Florida Retirement System Notary Requirements: FR-11, SA-1, Disability & Spousal Acknowledgment Forms

Use the current official PDF and its instructions. The summary below does not replace the form packet.

FR-11 is the FRS Pension Plan Application for Service Retirement. Its member certification directs the applicant to sign in the presence of a notary.

Employer approval is a separate step. A completed notarial certificate does not certify the member's final employment information, replace the employer's approval, or approve the retirement application.

Before signing, confirm that you have the current FR-11 and that all blanks intended to be completed before notarization are complete.

SA-1 is tied to the Pension Plan benefit-option process. The member's execution is notarized.

The spouse acknowledgment applies when the member is married and selects Option 1 or Option 2. In that situation, follow the current SA-1 instructions for the spouse's notarized signature. Do not turn this into a rule that every married FRS member's spouse signs every retirement form.

The spouse acknowledgment records receipt of the information stated on the form. A notary does not explain the financial effect of the selected option or advise the member or spouse whether to sign.

FR-13 is the member's disability-retirement application. The official form includes a member signature in the presence of a notary. Notarization is only one part of a disability packet; medical reports, employer information, deadlines, and program eligibility remain separate.

SA-2 is the Investment Plan disability retirement spousal-acknowledgment form. Use SA-2—not Pension Plan SA-1—for the Investment Plan disability acknowledgment identified by the packet. Follow the current form's member signature and spouse acknowledgment instructions, including the notarial blocks that apply.

Do not assume every disability-related attachment needs notarization. Check each current form by number and edition.

FRS-11o records the member's Pension Plan option selection. The packet may direct the member to complete and return SA-1 when Option 1 or 2 and marital status make that acknowledgment applicable.

That packet relationship does not prove that FRS-11o itself requires notarization. Look for a notarial certificate and signing instruction on the current FRS-11o before claiming that it must be notarized.

Options 1–4 can affect payment duration, survivor benefits, and monthly benefit amounts. This page does not recommend an option, compare financial outcomes, or tell a spouse whether to acknowledge an election.

Direct benefit-election questions to official FRS counseling resources or an appropriately qualified financial or legal professional. The notary's role is limited to the authorized notarial act.

Recipient confirmation is required. The FRS PDFs reviewed establish form-specific notarization instructions, but they do not establish a blanket FRS policy accepting remote online notarization for every form, signature, electronic original, or submission channel.

Remote online notarization is performed under the law of the online notary's commissioning state. Before booking, ask FRS whether it will accept RON for the exact form number and edition you are submitting.