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REFERENCE MANUAL FOR
COMMISSIONERS OF DEEDS FOR THE STATE OF FLORIDA

Published by ISFCOD


3rd edition (pub. July 2024)

2nd edition (pub. July 2023)*

1st edition (pub. August 2009)*
* The information in these editions is out of date. They are provided for reference purposes only.


STATUTORY REFERENCES

Chapter 721, Part IV, Florida Statutes
(Commissioner of Deeds)

Chapter 117, Florida Statutes
(Notaries Public)

Section 695.03, Florida Statutes
(Acknowledgment and proof; validation of certain acknowledgments; legalization or authentication before foreign officials.)

JURISDICTION OF FLORIDA COMMISSIONERS OF DEEDS

Unless the commission mentions specific territorial limitations to the commissioner's jurisdiction (e.g., a person commissioned as a "Commissioner of Deeds for the State of Florida in Australia" can only act within Australia), the jurisdiction of a "Commissioner of Deeds for the State of Florida," as established by Section 721.97, Florida Statutes, includes:

1. International waters 

2. Possessions, territories, and commonwealths of the United States outside the 50 states:

3. Foreign countries: