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Posted by desktopfull on 8/24/14 2:27pm
law. The Statute clearly say that the person must be in your presence at the time of the notarization, by completing the acknowledgement/jurat after you leave and get back home is a violation of Florida Law.
Florida Statutes section 117.107(9)
A notary public may not notarize a signature on a document if the person whose signature is being notarized is not in the presence of the notary public at the time the signature is notarized. Any notary public who violates this subsection is guilty of a civil infraction, punishable by penalty not exceeding $5,000, and such violation constitutes malfeasance and misfeasance in the conduct of official duties. It is no defense to the civil infraction specified in this subsection that the notary public acted without intent to defraud. A notary public who violates this subsection with the intent to defraud is guilty of violating s. 117.105. |
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