Florida Notary Public Updates

The Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (DOS), has adopted a new administrative rule with an important reporting requirement for Online Notaries Public.

The Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (DOS), has adopted a new administrative rule with an important reporting requirement for Online Notaries Public.

Every current Florida Online Notary Public must file Form No. DC-DOS-50 (see access information, below) within thirty days of the new rule's effective date of February 22, 2022. Individuals registering to serve as a Florida Online Notary Public must submit this form at the time of registration.

Moving forward, changes to any previously reported information must be submitted by the Online Notary within 30 days of the change, using the same Form DC-DOS-50.

What information does Form DC-DOS-50 collect?

Using this form, a Florida Online Notary will report:

1. The name of every remote online notarization (RON) service provider the Online Notary uses;
2. The date the Online Notary began using each RON service provider;
3. The ending date (if applicable) of the use agreement between the Online Notary and a RON service provider;
4. Whether the Online Notary delegated, to a secure repository, the Notary’s duty to retain electronic journal records of remote online notarizations. (The Remote Online Notary must provide the secure repository’s name, address, email or phone number; the date the repository began retaining the Notary’s electronic journal records; and any end date of the agreement, if applicable. A recent law change now requires RON service providers—not a Remote Online Notary—to retain the audio-video recordings of remote online notarizations.)

Obtain and File Form DC-DOS-50.

Form DC-DOS-50 may be downloaded*, completed, and emailed to the Division of Corporations at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Notaries who have questions about the form or other related issues should contact the Notary Section at 850-245-6975.

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*Click the “downloaded” link, then click the PDF icon on the resulting web page.

Online Notaries, the 30-day period to timely file your Form DC-DOS-50 began on February 22, 2022. Don’t hesitate, file this required form now!