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IS THERE AN AGE REQUIREMENT ?

You have a valid ID (see what ID's are acceptable in the state of Florida below)
Documents for notarization.

Due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic, your notary may be required to wear a mask even if you are vaccinated.

If the document is current or has been issued within the past 5 years and bears a serial or other identifying numbers: Acceptable forms of ID :

A Florida identification card or driver license
A passport issued by the Department of State of the United States.
A passport issued by a foreign government if the document is stamped by the United States Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services.
A driver license or an identification card issued by a public agency authorized to issue driver licenses in a state other than Florida, a territory of the United States, or Canada or Mexico • An identification card issued by any branch of the armed forces of the United States; • An inmate identification card issued on or after January 1, 1991, by the Florida Dept of Corrections for an inmate who is in the custody of the department.
An inmate identification card issued by the United States Department of Justice, Bureau of Prisons, for an inmate who is in the custody of the department.
A sworn, written statement from a sworn law enforcement officer that the forms of ID for an inmate in an institution of confinement were confiscated upon confinement and that the person named in the document is the person whose signature is to be notarized; or An identification card issued by the United States Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services.

DISCLAIMER: Juniper & Lane, LLC is not a law firm and cannot provide legal advice for any situation or case. I cannot make personal recommendations as to what documents should or should not be used and cannot attempt to predict the legal impact of using any certain document. A notary cannot explain or interpret the contents of any document for you, instruct you on how to complete a document, or direct you on the advisability of signing a particular document. By doing so, said notary would be engaging in the unauthorized practice of law and could face legal penalties that include the possibility of incarceration. Any important questions about your document should be addressed to the lender, title company, an attorney or other trusted professional and should be addressed prior to making your appointment with a notary.

Two of the most common notarial acts are Acknowledgments and Jurats. A notary acknowledgment ensures that the signer of the document is indeed the person named in the document. The function of the notary, in this case, is to verify the identity of the signer. Notary acknowledgments are mostly used on real estate transfers, powers of attorneys, and in general in all documents such as a contract, where the goal is to verify that a certain person indeed signed the document.
On the other hand, a notary is asked to perform a Jurat, when the signer takes an oath or makes an affirmation. The function of the notary, in this case, is to administer of oath or affirmation. Jurats are used for affidavits (such as an affidavit of death) or to swear that certain facts are true.