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Florida State RONs

Here are the necessary procedures outlined by the Department of State for a notary to complete in order to register as a Remote Online Notary Public via the Department of State's Division of Corporations.

To qualify, you need to be either a current notary public, a civil-law notary designated under chapter 118, or a commissioner of deeds appointed under part IV of chapter 721. (Registration for online notary public is open exclusively to individuals currently holding an active notary public status.

If you are unsure about your current standing, you can verify it on the Florida Department of State, Division Corporation by clicking the following link: https://notaries.dos.state.fl.us/not001.html

Successful registration requires the completion of an online education training course, and you must obtain a certificate from the course, which should be submitted along with your registration.

To initiate your registration as an online notary public, the first step involves successfully finishing the online education training course and obtaining a certificate of completion. This certificate should be attached to your registration application. The application form, titled "Application Registration for Online Notary Public," is located at the bottom of the page. Once completed, it must be sent by mail to the Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations, PO Box 6327, Tallahassee, FL 32314, or delivered in person or via courier service to 2415 North Monroe St., Suite 810, Tallahassee, FL 32303. A $10 initial fee, payable by check to the Florida Department of State, is required for the application process.

Prior to submitting your application, it is mandatory to engage with the relevant third-party vendors.

Before you submit your application to become an online notary public, it is essential to establish a contractual agreement with a company that offers the necessary technological support for conducting online notarizations. This company is required to furnish you with:

The technology employed for affixing or logically connecting an electronic notarial certificate, signature, and seal to an electronic document;
The technology utilized for performing identity proofing and credentials analysis;
The technology responsible for storing and maintaining a recording of the video and audio conference of the online notarization session.

The Florida Department of State neither recommends nor endorses any specific third-party vendors. The fundamental criteria for vendors' technology can be located in Chapter 117, Florida Statutes, and Chapter 1N-7001, Florida Administrative Register.

Before submitting your application, it is essential to carefully examine the relevant statute and rules.

Remote Online Notaries Public are regulated by recently established rules and statutes, in addition to existing notary regulations. The enabling statute, titled "Electronic Legal Documents," was enacted under Chapter 2019-71, Laws of Florida, and became effective on January 1, 2020. Furthermore, the duties, responsibilities, and application procedures for online notaries are detailed in 1N-7001, Florida Administrative Code.

Your commission as a remote online notary public concludes simultaneously with the expiration of your notary public commission.

In your application, it is mandatory to furnish the commencement and expiration dates of your current notary public commission, and these must align with the records held by the Secretary of State. Your online notary public registration will align with the duration of your active notary public commission and will conclude on the same expiration date, irrespective of the filing date for the online notary public registration. If you successfully reapply for a notary public position, you can subsequently reapply to be an online notary public.

Registration.

Submit all applications through the Department of State's Division of Corporations. Access the RON-Application on the Department of State's Division of Corporations website using the following link: https://files.floridados.gov/media/702632/online-notary-application.pdf

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IMPORTANT LINK

**Florida Governors Manual

Florida Governors Manual

**Click the link below to access the Florida State RON Service Provider Form

RON Service Provider: Self-Certification and Required Information

**Click the link below to access the Florida State RON Application Form

Application Registration for Online Notary Public

**Click the link below to access the Florida State Name Change Form

Amended Commission Request - Notice of Name Change

**Click the link below to access the Florida State Traditional Notary Application Form

Notary Public Commission Application - Traditional Notary