{"data":{"id":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-117.103","jurisdiction":"us-fl","citation":"Fla. Stat. § 117.103","heading":"Certification of notary’s authority by Secretary of State.","body":"A notary public is not required to record his or her notary public commission in an office of a clerk of the circuit court. If certification of the notary public’s commission is required, it must be obtained from the Secretary of State. Upon the receipt of a written request and a fee of $10 payable to the Secretary of State, the Secretary of State shall issue a certificate of notarial authority, in a form prescribed by the Secretary of State, which shall include a statement explaining the legal qualifications and authority of a notary public in this state.\nHistory.—s. 5, ch. 91-291; s. 7, ch. 98-246; s. 73, ch. 99-251.","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":"f9a444df6067e756686b472a3b0974e60fba01e7ffb5a07571e532d1304279f5","source_id":"us-fl","stale":false,"prev":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-117.10","next":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-117.105"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}