{ "dataset": "notary-fees", "title": "Notary fee limits by state", "description": "The most a notary may charge per act in each state, with electronic and remote notarization fees and travel rules, as a free CSV and JSON file with official sources.", "url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/data/notary-fees", "publisher": "MCC Solutions", "license": { "name": "Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)", "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/", "attribution": "Credit \"MCC Solutions\" and link to https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/data/notary-fees" }, "checked": "2026-11", "row_count": 50, "accuracy": "Facts come from official government pages as they read on the checked date. Anything not confirmed there is null and named in the row's unconfirmed list. General information, not legal or tax advice; MCC Solutions is not a law firm and we are not lawyers.", "fields": [ { "name": "jurisdiction_code", "type": "string", "meaning": "Two-letter postal code of the state or DC." }, { "name": "jurisdiction", "type": "string", "meaning": "State name (or District of Columbia)." }, { "name": "calc.act", "type": "number (US dollars)", "meaning": "Fee per notarial act used by the site's fee calculator (the usual maximum for a standard act)." }, { "name": "calc.online", "type": "number (US dollars)", "meaning": "Fee per act for electronic or remote notarization, when the state sets one." }, { "name": "calc.mode", "type": "string (code)", "meaning": "How the online fee applies (plus: on top of the act fee; total: the whole fee)." }, { "name": "perAct", "type": "string (free text)", "meaning": "The per-act fee in plain English." }, { "name": "online", "type": "string (free text)", "meaning": "The electronic or remote notarization fee in plain English." }, { "name": "rows", "type": "array of objects", "meaning": "Each notarial act and its fee as the state lists it: label, amount." }, { "name": "onlineText", "type": "string (free text)", "meaning": "Detail on electronic and remote notarization fees." }, { "name": "travelText", "type": "string (free text)", "meaning": "What the state says about travel fees." }, { "name": "capNote", "type": "string (free text)", "meaning": "Notes on the fee cap." }, { "name": "onlineNote", "type": "string (free text)", "meaning": "Notes on online fees." }, { "name": "extra", "type": "array of strings", "meaning": "Other fee rules from the official source." }, { "name": "unconfirmed", "type": "array of strings", "meaning": "Fields the official sources read did not confirm for this row. Those values are null." }, { "name": "source_titles", "type": "array of strings", "meaning": "Titles of the official sources for the row." }, { "name": "source_urls", "type": "array of strings", "meaning": "Links to the official sources for the row." }, { "name": "checked", "type": "date (YYYY-MM-DD)", "meaning": "When the row's sources were opened (YYYY-MM or YYYY-MM-DD). A row with no official source carries the date of the check that found none." }, { "name": "page_url", "type": "string (URL)", "meaning": "The page on mcc-solutionsnj.com that explains this row." } ], "rows": [ { "jurisdiction_code": "AL", "jurisdiction": "Alabama", "calc.act": 10, "calc.online": null, "calc.mode": null, "perAct": "A reasonable fee of not more than $10 per notarial act", "online": "No separate fee for remote acts is stated in the fee section we read", "rows": [ { "label": "Each notarial act (a reasonable fee, not more than)", "amount": "$10" }, { "label": "Notarial act by a state, county or municipal employee as part of public service, unless other law provides otherwise", "amount": "No fee" } ], "onlineText": "Code of Alabama 36-20-74, as amended by Act 2023-548 (effective September 1, 2023), sets a reasonable fee of not more than $10 for each notarial act and lists no separate fee for remote acts, so check with the Secretary of State before relying on an online fee.", "travelText": "The fee section we read does not address travel. The cap covers the notarial act itself, so anything else should be agreed and listed separately. Get the total before you book.", "capNote": null, "onlineNote": null, "extra": [ "Charging more than the maximum is a Class C misdemeanor (Code of Alabama 36-20-75)." ], "unconfirmed": [], "source_titles": [ "Code of Alabama 36-20-74 as amended: SB322 (Act 2023-548), enrolled", "Alabama Secretary of State: Notaries public" ], "source_urls": [ "https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/SB322-enr.pdf", "https://www.sos.alabama.gov/administrative-services/notaries-public" ], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/notary/fees-by-state" }, { "jurisdiction_code": "AK", "jurisdiction": "Alaska", "calc.act": null, "calc.online": null, "calc.mode": null, "perAct": "No dollar cap; a notary may charge only after giving the signer a fee schedule", "online": "No dollar amount is set for remote acts in the statutes we read", "rows": [ { "label": "Regular notary: the statutes set no dollar amount per act, and the notary may charge only after giving the signer a fee schedule (AS 44.50.062(4))", "amount": "No cap" }, { "label": "Limited governmental notary (AS 44.50.039(3))", "amount": "No fee" } ], "onlineText": "The Alaska notary statutes we read set no dollar amount per act, remote or in person. The fee schedule rule still applies: a notary may charge only after giving the signer a fee schedule.", "travelText": "The statutes we read do not address travel fees. Ask for the notary's