The online notary can serve as one of the witnesses. If another witness is needed, Florida’s statutes differentiate between a witness who is in the physical presence of the signer and a witness who is remote from the signer. In the former situation, the need only announce his or her name and current address for purposes of the recording . In the latter case, the identity of the witness must be credentialed and proven in the same manner as the signer and the remote witness must be a U.S. resident and physically located in the U.S or a territory of the U.S. at the time of signing.