Am I Required To Charge A Notary Fee?

Hello. CA Notaries may charge any amount up to the maximum fee amounts permitted by state law, and may also choose not to charge a fee for their services.

Yes. If you choose to charge fees, you must conspicuously display in your place of business, or present to each customer outside of your business, an English-language schedule of fees for notarial acts. No part of the displayed notarial fee schedule may be printed in smaller than 10-point type. (WAC 308-30-020[2]). The maximum fee WA Notaries may charge is $10 per notarial act except for copying a document or record, for which the Notary may charge the actual cost. (WAC 308-30-020[1] and [3])

Hello. A Washington Notary may charge a travel fee when traveling to perform a notarial act if: a. The Notary and the person requesting the notarial act agree upon the travel fee in advance of the travel; and b. The Notary explains to the person requesting the notarial act that the travel fee is in addition to the notarial fee and is not required by law (WAC 308-30-020[4]).

Hello. The fees of District Notaries are (CDC 1-1213[c]): (1) Taking an acknowledgment or proof: $2 per signature; (2) Administering an oath or affirmation, including jurat, seal: $2; (3) Taking an affidavit, including jurat, seal: $2; (4) Any other notarial act: $2.

Hello. Yes, $2 is the maximum per signature you may charge for notarial acts in Arizona. Regarding travel fees, When traveling to perform a notarial act, “notaries public may be paid an amount up to the amount authorized for mileage expenses and per diem subsistence for state employees as prescribed by title 38, chapter 4, article 2” (ARS41-316[B]). The Arizona Department of Administration determines this mileage fee through its General Accounting Office. For the latest authorized mileage fees, check the fee schedule online at www.gao.az.gov/travel (RM).

Hello. No, you are not required to charge a fee in Wisconsin.

Hello. No, you are not required to charge a fee in New Jersey.

Hello. No, you are not required to charge a fee in Texas.

Hello. $2 is the maximum fee permitted in New York for acknowledgments and jurats (for protests it is 75 cents per protest and 10 cents per notice of protest, not exceeding five notices) but you are not required to charge a fee.

Hello. No.

Hello. No.

Hello. No, Indiana Notaries are not required to charge a fee.

Hello. No, you do not.

Hello. Notaries in California may charge any fee up to the statutory maximum amount, or no fee at all if they choose. From the state Notary Public Handbook: "A notary public may decide to charge no fee or an amount that is less than the maximum amount prescribed by law. The charging of a fee and the amount of the fee charged is at the discretion of the notary public or the notary public’s employer, provided it does not exceed the maximum fees."

Please see the response to Lauren above.

Hello. No.

Hello. No, there is no set fee schedule for Tennessee. Effective April 6, 2015, “a notary public or the notary’s employer is entitled to demand and receive reasonable fees and compensation for the notary’s services” (TCA 8-21-1201[a]).

While it's certainly a recommended ethical practice to avoid discriminatory charging practices, CA law does not specify Notaries that must charge all signers an identical amount. Notaries must use reasonable judgment when setting fees-for example, it would not be appropriate for a Notary to charge some signers and waive fees for others based on what political party the signer supports. However, it is reasonable for a signer who normally charges for services to waive a notarization fee if a specific signer is suffering economic or other hardship and the Notary wishes to assist the signer by waiving the fee.

I work at a high-rise building in SF with multiple companies and thousands of employees. I have not charged notary fees to any employees who work for those other companies as a professional courtesy. I see other notaries posting their fees on the building's contact list. Could I waive the fee for those conducting "business" with our firm and charge those who have a document of personal nature or no business relationship with us? Please advise, thank you.

What are the Notary Fees for the State of Illinois?

I am a Notary in the state of Texas that I purchased on my own, am I required to charge a fee?

How about Alabama

Does Alabama Notaries charge a fee for their services?

What about compensation for notaries in Nebraska? Thanks.

I'm a little late to the party, but what about New Mexico? Thank you.

I do real estate closings in New York and was recently told that some real estate regulations says we cannot charge for notarizations. It it legal for the companies we work for (as 1099 independent contractors) to say that we cannot charge the parties at the closing for our notarizations?

What about PA?

How about Maryland?

Didn't see Colorado? Am I required to charge a fee?