DFS and Florida Bar Education Requirements

Department of Financial Services: Florida Licensed Title Insurance Agents are required to have a minimum of ten approved continuing education hours by their renewal date (every two years). Of these ten hours, three must be approved for Ethics. You can check your CE status with DFS here. (Internet Explorer Required)

The Florida Bar: Continuing legal education is mandatory for all active bar members. The Continuing Legal Education Requirement (CLER) is 30 general credit hours of approved educational activity every three years with five of the 30 hours in the areas of legal ethics, professionalism or substance abuse. You can check your CLE status or post courses here www.flabar.org.

FLTA On-Demand Seminars

Visit our On-Demand School to Access these Seminars for DFS and/or Credit. When available, FLTA members may receive a reduced price for an on-demand course by using the related code.

Link: FLTA On-Demand School

Available On-Demand Courses:

Course 1

• Florida Remote Online Notary Certification Course (2-Hour State Certification Course to become RON Approved)

*This course is not for CE/CLE credit

• • Member: $20
  • • There is no member discount for this course per statute. 
  • Nonmember: $20

Course 2

• Getting Ready for RON (CE/CLE Approved) 

*THIS IS NOT THE STATE 2-HOUR COURSE TO BECOME AN ONLINE NOTARY

Course 3

• PACE Financing (CE/CLE Approved) 

Course 4

• Uncovering Unrecorded Debt and Municipal Liens (CE/CLE Approved) 

Course 5  (ETHICS CREDIT)

• Financial Abuse of Older Adults (ETHICS CE/CLE Approved) 

Course 6

• Land Surveys (CE Approved) 

Course 7

• ID Fraud, Passports and Verification of ID (CE/CLE Approved) 

Course 8

• Fifth Revised Indemnification Agreement (CE/CLE Approved) 

FLTA Webinar Recordings 

(CE credit NOT available for the Below Recordings) 

1031 Exchange Basics (04/2024)

Forms, Forms, Forms - ALTA 2021 Forms & Endorsements (03/2024)

Love and Legacy: Marital Bliss in Real Estate Deed Vesting (02/2024)

Resolutions for All - A Time to Slow Down! (01/2024)

Vesting Title in Florida (12/2023)

ALTA Best Practices 4.0 - Updates and Modifications (09/2023)

Real Property and Fake Sellers (07/2023)

What is your Ethical Responsibility? The FinCEN Geographical Targeting Order (06/2023)
Construction Liens, Municipal Liens and Judgments, Oh My! (05/2023)

Among Ferns - What Title Agents Should Know About Claims (04/2023)

Taking Your Business to the Next Level with RON Webinar (03/2023)

Florida Trusts and Real Property Sales Webinar ( 02/2023)

Policies and Endorsements, What is New and What is the Same (01/2023)

Title Insurance Agents Acting Badly (11/2022)

Tackling Probate for a Winning Closing (09/2022)
FIRPTA: United We Stand (07/2022)

Chart a Safe Course for Condo and HOA Closings: Estoppels, Limited Common Elements and More (06/2022)

Are Those Flowers Yours? Surveys - Land Usage and Land Issues (05/2022)

Cyber Security Best Practices for your Business (05/2022)

Spring Into 1031 Exchange Quick Guide: Tax Deferred Exchanges, Settlement Agent Basics (4/2022)

Are you feeling lucky? ID Fraud, Passports and Verification of ID (3/2022)

Love Some Marketing with Robin Cardella, TitleTap (2/2022)

Start the Year Understanding the Newly Revised FR/BAR Contract (1/2022)

Unlawful Inducements: Questions from the Title Agent (12/2021)

Consumer Protection and Elder Abuse in Real Estate (9/2021)

Favorite Uniform Title Standards (07/2021)

Water Rights Webinar (06/2021)

Fifth Revised Mutual Indemnification Agreement (5/2021)

Blockchain (4/2021)

How to Handle a Claim (3/2021)

Short Sale Transactions (2/2021)

We've Been Hacked! Now What? (01/2021)

The Technology Shaping Our Industry (10/2020)
Recording Best Practices (09/2020)
Financial Abuse of Older Adults (07/2020)
Foreclosure Title Issues (05/2020)
Florida Laws on Medical Marijuana & Hemp (04/2020)
Land Surveys: The Basics and the Importance for Every Property Owner (03/2020)

What You Really Need to Know About FIRPTA (02/2020)

Getting Ready for RON (12/2019)

Ethics in the Land Title Industry (06/2019) 

There Is No Place Like Homestead  (4/2019)

PACE Financing (02/2019)

Doc: PACE Webinar Q and A (03/2019)

Unlawful Rebates and Inducements (12/2018)

Uncovering Unrecorded Debt and Municipal Liens in Every Real Estate Transaction (12/2018)

1031 Exchange  (06/2018)

Remote Notarization  (02/2018)

Mastering Powers of Attorney

Using your Ethical Compass on the Rocky Road of Title Insurance

Unlawful Inducements Town Hall Webinar

TRID Webinar

Marketable Record Title Act (MRTA)

Sovereignty Lands Webinar

Mastering 1031 Exchange Issues

FinCEN Webinar

Foreign Investment Real Property Tax Act Webinar

Steps to a Successful Closing Webinar

Fourth Revised Mutual Indemnification Agreement Webinar

Facilitating a Successful Closing Webinar

Lowdown on Legal Descriptions

The New 2016 ALTA Title Insurance Commitment w/ Florida Modifications Webinar