Florida Statutes 607.0127 – Certificates to be received in evidence; evidentiary effect of certified copy of filed document
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Terms Used In Florida Statutes 607.0127
- Department: means the Florida Department of State. See Florida Statutes 607.01401
- Document: means :(a) Any tangible medium on which information is inscribed, and includes any writing or written instrument; or(b) An electronic record. See Florida Statutes 607.01401
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Secretary: means the corporate officer to whom the board of directors has delegated responsibility under…. See Florida Statutes 607.01401
- signature: means , with present intent to authenticate or adopt a document:
(a) To execute or adopt a tangible symbol on a document, which includes any manual facsimile or conformed signature; or(b) To attach or to logically associate with an electronic transmission an electronic sound, symbol, or process, which includes an electronic signature in an electronic transmission. See Florida Statutes 607.01401All certificates issued by the department pursuant to this chapter must be taken and received in all courts, public offices, and official bodies as prima facie evidence of the facts stated. A certificate the department delivered with a copy of a document filed by the department, bearing the signature of the secretary of state, which may be in facsimile, and the seal of this state, is conclusive evidence that the original document is on file with the department.