fee schedule and the total before you book.", "capNote": "Alaska's notary statutes (AS 44.50) set no dollar amount per act. A regular notary may charge only after giving the signer a fee schedule (AS 44.50.062(4)), and a limited governmental notary may not charge at all (AS 44.50.039(3)). Ask for the notary's fee schedule.", "onlineNote": null, "extra": null, "unconfirmed": [], "source_titles": [ "Alaska Office of the Lieutenant Governor: Alaska Notary Statutes (AS 44.50)" ], "source_urls": [ "https://ltgov.alaska.gov/notaries-public/alaska-notary-statutes/" ], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/notary/fees-by-state" }, { "jurisdiction_code": "AZ", "jurisdiction": "Arizona", "calc.act": 10, "calc.online": 10, "calc.mode": "instead", "perAct": "Up to $10 per signature or act", "online": "Same cap as a paper act: up to $10, and no more than the notary charges for a paper act", "rows": [ { "label": "Acknowledgment or jurat, per notary public signature (up to)", "amount": "$10" }, { "label": "Copy certification, per page certified (up to)", "amount": "$10" }, { "label": "Oath or affirmation, per notarial act (up to)", "amount": "$10" }, { "label": "Electronic or remote online notarization: same cap, and no more than the notary charges for a paper act", "amount": "$10" } ], "onlineText": "Arizona Administrative Code R2-12-1102 applies the same caps to electronic and remote online notarization: a notary may charge no more than they charge for a paper act. The fee schedule itself lists no separate remote fee.", "travelText": "The fee schedule we read lists no travel fees, so ask the notary what they charge and get the total before you book.", "capNote": null, "onlineNote": null, "extra": null, "unconfirmed": [], "source_titles": [ "Arizona Secretary of State: Notary public fee schedule", "Arizona Secretary of State: Notary rules (A.A.C. R2-12-1102)", "Arizona Secretary of State: Remote and eNotary" ], "source_urls": [ "https://apps.azsos.gov/business_services/Notary/Notary_Sign.pdf", "https://apps.azsos.gov/business_services/notary/notary_rules_2018.pdf", "https://azsos.gov/node/114" ], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/notary/fees-by-state" }, { "jurisdiction_code": "AR", "jurisdiction": "Arkansas", "calc.act": null, "calc.online": null, "calc.mode": null, "perAct": "A reasonable fee, disclosed to and agreed by the client before the act, according to the 2025 Handbook; no dollar cap confirmed", "online": "Electronic acts: any fee must be reasonable and agreed beforehand", "rows": [ { "label": "Notarial acts: a reasonable fee, disclosed to and agreed by the client before the act (Handbook p. 18)", "amount": "Reasonable fee" }, { "label": "Electronic notarial acts: a fee is not required, and any fee must be reasonable and agreed beforehand (Handbook pp. 20-23)", "amount": "Reasonable fee" } ], "onlineText": "The 2025 Handbook says an electronic notary is not required to charge, and any fee must be reasonable and agreed beforehand. It sets no dollar amount.", "travelText": "The Handbook pages we read set no travel fee. Agree on every charge with the notary before the act.", "capNote": "Arkansas's Notary Public Handbook (Rev. 1-2025) says a notary may charge a reasonable fee if it is disclosed to and agreed by the client before the act. It sets no dollar maximum, so none is calculated. Ask the Secretary of State before you set a fee.", "onlineNote": null, "extra": [ "The 2025 Handbook describes a reasonable fee agreed before the act rather than a fixed amount; ask the Secretary of State before you print a fee sheet." ], "unconfirmed": [], "source_titles": [ "Arkansas Secretary of State: Arkansas Notary Public Handbook (Rev. 1-2025), pp. 18 and 20-23" ], "source_urls": [ "https://sos.arkansas.gov/uploads/bcs/NotaryHandbook2025.pdf" ], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/notary/fees-by-state" }, { "jurisdiction_code": "CA", "jurisdiction": "California", "calc.act": 15, "calc.online": null, "calc.mode": null, "perAct": "$15 for an acknowledgment, oath or jurat", "online": "Remote online notarization is not authorized under California law, according to the Secretary of State's handbook", "rows": [ { "label": "Acknowledgment, for each signature, including the seal and certificate", "amount": "$15" }, { "label": "Administering an oath or affirmation to one person", "amount": "$15" }, { "label": "Jurat, including the seal", "amount": "$15" }, { "label": "Certifying a power of attorney copy (Probate Code 4307)", "amount": "$15" }, { "label": "Deposition services, all services", "amount": "$30" }, { "label": "Administering the oath to a deposition witness", "amount": "$7" }, { "label": "Deposition certificate", "amount": "$7" }, { "label": "Voting materials and U.S. veterans' benefits papers", "amount": "$0" } ], "onlineText": "The California Secretary of State's January 2026 notary handbook states that current California law does not provide authority for California notaries to perform a remote online notarization. Electronic notarizations are allowed only when all paper-based requirements are met, and the handbook states no separate fee for them.", "travelText": "The handbook sets no maximum travel fee. It says travel fees, if any, should be identified separately, and every fee must be recorded in the notary's journal even when none is charged. A notary may charge less than the maximum.", "capNote": null, "onlineNote": null, "extra": null, "unconfirmed": [], "source_titles": [ "California Secretary of State: Notary Public