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House Bill 1125




    Florida House of Representatives - 1997                HB 1125

        By Representative Jones






  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to notary publics; amending s.

  3         117.01, F.S.; increasing the bond required of a

  4         notary public; providing an effective date.

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  6  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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  8         Section 1.  Subsection (7) of section 117.01, Florida

  9  Statutes, 1996 Supplement, is amended to read:

10         117.01  Appointment, application, suspension,

11  revocation, application fee, bond, and oath.--

12         (7)(a)  A notary public shall, prior to executing the

13  duties of the office and throughout the term of office, give

14  bond, payable to any individual harmed as a result of a breach

15  of duty by the notary public acting in his or her official

16  capacity, in the amount of $10,000 $5,000, conditioned for the

17  due discharge of the office and shall take an oath that he or

18  she will honestly, diligently, and faithfully discharge the

19  duties of the notary public.  The bond shall be approved and

20  filed with the Department of State and executed by a surety

21  company for hire duly authorized to transact business in this

22  state.

23         (b)  Any notary public whose term of appointment

24  extends beyond January 1, 1998 1992, is required to increase

25  the amount of his or her bond to $10,000 $5,000 only upon

26  reappointment on or after January 1, 1998 1992.

27         (c)  Beginning July 1, 1996, surety companies for hire

28  which process notary public applications, oaths, affidavits of

29  character, and bonds for submission to the Department of State

30  must properly submit these documents in a software and hard

31  copy format approved by the Department of State.

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    Florida House of Representatives - 1997                HB 1125

    111-164-97






  1         Section 2.  This act shall take effect January 1, 1998.

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      Effective January 1, 1998, increases to $10,000 the bond
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