10T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 18 So. 3d 1103

Snippet: administered before an officer authorized under s. 92.50 to administer oaths; or (b) By the signing of the

D.S. v. J.L.

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2009-08-10T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 18 So. 3d 1103, 2009 Fla. App. LEXIS 11046

Snippet: administered before an officer authorized under s. 92.50 to administer oaths; or (b) By the signing of the

Jenkins v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2009-03-11T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 6 So. 3d 71, 2008 WL 4791126

Snippet: information contain a seal by a notary. Section 92.50(1), Florida Statutes (1992), provides that the oath

Defense Control USA, Inc. v. Atlantis Consultants Ltd.

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2009-02-18T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 4 So. 3d 694, 2009 Fla. App. LEXIS 1268, 2009 WL 383626

Snippet: are governed by a separate Florida law, section 92.50, requiring a separate acknowledgment signed and

Crain v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2005-11-18T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 914 So. 2d 1015

Snippet: of an oath.") (citation omitted). Section 92.50, Florida Statutes, also indicates that an affidavit…commissioner or any notary public within this state. § 92.50(1), Fla. Stat. (2003). Hence, in order to secure…requirement of an affidavit may be met. Section 92.50, Florida Statutes, entitled: "Oaths, affidavits…administered before an officer authorized under s. 92.50 to administer oaths; or (b) By the signing of the…notarized oath must satisfy the requirements of section 92.50, not 92.525. What was important to the Shearer court