United States

Apostille in Florida

Verified as of August 9, 2026

Everything below is transcribed from this office's own published sources and printed in its words. A value we could not confirm against an official page carries an unverified marker — but the absence of that marker is not a guarantee that a fact was checked, and the source's own doubts stay inside the notes reproduced here verbatim. Confirm fees, addresses and deadlines with the office before you send documents or money.

Who issues the apostille

Competent authority: Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations — Apostille Section (Tallahassee)

Which documents this office will accept

Copies: Public records may NOT be notarized copies — must be certified originals
From the source: Notarizations must be by a Florida notary with full notarial certificate in English

By document type

Document type	What this office requires
birth/death certificates	must be issued by FL Bureau of Vital Statistics or County Health Department and signed by the State Registrar
marriage/dissolution	from Bureau of Vital Statistics (State Registrar) or Clerk of the County Courts
court documents	certified by Clerk of Court ($20 total fee case)
school transcripts	notarized (public: signed by registrar/issuing official; private: signed by student/custodian attesting copy) with full notarial statement
vehicle titles	certified by FL Dept. of Highway Safety & Motor Vehicles

Certifications you may need first

No additional certification step is required before the apostille.

The request form

Form: A PDF request form.
Where to get it: https://dos.fl.gov/media/702388/1-apostille_and_notarial_certificate_request_form-10-19-2023.pdf

Requesting online

Online route: There is no online request route — this office takes requests on paper.

Where to go in person

Tallahassee

2415 N. Monroe Street, Suite 810, Tallahassee, FL 32303

Access: Open for walk-in service.
Hours: Mon–Fri 8 am–5 pm
Same-day service: Available.
From the source: No appointment stated; most requests completed while you wait

What it costs

Fee	Applies to	Details
$10.00 USD per document	All documents	"$10.00 per document"
$20.00 USD per document	documents certified by any Clerk of the Court for any county in Florida	"$20.00 per document, for documents certified by any Clerk of the Court for any county in Florida when requesting an apostille. ($10 for Apostille; $10 for Certificate of Incumbency.)"

How to pay

By mail

Check or money order.

Make it payable to

Florida Department of State

Copy that exactly as written.

From the source

Payment must be drawn on a U.S. bank.

Check or money order payable to "Florida Department of State," U.S. currency drawn on a U.S. bank; "We do not accept cash or credit cards."

Where to send your documents

Mailing address: Division of Corporations, Apostille Section, 2415 N. Monroe Street, Suite 810, Tallahassee, FL 32303
From the source: Include self-addressed stamped envelope or prepaid airbill

How long it takes

This office publishes no turnaround commitment. What it does say:

By mail: Mail: processed in the order received (no published turnaround)
In person: Walk-in: "Most requests may be completed while you wait" (same day)
From the source: "Our office does not offer expedited services."

Getting your documents back

A self-addressed stamped envelope is required.

Include self-addressed stamped envelope or prepaid airbill

Checking status and verifying an apostille

Verify an issued apostille: No public verification register is published for this office. That is not the same as an apostille being unverifiable — ask the office how it confirms one.
Check a request's status: No status-tracking page is published for this office.

Remote online notarization

Status

Remote online notarization is permitted here.

Legal basis

Fla. Stat. ch. 117, Part II (§§ 117.201–117.305; "Online Notarizations"), enacted by HB 409, Ch. 2019-71, Laws of Florida; in effect January 1, 2020 (NNA page's "January 1, 2022" conflicts; official DOS page controls). Admin rules: Fla. Admin. Code ch. 1N-7

In force since

January 1, 2020

What the notary must register

Required — must already be a FL notary (or civil-law notary/commissioner of deeds), complete a 2-hour online-notarization course (§ 117.225(2)), contract with a RON service provider, submit registration + Online Notary Public information form, $10 registration fee (Fla. Admin. Code 1N-7.001(2)(a)); $25,000 bond (§ 117.225(6)) and $25,000 minimum E&O insurance (§ 117.225(7)). RON providers self-certify annually and carry $250,000 annual-aggregate coverage (§ 117.295)

How the signer is identified

Personal knowledge (§ 117.05(5)(a)); or credible witness (§ 117.05(5)(b)1 — sworn written statement of one credible witness personally known to notary, or two credible witnesses with verified ID); or remote presentation of a government ID + credential analysis (automated analysis of visual/physical/cryptographic security features, § 117.295(3)(b)) + KBA (§ 117.295(3)(a): min. 5 questions with 5 answer choices each from third-party data, 2-minute limit per question set, 80% pass, one retake permitted). No biometric requirement in statute

Fee caps

Remote act: $25.00 USD

Standard notarial act: $10.00 USD