Florida Statute 117.10 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

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PUBLIC OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AND RECORDS

Chapter 117
NOTARIES PUBLIC

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F.S. 117.10

117.10 Law enforcement and correctional officers; administration of oaths.—

(1) For purposes of this section, the term “reliable electronic means” means the signing and transmission of a document through means compliant with criminal justice information system security measures. Such signing and transmission must be made by an affiant to an officer authorized to administer oaths under subsection (2) under circumstances that indicate that the document was submitted by the affiant.

(2) Law enforcement officers, correctional officers, and correctional probation officers, as defined in s. 943.10, and traffic accident investigation officers and traffic infraction enforcement officers, as described in s. 316.640, are authorized to administer oaths by reliable electronic means or in the physical presence of an affiant when engaged in the performance of official duties. Sections 117.01, 117.04, 117.045, 117.05, and 117.103 do not apply to this section. An officer may not notarize his or her own signature.

(3) An oath administered pursuant to this section is an acceptable method of verification as provided under s. 92.525.

History.—s. 4, ch. 84-97; s. 43, ch. 89-526; s. 2, ch. 91-174; s. 9, ch. 91-291; s. 748, ch. 95-147; s. 4, ch. 95-283; s. 6, ch. 98-246; s. 2, ch. 2015-23.

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Cases Citing Statute 117.10

Total Results: 5

State v. Johnston

553 So. 2d 730, 1989 WL 151465

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 13, 1989 | Docket: 1675492

Cited 3 times | Published

AFFIDAVIT MUST BE NOTARIZED OR ATTESTED TO (F.S. 117.10)." Beneath the foregoing statement on the form

Gupton v. DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAY SAFETY

987 So. 2d 737, 2008 Fla. App. LEXIS 9928, 2008 WL 2605177

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 3, 2008 | Docket: 1393318

Cited 2 times | Published

Gupton acknowledges that like a notary public, section 117.10, Florida Statutes, authorizes law enforcement

Dept. of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles v. Brown

179 So. 3d 547, 2015 Fla. App. LEXIS 17812, 2015 WL 7568618

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Nov 25, 2015 | Docket: 3015988

Published

or prior to the hearing. Furthermore, section 117.10, Florida Statutes (2014), which delineates

Bryant v. Mostert

636 F. Supp. 2d 1303, 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 57274, 2009 WL 1941466

District Court, M.D. Florida | Filed: Jul 7, 2009 | Docket: 2386893

Published

officer may not notarize his or her own signature. § 117.10, Fla. Stat. In the instant case, Plaintiff has

Smith v. State

861 So. 2d 1292, 2004 Fla. App. LEXIS 77, 2004 WL 40743

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jan 9, 2004 | Docket: 64827235

Published

Orange County Corrections officer pursuant to section 117.10, Florida Statutes, which authorizes correctional