False or fraudulent acknowledgments; penalty

117.105

False or fraudulent acknowledgments; penalty.

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A notary public who falsely or fraudulently takes an acknowledgment of an instrument as a notary public or who falsely or fraudulently makes a certificate as a notary public or who falsely takes or receives an acknowledgment of the signature on a written instrument is guilty of a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

History.

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s. 6, ch. 91-291.