Florida Florida Statutes

§ 117.021 — Electronic notarization

FS § 117.021Ch. 117

Statute text

(1)Any document requiring notarization may be notarized electronically. The provisions of ss. 117.01, 117.03, 117.04, 117.05(1)-(11), (13), and (14), 117.105, and 117.107 apply to all notarizations under this section.

(2)In performing an electronic notarial act, a notary public shall use an electronic signature that is:(a) Unique to the notary public;

(b)Capable of independent verification;

(c)Retained under the notary public's sole control and includes access protection through the use of passwords or codes under control of the notary public; and

(d)Attached to or logically associated with the electronic document in a manner that any subsequent alteration to the electronic document displays evidence of the alteration.

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