US Notary

At Bennetts, we offer the services of a Florida civil law notary.

Florida civil law notaries - otherwise known as Florida International Notaries - are a very recent development in Florida law. These notaries have all the same powers of a Florida notary public but are not limited to practising in Florida.

A Florida civil law notary is a qualified, experienced lawyer who has completed a course of training and rigorous examination and is authorized by the State of Florida to grant public faith to certain common, everyday transactions. In other words, these transactions are given a higher level of trust, or public faith, as to their accuracy, and this has the effect of legally "armor-plating" these transactions. Once your transaction is approved by the State, through a civil law notary in this way, it makes litigation surrounding the transaction much less likely. Civil law notaries are a part of a long and respected tradition reaching back to the early middle ages across Europe. In many countries, civil law notaries are called "notario publica" or "notaire". All civil law notaries follow a strict regimen and subscribe to the highest ethical standards to protect their public acts and the sanctity of their office.

To learn about Florida civil law notaries, visit the following websites:

Florida Statutes, Chapter 117
Florida Statute 118.10
Florida Administrative Code, 1C-18.001 Florida Civil-Law Notary
National Association of Civil Law Notaries