Handbook (January 2026)" ], "source_urls": [ "https://notary.cdn.sos.ca.gov/forms/notary-handbook-current.pdf" ], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/notary/fees-by-state" }, { "jurisdiction_code": "CO", "jurisdiction": "Colorado", "calc.act": 15, "calc.online": 25, "calc.mode": "instead", "perAct": "Up to $15 for a notarization", "online": "Up to $25 for an electronic or remote notarization", "rows": [ { "label": "Notarization, traditional (up to)", "amount": "$15" }, { "label": "Electronic or remote notarization (up to)", "amount": "$25" } ], "onlineText": "The Colorado Secretary of State's notary FAQ sets the maximum fee for an electronic or remote notarization at $25.", "travelText": "Colorado's FAQ sets no dollar cap on charges beyond the notarization. It says a notary may charge for services in addition to the notarization, such as photocopying, mileage and travel, and must document those charges for the customer.", "capNote": null, "onlineNote": null, "extra": null, "unconfirmed": [], "source_titles": [ "Colorado Secretary of State: Notary public FAQ on fees" ], "source_urls": [ "https://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/notary/FAQ/fees.html" ], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/notary/fees-by-state" }, { "jurisdiction_code": "CT", "jurisdiction": "Connecticut", "calc.act": 10, "calc.online": null, "calc.mode": null, "perAct": "$10 per notarial act, raised from $5 effective July 1, 2026", "online": "No separate fee for remote acts is stated", "rows": [ { "label": "Any act performed by a notary public", "amount": "$10" } ], "onlineText": "The Connecticut Secretary of the State's notary page references Public Act 23-28 on remote notarial acts but gives no separate fee, so check the office's remote notarization guidance before relying on an online fee.", "travelText": "The page says the same law also increased the mileage rate but does not state the rate, so ask the notary what they charge and get the total before you book.", "capNote": null, "onlineNote": null, "extra": null, "unconfirmed": [], "source_titles": [ "Connecticut Secretary of the State: Notary public licensing" ], "source_urls": [ "https://portal.ct.gov/SOTS/Business-Services/Notary/Notary-Public-Licensing" ], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/notary/fees-by-state" }, { "jurisdiction_code": "DE", "jurisdiction": "Delaware", "calc.act": 5, "calc.online": 25, "calc.mode": "instead", "perAct": "Up to $5 per notarial act on a paper record", "online": "Up to $25 per notarial act on an electronic record", "rows": [ { "label": "Notarial act on a tangible (paper) record", "amount": "$5" }, { "label": "Notarial act on an electronic record", "amount": "$25" }, { "label": "Acknowledgments or oaths for veterans' papers or service-related claims (29 Del. C. 4312)", "amount": "No fee" } ], "onlineText": "29 Del. C. 4311 caps a notarial act on an electronic record at $25. A notary may waive any fee (4311(d)).", "travelText": "Delaware's notary FAQs say travel is not addressed by Delaware law. Notaries must give customers their fee list before the service or travel, and list notarial fees separately from other charges.", "capNote": null, "onlineNote": null, "extra": [ "Charging over the limit can lead to revocation and a 2-year bar on reappointment (29 Del. C. 4311(c))." ], "unconfirmed": [], "source_titles": [ "Delaware Code Title 29, Chapter 43: Notaries Public (sections 4311 and 4312)", "Delaware Notary Public Section: Fee information" ], "source_urls": [ "https://delcode.delaware.gov/title29/c043/index.html", "https://notary.delaware.gov/fee-information" ], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/notary/fees-by-state" }, { "jurisdiction_code": "DC", "jurisdiction": "District of Columbia", "calc.act": 5, "calc.online": null, "calc.mode": null, "perAct": "Up to $5 per notarial act", "online": "No separate fee for remote acts is stated on the pages we read", "rows": [ { "label": "Each notarial act", "amount": "$5" }, { "label": "Notary commissioned on behalf of the DC government", "amount": "No fee" } ], "onlineText": "ONCA's FAQ says a notary may charge up to $5 per notarial act. The pages we read do not state a separate fee for remote acts, so ask ONCA before relying on an online fee.", "travelText": "The pages we read do not address travel fees, so ask the notary what they charge and get the total before you book.", "capNote": null, "onlineNote": "ONCA's FAQ sets up to $5 per notarial act, and the pages we read don't state a separate fee for remote acts. Ask ONCA before relying on an online fee.", "extra": [ "D.C. Code 1-1231.25(f) bars charging more than the Mayor's rules allow." ], "unconfirmed": [], "source_titles": [ "DC Office of Notary Commissions and Authentications: Frequently asked questions", "D.C. Code 1-1231.25" ], "source_urls": [ "https://os.dc.gov/page/frequently-asked-questions-office-notary-and-authentications-0", "https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/1-1231.25" ], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/notary/fees-by-state" }, { "jurisdiction_code": "FL", "jurisdiction": "Florida", "calc.act": 10, "calc.online": 25, "calc.mode": "instead", "perAct": "Up to $10 per notarial act", "online": "Up to $25 per online notarial act", "rows": [ { "label": "Any one notarial act under the part (statutory maximum)", "amount": "$10" }, { "label": "One online notarial act (statutory maximum)", "amount": "$25" } ], "onlineText": "Section 117.275 of the Florida Statutes says an online