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The 2025 Florida Statutes

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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Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 117.03

Total Results: 4

State v. Adkins

553 So. 2d 294, 1989 WL 145724

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Nov 30, 1989 | Docket: 1259218

Cited 5 times | Published

instructive on this issue: With respect to notaries, Section 117.03(2), Florida Statutes, provides that "any person

Nessmith v. State

472 So. 2d 1248, 10 Fla. L. Weekly 1584

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 24, 1985 | Docket: 1793470

Cited 3 times | Published

in those sections. With respect to notaries, section 117.03(2), Florida Statutes, provides that "any person

Household Bank, F.S.B. v. Sinclair (In re Sinclair)

191 B.R. 474, 9 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. B 303, 1996 Bankr. LEXIS 80

United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida | Filed: Jan 8, 1996 | Docket: 65781272

Published

execution in lieu of an oath is insufficient. § 117.03, Fla.Stat. (A certificate of acknowledgment of

Shoemaker v. Mayo

75 So. 2d 690, 1954 Fla. LEXIS 1823

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Nov 12, 1954 | Docket: 64486075

Published

petitioner has been guilty of the violation-of section 117.03, Florida Statutes 1951, F.S.A., or of any other