Jupiter, FL asked in Civil Litigation for Florida

Q: Can a Florida Notary, notarize a document if the signer only has an expired FL DL if DL was issued in the past five yrs?

FL Statute refers to if "document" was issued in past 5 yrs. Unsure whether "document" refers to the actual Expired ID?

2. Reasonable reliance on the presentation to the notary public of any one of the following forms of identification, if the document is current or has been issued within the past 5 years and bears a serial or other identifying number:

a. A Florida identification card or driver license issued by the public agency authorized to issue driver licenses;

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1 Lawyer Answer
Terrence H Thorgaard
Terrence H Thorgaard
Answered
  • Freeeport, FL
  • Licensed in Florida

A: Yes, clearly "document" includes a driver license, even if expired, if issued within the past five years. The problem however, might be that Florida driver licenses expire after eight years.

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