notary may charge a fee, not to exceed $25, for performing an online notarial act.", "travelText": "Section 117.05 sets the $10 maximum for any one notarial act and contains no separate travel-fee wording on the page we read. Ask the notary what they charge for travel and get the total before you book.", "capNote": null, "onlineNote": null, "extra": [ "Section 117.05 also says a notary may not charge a fee for witnessing a vote-by-mail ballot in an election." ], "unconfirmed": [], "source_titles": [ "Florida Statutes 117.05: Use of notary commission; unlawful use; notary fee", "Florida Statutes 117.275: Fees for online notarization" ], "source_urls": [ "https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0100-0199%2F0117%2FSections%2F0117.05.html", "https://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0100-0199%2F0117%2FSections%2F0117.275.html" ], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/notary/fees-by-state" }, { "jurisdiction_code": "GA", "jurisdiction": "Georgia", "calc.act": 2, "calc.online": null, "calc.mode": null, "perAct": "$2 for each notarial act", "online": "Not stated on the Georgia notary law page we read", "rows": [ { "label": "Each notarial act", "amount": "$2" }, { "label": "Certificate confirming the notary commission's effectiveness, if requested", "amount": "$2" } ], "onlineText": "The Georgia Superior Court Clerks' Cooperative Authority page on Georgia notary law gives the $2.00 fee for each notarial act and contains no separate fee provisions for electronic or remote online notarization, so check the current Georgia statute before relying on any online fee.", "travelText": "The page we read has no provisions on travel fees, so ask the notary what they charge and get the total before you book.", "capNote": null, "onlineNote": null, "extra": null, "unconfirmed": [], "source_titles": [ "Georgia Superior Court Clerks' Cooperative Authority: Georgia Notary Law" ], "source_urls": [ "https://www.gsccca.org/notary-and-apostilles/notaries/georgia-notary-law" ], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/notary/fees-by-state" }, { "jurisdiction_code": "HI", "jurisdiction": "Hawaii", "calc.act": 5, "calc.online": 25, "calc.mode": "instead", "perAct": "$5 for most acts, such as an acknowledgment for each party signing", "online": "Up to $25 for an act for a remotely located individual", "rows": [ { "label": "Taking an acknowledgment, for each party signing", "amount": "$5" }, { "label": "Acknowledgment certificate on each duplicate original beyond one, for each person acknowledging", "amount": "$2.50" }, { "label": "Administering an oath, with the certificate", "amount": "$5" }, { "label": "Oath certificate on each duplicate original beyond four", "amount": "$2.50" }, { "label": "Deposition or official certificate", "amount": "$5" }, { "label": "Protests, notices and certified copies of protest, each", "amount": "$5" }, { "label": "Any act above for a remotely located individual (except duplicate certificates)", "amount": "$25" } ], "onlineText": "HRS 456-17 sets $25 for any of the listed acts performed for a remotely located individual, except duplicate certificates.", "travelText": "HRS 456-17 lists no travel fee, so ask the notary what they charge and get the total before you book.", "capNote": null, "onlineNote": null, "extra": [ "No fee may be charged for an oath of loyalty, according to the Attorney General's Notary Public Manual.", "A notary who charges needs a State general excise tax license, and the fees are subject to general excise tax (Manual)." ], "unconfirmed": [], "source_titles": [ "Hawaii Revised Statutes 456-17: Fees", "Hawaii Department of the Attorney General: Notary Public Manual (revised August 2022)" ], "source_urls": [ "https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol10_Ch0436-0474/HRS0456/HRS_0456-0017.htm", "https://ag.hawaii.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Notary-Manual-website-version-2022.pdf" ], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/notary/fees-by-state" }, { "jurisdiction_code": "ID", "jurisdiction": "Idaho", "calc.act": 5, "calc.online": null, "calc.mode": null, "perAct": "Up to $5 per notarial act", "online": "No separate fee for remote or electronic acts is stated", "rows": [ { "label": "Notarial act (not to exceed)", "amount": "$5" } ], "onlineText": "The Idaho Secretary of State's notary FAQ sets no separate fee for electronic or remote notarization, so check the Secretary of State's electronic notary page for the current rules before relying on an online fee.", "travelText": "The FAQ allows compensation for the actual and reasonable expense of travel and gives no dollar cap, so ask the notary what they charge and get the total before you book.", "capNote": null, "onlineNote": null, "extra": null, "unconfirmed": [], "source_titles": [ "Idaho Secretary of State: Notary public FAQ" ], "source_urls": [ "https://sos.idaho.gov/?p=152" ], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/notary/fees-by-state" }, { "jurisdiction_code": "IL", "jurisdiction": "Illinois", "calc.act": 5, "calc.online": 25, "calc.mode": "instead", "perAct": "Up to $5 per notarial act (non-electronic)", "online": "Up to $25 per electronic notarial act", "rows": [ { "label": "Any notarial act, non-electronic (statutory maximum)", "amount": "$5" }, { "label": "Any electronic notarial act (statutory maximum)", "amount": "$25" } ], "onlineText": "The Illinois Notary Public Act sets a maximum of up to $25 for any electronic notarial act. An electronic notary may also charge a reasonable fee to recover the cost of providing a copy of an entry. The section we read does not set a separate fee for remote notarization.", "travelText": "The statute text we read does not mention travel fees, so ask the notary what they charge and get the total before you book.", "capNote": null, "onlineNote": null, "extra": null, "unconfirmed": [], "source_titles": [ "Illinois Notary Public Act, 5 ILCS 312/3-104: Fees (Illinois General Assembly)" ], "source_urls": [ "https://witnessslips.