Vehicle Identification Number Verification

The VIN verification is performed according the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicle guidelines. The Owner’s Vehicle Identification Affidavit and Odometer Declaration and the verification of the Vehicle Identification Number is done by a Notary Public and the form is submitted the local tax collector office.

Administration of Oaths

• “A notary public may administer an oath and make a certificate thereof when it is necessary for the execution of any writing or document to be published under the seal of a notary public. The notary public may not take an acknowledgment of execution in lieu of an oath if an oath is required.” Fla. Stat. § 117.03.

• Examples of instances for which a notary public may administer an oath: affidavits, applications, depositions, vehicle identification number (VIN) verification, etc. Pursuant to Section 454.23, Florida Statutes, the taking of a deposition constitutes the practice of law. Pursuant to Section 117.01(4)(f), Florida Statutes, the Governor may suspend a notary public for any grounds constituting malfeasance, misfeasance, or neglect of duty, e.g. the unauthorized practice of law.

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