{"data":{"id":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-118.12","jurisdiction":"us-fl","citation":"Fla. Stat. § 118.12","heading":"Certification of civil-law notary’s authority; apostilles.","body":"If certification of a civil-law notary’s authority is necessary for a particular document or transaction, it must be obtained from the Secretary of State. Upon the receipt of a written request from a civil-law notary and the fee prescribed by the Secretary of State, the Secretary of State shall issue a certification of the civil-law notary’s authority, in a form prescribed by the Secretary of State, which shall include a statement explaining the legal qualifications and authority of a civil-law notary in this state. The fee prescribed for the issuance of the certification under this section or an apostille under s. 15.16 may not exceed $10 per document.\nHistory.—s. 75, ch. 99-251; s. 35, ch. 2012-116.","path":["CHAPTER 118 CIVIL-LAW NOTARIES"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute\u0026URL=0100-0199/0118/0118.html","current_through":"2026 Florida Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:59:29Z","sha256":"06cfa6ab51a526218fe07bed8cbfa254695255202cea76795bde65363dd38411","source_id":"us-fl","stale":false,"prev":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-118.10","next":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-119.01"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}