Fla. Stat. 695.17
United States deeds and patents may be recorded

Deeds and patents issued by the United States Government and photographic copies made by authority of said government from its records thereof in the general land office, embracing lands within the state, shall be admitted to record in this state in the county or counties where the land lies, when presented to the clerk of the court of the county where same is to be recorded, and when said deeds, patents or photographic copies shall appear to her or him to be genuine.

Source: Section 695.17 — United States deeds and patents may be recorded, https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2024/0695.17 (accessed Aug. 7, 2025).

695.01
Conveyances and liens to be recorded 695.02
Blank or master form of instruments may be recorded 695.03
Acknowledgment and proof 695.04
Requirements of certificate 695.05
Certain defects cured as to acknowledgments and witnesses 695.06
Certain irregularities as to venue validated 695.07
Use of scrawl as seal 695.08
Prior use of scrawl as seal 695.09
Identity of grantor 695.10
Proof by others 695.11
Instruments deemed to be recorded from time of filing 695.12
Imperfect record 695.13
Want of certificate of record 695.14
Unsigned certificate of record 695.15
Recording conveyances lost by fire 695.015
Conveyances by law between governmental agencies, recording 695.16
When mortgage or lien is destroyed 695.17
United States deeds and patents may be recorded 695.18
Indorsement by clerk 695.19
Certified copies of recorded instruments may be recorded 695.20
Unperformed contracts of record 695.22
Daily schedule of deeds and conveyances filed for record to be furnished property appraiser 695.25
Short form of acknowledgment 695.26
Requirements for recording instruments affecting real property 695.27
Uniform Real Property Electronic Recording Act 695.28
Validity of recorded electronic documents 695.031
Affidavits and acknowledgments by members of armed forces and their spouses 695.032
Provisions not applicable to transactions under chapter 679, Uniform Commercial Code

Current through Fall 2025

§ 695.17. U.S. deeds & patents may be recorded's source at flsenate.gov

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Original Source: Section 695.17 — United States deeds and patents may be recorded, https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2024/0695.17 (last accessed Aug. 7, 2025).