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The 2001 Florida Statutes

Title X
Public Officers, Employees, And Records
Chapter 117
Notaries Public
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Section 117.105, Florida Statutes 2001

117.105  False or fraudulent acknowledgments; penalty.--A notary public who falsely or fraudulently takes an acknowledgment of an instrument as a notary public or who falsely or fraudulently makes a certificate as a notary public or who falsely takes or receives an acknowledgment of the signature on a written instrument is guilty of a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

History.--s. 6, ch. 91-291.