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/fulltext.asp?DocName=000503120K3-104" ], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/notary/fees-by-state" }, { "jurisdiction_code": "IN", "jurisdiction": "Indiana", "calc.act": 10, "calc.online": 25, "calc.mode": "instead", "perAct": "Up to $10 per notarial act", "online": "Up to $25 per remote notarial act", "rows": [ { "label": "Notarial act (up to)", "amount": "$10" }, { "label": "Remote notarial act (up to)", "amount": "$25" } ], "onlineText": "The Indiana Secretary of State's 2024 notary update lists $25 per remote notarial act. It gives no separate fee for electronic notarizations.", "travelText": "The same document says a notary may charge the federal mileage rate for travel, separate from the per-act fees. Ask for the total before you book.", "capNote": null, "onlineNote": null, "extra": null, "unconfirmed": [], "source_titles": [ "Indiana Secretary of State: Indiana notary public update (2024)" ], "source_urls": [ "https://www.in.gov/sboa/files/SOS_Indiana-Notary-Public-Update_NEO_2024.pdf" ], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/notary/fees-by-state" }, { "jurisdiction_code": "IA", "jurisdiction": "Iowa", "calc.act": null, "calc.online": null, "calc.mode": null, "perAct": "A reasonable fee; Iowa Code chapter 9B sets no per-act maximum", "online": "A reasonable fee, in person or remote", "rows": [ { "label": "Notarial acts, in person or remote", "amount": "Reasonable fee" } ], "onlineText": "The Handbook applies the same reasonable-fee rule to remote acts, and Iowa Code chapter 9B sets no per-act maximum.", "travelText": "The Handbook page we read sets no travel fee, so ask the notary what they charge and get the total before you book.", "capNote": "Iowa sets no per-act maximum. The Handbook for Iowa Notaries Public says a notary may charge a reasonable fee, in person or remote, and Iowa Code chapter 9B sets no cap. Ask the notary for the fee before you start.", "onlineNote": null, "extra": null, "unconfirmed": [], "source_titles": [ "Iowa Secretary of State: Handbook for Iowa Notaries Public (2023), p. 27", "Iowa Code chapter 9B" ], "source_urls": [ "https://publications.iowa.gov/53459/1/notaryhandbook.pdf", "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/9B.pdf" ], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/notary/fees-by-state" }, { "jurisdiction_code": "KS", "jurisdiction": "Kansas", "calc.act": null, "calc.online": null, "calc.mode": null, "perAct": "No maximum set; a notary may charge a fee but need not", "online": "No maximum set", "rows": [ { "label": "Any notarial act: disclose the fee and get agreement before the act, collect it at the time, and record it in the journal (K.A.R. 7-43-16)", "amount": "No cap" } ], "onlineText": "The Secretary of State's notary page lists no maximum notary fee, for remote online notarizations or otherwise. The same disclose-and-agree rule applies.", "travelText": "The Secretary of State's page sets no travel fee. Agree on any charge with the notary before the act.", "capNote": "Kansas sets no maximum. Under K.A.R. 7-43-16, as summarized by the Secretary of State, a notary may charge a fee but need not, and must disclose it and get agreement before the act, collect it at the time and record it in the journal.", "onlineNote": null, "extra": null, "unconfirmed": [], "source_titles": [ "Kansas Secretary of State: Notary public" ], "source_urls": [ "https://sos.ks.gov/general-services/notary.html" ], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/notary/fees-by-state" }, { "jurisdiction_code": "KY", "jurisdiction": "Kentucky", "calc.act": null, "calc.online": null, "calc.mode": null, "perAct": "No statutory dollar cap; the fee must be clearly disclosed in advance (KRS 423.430)", "online": "Same rule for electronic records: no dollar cap, disclosed in advance", "rows": [ { "label": "Notarial act on a paper or electronic record: disclose the fee before you act", "amount": "No cap" }, { "label": "Jurat on papers filed to support a federal benefits claim, for the service members and dependents KRS 64.300 covers", "amount": "No fee" } ], "onlineText": "KRS 423.430 treats notarial acts on paper and electronic records the same way: no dollar maximum, as long as the fee complies with KRS 64.300 and is disclosed in advance.", "travelText": "Services that are not notarial acts are not governed by KRS 423.430. Agree on travel and other charges separately before the act.", "capNote": "KRS 423.430 sets no dollar maximum for a notarial act on a paper or electronic record. The fee must comply with KRS 64.300 and be clearly disclosed to the person in advance.", "onlineNote": null, "extra": null, "unconfirmed": [], "source_titles": [ "Kentucky Revised Statutes 423.430: Fees" ], "source_urls": [ "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/LAW/STATUTES/statute.aspx?id=49515" ], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/notary/fees-by-state" }, { "jurisdiction_code": "LA", "jurisdiction": "Louisiana", "calc.act": null, "calc.online": null, "calc.mode": null, "perAct": "No