Gov. DeSantis OKs Measure Shielding Spanish Speakers From ‘Notario Fraud’

Gov. DeSantis OKs measure shielding Spanish speakers from ‘notario fraud’

Gov. Ron DeSantis has approved legislation designed to protect Spanish speakers, including those seeking immigration services, from deceptive notaries who pose as legal experts. The new law (HB 915), effective July 1, prohibits notaries public in Florida from using titles such as “notario,” “notario público,” “immigration consultant,” or any designation suggesting legal expertise in immigration law unless they are authorized to do so. It also re…

An immigrant advocacy group is celebrating this bill DeSantis signed to curb legal services scams

Gov. Ron DeSantis signed on May 22, 2025, a proposal prohibiting notaries public from advertising as immigration legal services. (Photo illustration by Getty Images)Amid ongoing raids in Florida immigrant communities, Gov. Ron DeSantis’ signed a bill Thursday creating an avenue for relief against people unlawfully providing immigration legal services. HB 915, one of 17 bills DeSantis signed Thursday, prohibits notaries public from advertising th…