{"data":{"id":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-117.03","jurisdiction":"us-fl","citation":"Fla. Stat. § 117.03","heading":"Administration of oaths.","body":"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.\nHistory.—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.","path":["CHAPTER 117 NOTARIES PUBLIC"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute\u0026URL=0100-0199/0117/0117.html","current_through":"2026 Florida Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:59:27Z","sha256":"27de8aef17a81acb262a5022a376ee8ed7e80818ba1c9c882026252dfcde8589","source_id":"us-fl","stale":false,"prev":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-117.021","next":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-117.04"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}