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Essential Notary Facts | Jacksonville, FL Notary Public Services
Discover important notary facts and information from your Jacksonville, FL notary public. Learn about the notarization process, common document types, and how notary services can benefit you. Get informed and prepared with our helpful resources.
ACCEPTABLE FORMS OF ID IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA
ACCEPTABLE FORMS OF ID IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA
Florida driver's license or identification card issued by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
U.S. passport issued by the U.S. Department of State.
Foreign passport if stamped by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)
Driver's license or non-driver's ID issued by another U.S. state or territory.
Driver's license officially issued in Mexico or Canada.
U.S. Military ID.
Inmate ID issued on or after January 1, 1991, by the Florida Department of Corrections or Federal Bureau of Prisons (but only to identify prisoners in custody).
A sworn, written statement from a sworn law enforcement officer explaining that an inmate's IDs were confiscated upon incarceration, and that the person named in the document is the person whose signature is to be notarized.
Permanent resident card, or "green card," issued by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).
A veteran health identification card issued by the U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs.
SCREENING BASICS
The signer is REQUIRED to personally appear before the Notary at the time of notarization.
Exception is if signing session is done through an approved remote online notarization (RON), where the Notary and signer meet via real-time audio-video technology.
Notarizations may never be performed over the telephone.
The Notary must be able to communicate directly with the individual for whom a Notary act is being performed in the language they both understand.
A Notary cannot use an interpreter to communicate with a signer because of a lack of direct communication.
3. The Notary will make every effort to confirm that the signer is acting willingly, signing on their own free will, and if they understand what they will sign.
4. Florida law prohibits a Notary from taking the acknowledgement or administering an oath to a person whom the Notary knows to have been adjudicated mentally incapacitated by a court of competent jurisdiction, where the acknowledgement or oath necessitates the exercise of a right that has been removed and where the person has not been restored to capacity (FS 117.107[4]).
What is the difference between an ACKNOWLEDGEMENT and a JURAT?
Acknowledgement: Is used to verify the identity of the signer and to confirm that they signed the document. They are not swearing to the truthfulness or validity of the document. They are simply acknowledging that they signed the document.
Jurat: Is used when the signer is swearing to the content of the document(s). The notary must administer an oath or affirmation to the signer in order to complete the jurat.
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