Steps on How to Become a Remote Notary Public in Florida

1. You must be an existing notary public, a civil-law notary appointed under chapter 118, or a commissioner of deeds appointed under part IV of chapter 721 If you do not hold an active Notary Public Commission visit this website for further information on how to obtain a commission: http://notaries.dos.state.fl.us/

2. You must complete the online education training course and receive a certificate to be submitted with your registration-to register as an online notary public, you must first complete the online education training course and receive a certificate of completion to be attached to your registration application. You may find affordable RON Training Courses at https://dos.myflorida.com/sunbiz/other-services/notaries/remote-online-notary-public/. Fees vary from $20.00 to $50.00.

3. RON Service Provider-You are required to contract with the appropriate third party vendors BEFORE applying. To apply to be an online notary public, you must first have a contract with a company that will provide you with the technological support needed to perform online notarization's. This company must provide you with: The technology to be used in attaching or logically associating an electronic notarial certificate, signature and seal to an electronic document; The technology to be used in conducting identity proofing and credential analysis; The technology to store and maintain a recording of the video and audio conference of the online notarization session.

4. Registration Fee of $ 10.00 payable by check to the Florida Department of State needs to be attached with the Registration Application.

5. Download Registration Application, Complete and Mail to Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations, PO Box 6327, Tallahassee, FL 32314. For in person or courier service to: 2415 North Monroe St., Suite 810, Tallahassee, FL 32303.

6. Notary Bond $ 25,000. Here is a link were you can purchase the bond: https://www.nationalnotary.org/florida/insurance/florida-online-notary-bond. Bonds purchased from the NNA in Florida are emailed in 24-48 business hours. Cost. If you already have a notary bond, contact your bond provider to request for an upgrade from the $ 7,500.00 to $ 25,000.00.

7. Obtain an errors and omissions policy of at least $25,000, after some research my recommendation will be to use Hartford Insurance- the price for a year will be from around $ 200- $ 300.00. Click here to start your quote.

8. Submit your application to the Department of State by mail to Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations, PO Box 6327, Tallahassee, FL 32314.

Note: Your remote online notary public commission expires with your notary public commission. In your application you are required to provide the dates of your current notary public commission and expiration. These must match those on file with the Secretary of State. Your online notary public registration will run concurrently with your existing notary public commission and will expire on the same day, regardless of when the online notary public registration was filed. Should you successfully reapply to be a notary public, you will then be allowed to reapply to be an online notary public