statutory maximum (LAC 46:XLVI.135)", "online": "No fee limit found in R.S. 35:621 et seq.", "rows": [ { "label": "Notarial services", "amount": "No cap" }, { "label": "Remote online notarization (platform charges are set by the notary's provider)", "amount": "No cap" } ], "onlineText": "No fee limit was found in R.S. 35:621 et seq. for remote online notarization. Platform charges are set by the notary's provider.", "travelText": "With no statutory fee schedule, agree on the total with the notary before you start and ask for a receipt.", "capNote": "Louisiana does not have a statutory fee schedule that would determine or limit what a notary can charge (LAC 46:XLVI.135). Agree on the fee with the notary before you start.", "onlineNote": null, "extra": null, "unconfirmed": [], "source_titles": [ "Louisiana Administrative Code Title 46, Part XLVI: Notaries Public (section 135)", "Louisiana Secretary of State: Become a remote online notary" ], "source_urls": [ "https://doa.louisiana.gov/media/eusb0p4s/46v46.pdf", "https://www.sos.la.gov/NotaryAndCertifications/BecomeARONNotary" ], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/notary/fees-by-state" }, { "jurisdiction_code": "ME", "jurisdiction": "Maine", "calc.act": null, "calc.online": null, "calc.mode": null, "perAct": "No statutory maximum; any fee must be disclosed in writing and agreed before the act", "online": "No statutory fee is set", "rows": [ { "label": "Notarial acts: written disclosure and consent first (Rules Chapter 700, section 2(5)(E))", "amount": "No cap" }, { "label": "Drafting legal records, or legal or immigration advice: not authorized (4 M.R.S. 1926(1))", "amount": "No fee" } ], "onlineText": "Maine sets no notarial fees by statute, so the same written disclosure and consent rule applies to every act.", "travelText": "The sources we read set no travel fee. Ask for the notary's written fee disclosure before the act.", "capNote": "Maine doesn't set notarial fees by statute. Under Rules Chapter 700, section 2(5)(E), any fee must be disclosed in writing before the act and the person must agree to it.", "onlineNote": null, "extra": null, "unconfirmed": [], "source_titles": [ "Maine Secretary of State: Notary Public Course of Study", "Maine Revised Statutes Title 4, section 1926" ], "source_urls": [ "https://apps.web.maine.gov/sos/cec/notary/courseofstudy.pdf", "https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/4/title4sec1926.html" ], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/notary/fees-by-state" }, { "jurisdiction_code": "MD", "jurisdiction": "Maryland", "calc.act": 8, "calc.online": 30, "calc.mode": "instead", "perAct": "$8 per notarial act", "online": "Up to $30 per remote notarial act", "rows": [ { "label": "Performance of a notarial act", "amount": "$8" }, { "label": "Performance of a remote notarial act", "amount": "$30" }, { "label": "Travel, if required for the notarial act (not to exceed)", "amount": "$5" } ], "onlineText": "The Maryland Secretary of State's notary FAQ lists $30 for the performance of a remote notarial act and no separate fee for electronic notarization.", "travelText": "The Secretary of State's FAQ allows a travel fee not to exceed $5 when travel is required for the notarial act, and says a notary may be reimbursed for mileage at the prevailing Internal Revenue Service business rate.", "capNote": null, "onlineNote": null, "extra": null, "unconfirmed": [], "source_titles": [ "Maryland Secretary of State: Notary FAQ" ], "source_urls": [ "https://sos.maryland.gov/Notary/Pages/FAQ.aspx" ], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/notary/fees-by-state" }, { "jurisdiction_code": "MA", "jurisdiction": "Massachusetts", "calc.act": null, "calc.online": null, "calc.mode": null, "perAct": "No general maximum per notarization; fees are fixed only for protests", "online": "A technology services fee only if clearly disclosed and limited to actual, reasonable cost", "rows": [ { "label": "Protest for non-acceptance or non-payment, instrument of $500 or more", "amount": "$1" }, { "label": "Protest, instrument under $500", "amount": "$0.50" }, { "label": "Recording the protest", "amount": "$0.50" }, { "label": "Noting non-acceptance or non-payment ($0.75), total with recording and notices", "amount": "$1.25" }, { "label": "Notice to each liable party", "amount": "$0.25" }, { "label": "Signature on an absentee ballot envelope or other voting materials", "amount": "No fee" }, { "label": "Signature on a veteran's application or claim for benefits", "amount": "No fee" } ], "onlineText": "M.G.L. c. 222, s. 16 allows a technology services fee only if it is clearly disclosed and limited to the notary's actual, reasonable cost.", "travelText": "The sources we read set no travel fee. Agree on any fee with the notary before you start.", "capNote": "Massachusetts sets no general maximum per notarization. It fixes fees only for protests of bills, notes and checks (M.G.L. c. 262, s. 41), and two kinds of notarization must be free (c. 222, s. 23). Agree on the fee before you start.", "onlineNote": null, "extra": [ "The Trial Court Law Libraries note that Richardson v. The UPS Store (2020) held the $1.25 cap applies only to noting." ], "unconfirmed": [], "source_titles": [ "Mass.gov: Massachusetts law about notaries public (M.G.L. c. 262, s. 41 and c. 222, s. 23)", "Mass.gov: M.G.L. c. 222, s. 16" ], "source_urls": [ "https://www.mass.gov/info-details/massachusetts-law-about-notaries-public", "https://www.mass.gov/info-details/mass-general-laws-c222-ss-16" ], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/notary/fees-by-state" }, { "jurisdiction_code": "MI", "jurisdiction": "Michigan", "calc.act": 10, "calc.online": 10, "calc.mode": "instead", "perAct": "Up to $10 for each notarial act", "online": "Up to $10 for an electronic or remote notarial act, the same cap as a paper act", "rows": [ { "label": "Each notarial act (up to)", "amount": "$10" }, { "label": "Electronic or remote notarial act (up to)", "amount": "$10" } ], "onlineText": "MCL 55.285(7) caps the fee for any notarial act at $10, and the Department of State's Electronic and Remote Notarial Acts guide says the fee remains up to $10 per notarial act regardless of the method: traditional pen and paper, electronic or remote.", "travelText": "The page says additional fees for travel may be negotiated between the notary and the client before the travel begins, and that the total of all fees, including multiple notarizations and travel, should be disclosed and agreed to before any notarization. It sets no maximum travel fee.", "capNote": null, "onlineNote": null, "extra": null, "unconfirmed": [], "source_titles": [ "Michigan Secretary of State: Notary services", "Michigan Department of State: Electronic and Remote Notarial Acts (MiLONA general information guide)" ], "source_urls": [ "https://www.michigan.gov/sos/notary-services", "https://www.michigan.gov/documents/sos/E-Notary_and_Remote_Notary_Guide_2019_eq051319_655391_7.pdf" ], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/notary/fees-by-state" }, { "jurisdiction_code": "MN", "jurisdiction": "Minnesota", "calc.act": null, "calc.online": null, "calc.mode": null, "perAct": "$5 per oath administered; the statute puts no dollar figure on acknowledgments", "online": "Since January 1, 2023, remote online acts follow the same fee section (357.17)", "rows": [ { "label": "Each oath administered", "amount": "$5" }, { "label": "Affidavit or paper not otherwise listed, per folio (copies $1 per folio)", "amount": "$5" }, { "label": "Acknowledgments of deeds and other services authorized by law: the legal fees allowed other officers for like services", "amount": "Not stated" }, { "label": "Protest of nonpayment or nonacceptance, with copy", "amount": "$5" }, { "label": "Notice of nonpayment or nonacceptance, with copy", "amount": "$5" }, { "label": "Recording an instrument the notary must record, per folio", "amount": "$5" } ], "onlineText": "The Secretary of State's remote online notarization FAQ says that since January 1, 2023, remote online acts follow the same fee section, 357.17.", "travelText": "The fee section we read lists no travel fee, so ask the notary what they charge and get the total before you book.", "capNote": "Minnesota Statutes 357.17 sets $5 per oath and $5 per folio for affidavits, but puts no dollar figure on acknowledgments, so we don't calculate a maximum. Ask the Secretary of State or the notary.", "onlineNote": null, "extra": null, "unconfirmed": [], "source_titles": [ "Minnesota Statutes 357.17: Notaries public", "Minnesota Secretary of State: Remote online notarization authorization FAQ" ], "source_urls": [ "https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/357.17", "https://www.sos.mn.gov/notary-apostille/notary-help/remote-online-notarization-authorization-faq/" ], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/notary/fees-by-state" }, { "jurisdiction_code": "MS", "jurisdiction": "Mississippi", "calc.act": 5, "calc.online": null, "calc.mode": null, "perAct": "$5 per signature, or per person for an oath without a signature", "online": "No remote fee is set; the posted law has no standing remote procedure", "rows": [ { "label": "Acknowledgment, per signature", "amount": "$5" }, { "label": "Oath or affirmation without a signature, per person", "amount": "$5" }, { "label": "Jurat, per signature", "amount": "$5" }, { "label": "Signature witnessing, per signature", "amount": "$5" }, { "label": "Absentee voter application or ballot (Rule 9.6)", "amount": "No fee" } ], "onlineText": "Rule 9.1 of the Secretary of State's notary rules sets no fee for remote acts, and the law the Secretary of State posts requires the signer to appear personally and sets out no standing remote procedure.", "travelText": "A travel fee is allowed only if agreed in advance; the rules set no amount (Rule 9.3).", "capNote": null, "onlineNote": "Mississippi's notary rules set no remote fee, and the law the Secretary of State posts has no standing remote notarization procedure. Ask the Secretary of State before any remote work.", "extra": [ "A notary may charge nothing. A waived fee is marked \"n/c\", \"0\" or a dash in the journal (Rule 4.2(D))." ], "unconfirmed": [], "source_titles": [ "Mississippi Secretary of State: Revised Mississippi Law on Notarial Acts and notary rules (Rules 9.1, 9.3 and 9.6)" ], "source_urls": [ "https://www.sos.ms.gov/content/documents/Business/Revised%20Mississippi%20Law%20on%20Notarial%20Acts%20Notary%20Rules.pdf" ], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/notary/fees-by-state" }, { "jurisdiction_code": "MO", "jurisdiction": "Missouri", "calc.act": 5, "calc.online": null, "calc.mode": null, "perAct": "$5 per signature for an acknowledgment, jurat or signature witnessing", "online": "Electronic acts $5 per signature; a remote transaction fee is allowed if agreed in advance, with no amount set", "rows": [ { "label": "Acknowledgment, jurat or signature witnessing, per signature", "amount": "$5" }, { "label": "Certified