Florida passed a bill authorizing online notarizations and establishing requirements for the performance of online notarizations. An online notarization is a notarial act performed in which an individual appears before the notary public by means of audio-video communication technology. The bill becomes effective January 1, 2020.
See Florida State Legislature website for the full text of the Statute: https://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Documents/loaddoc.aspx?FileName=_h0409er.docx&DocumentType=Bill&BillNumber=0409&Session=2019
