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Fla. Stat. § 117.03 (2025)

Administration of oaths.

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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.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1954–1996 · leading case: State v. Adkins, 553 So. 2d 294 (Fla. 1st DCA 1989).
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State v. Adkins, 553 So. 2d 294 (Fla. 1st DCA 1989). · cites it 2× “1st DCA 1985) [3] is instructive on this issue: With respect to notaries, Section 117.03(2), Florida Statutes, provides that "any person making a false oath before a notary public shall be guilty of perjury and be subject to the penalties, forfeitures, and disabilities that are…”
Nessmith v. State, 472 So. 2d 1248 (Fla. 1st DCA 1985). · cites it 2× “With respect to notaries, section 117.03(2), Florida Statutes, provides that "any person making a false oath before a notary public shall be guilty of perjury and be subject to the penalties, forfeitures, and disabilities that are prescribed by law in cases of perjury under…”
Shoemaker v. Mayo, 75 So. 2d 690 (Fla. 1954). · cites it 2× “Court was executed by the petitioner, and if, upon such inquiry, the Attorney General finds reasonable cause to believe that the petitioner has been guilty of the violation-of section 117.03, Florida Statutes 1951, F.”
Household Bank, F.S.B. v. Sinclair (In re Sinclair), 191 B.R. 474 (Bankr. M.D. Fla. 1996). · cites it 2× “§ 117.03, Fla.Stat. (A certificate of acknowledgment of execution is a requirement for recording an instrument in the public records; it has nothing to do with a witness swearing to the truth of the facts stated.”
— 117.03(2) — 2 cases
State v. Adkins, 553 So. 2d 294 (Fla. 1st DCA 1989). “1st DCA 1985) [3] is instructive on this issue: With respect to notaries, Section 117.03(2), Florida Statutes, provides that "any person making a false oath before a notary public shall be guilty of perjury and be subject to the penalties, forfeitures, and disabilities that are…”
Nessmith v. State, 472 So. 2d 1248 (Fla. 1st DCA 1985). “With respect to notaries, section 117.03(2), Florida Statutes, provides that "any person making a false oath before a notary public shall be guilty of perjury and be subject to the penalties, forfeitures, and disabilities that are prescribed by law in cases of perjury under…”
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