copy, per page ($3 minimum)", "amount": "$1" }, { "label": "Electronic acknowledgment, jurat or signature witnessing, per signature", "amount": "$5" }, { "label": "Absentee ballot or absentee voter registration", "amount": "No fee" } ], "onlineText": "The Missouri Notary Handbook allows a remote online transaction fee on top of the notarial fee if it is agreed in advance and explained as separate from the notarial fee and not set by law (RSMo 486.1160). It sets no dollar amount for that fee.", "travelText": "Travel may be charged only if agreed in advance and explained as separate from the notarial fee and not set by law (Missouri Notary Handbook).", "capNote": null, "onlineNote": "Missouri caps electronic acts at $5 per signature and allows a remote online transaction fee on top of the notarial fee if agreed in advance (RSMo 486.1160). No dollar amount is set for that fee, so we can't calculate an online maximum.", "extra": [ "Fees may be collected in advance and are not refundable once the act is done (RSMo 486.690)." ], "unconfirmed": [], "source_titles": [ "Missouri Secretary of State: Missouri Notary Handbook (RSMo 486.685, 486.960 and 486.1160)" ], "source_urls": [ "https://www.sos.mo.gov/CMSImages/Business/Notary/NotaryHandbook.pdf" ], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/notary/fees-by-state" }, { "jurisdiction_code": "MT", "jurisdiction": "Montana", "calc.act": 10, "calc.online": null, "calc.mode": null, "perAct": "Up to $10 per notarial act", "online": "Electronic and remote charges are governed by ARM 44.15.109", "rows": [ { "label": "Each notarial act (acknowledgment, jurat, signature witnessing, copy certification and others)", "amount": "$10" } ], "onlineText": "The Montana Notary Public Handbook says electronic, remote and journal-copy charges are governed by ARM 44.15.109. Check that rule before relying on an online fee.", "travelText": "Travel may be charged only if explained as not set by law and agreed in advance, and not above the IRS standard mileage rate (Handbook).", "capNote": null, "onlineNote": "Montana's Notary Public Handbook says electronic, remote and journal-copy charges are governed by ARM 44.15.109. The Handbook summary we used gives no amount, so check that rule before relying on an online fee.", "extra": null, "unconfirmed": [], "source_titles": [ "Montana Secretary of State: Montana Notary Public Handbook (MCA 1-5-626 and ARM 44.15.109)" ], "source_urls": [ "https://sosmt.gov/docs/22/notary/57459/montana-notary-public-handbook" ], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/notary/fees-by-state" }, { "jurisdiction_code": "NE", "jurisdiction": "Nebraska", "calc.act": 5, "calc.online": 25, "calc.mode": "plus", "perAct": "$5 for an acknowledgment or a certificate and seal; $2 for an affidavit or an oath", "online": "Up to $25 more per online notarial act (Neb. Rev. Stat. 64-412)", "rows": [ { "label": "Taking acknowledgment of a deed or other instrument", "amount": "$5" }, { "label": "Each certificate and seal", "amount": "$5" }, { "label": "Taking affidavits and seal", "amount": "$2" }, { "label": "Administering an oath or affirmation", "amount": "$2" }, { "label": "Protest", "amount": "$1" }, { "label": "Recording a protest", "amount": "$2" }, { "label": "Each notice of protest", "amount": "$2" }, { "label": "Online notarial act by a registered online notary, in addition to the act fee (up to)", "amount": "$25" } ], "onlineText": "Neb. Rev. Stat. 64-412 lets a registered online notary charge up to $25 more per online notarial act.", "travelText": "Section 33-133 allows mileage in serving notice at the rate in 81-1176. It lists no other travel fee, so ask the notary what they charge and get the total before you book.", "capNote": null, "onlineNote": null, "extra": [ "A government employee whose employer paid the commission and bond may not charge these fees (33-133)." ], "unconfirmed": [], "source_titles": [ "Nebraska Revised Statutes 33-133", "Nebraska Revised Statutes 64-412" ], "source_urls": [ "https://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=33-133", "https://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=64-412" ], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/notary/fees-by-state" }, { "jurisdiction_code": "NV", "jurisdiction": "Nevada", "calc.act": 15, "calc.online": null, "calc.mode": null, "perAct": "$15 for an acknowledgment's first signature or a jurat; $7.50 for an oath", "online": "Electronic and audio-video acts have their own provisions (NRS 240.181 to 240.206)", "rows": [ { "label": "Acknowledgment, first signature", "amount": "$15" }, { "label": "Acknowledgment, each additional signature", "amount": "$7.50" }, { "label": "Jurat, per signature", "amount": "$15" }, { "label": "Oath or affirmation", "amount": "$7.50" }, { "label": "Certified copy", "amount": "$7.50" }, { "label": "Marriage ceremony", "amount": "$75" }, { "label": "Travel, 6 a.m. to 7 p.m., per hour (2-hour minimum)", "amount": "$15" }, { "label": "Travel, 7 p.m. to 6 a.m., per hour (2-hour minimum)", "amount": "$30" } ], "onlineText": "NRS 240.100 sets the fees above. Electronic and audio-video acts have their own provisions in NRS 240.181 to 240.206; check them before relying on a remote fee.", "travelText": "NRS 240.100 allows travel at up to $15 an hour from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. and $30 an hour from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m., with a 2-hour minimum.", "capNote": null, "onlineNote": "Nevada's NRS 240.100 covers these fees. Electronic and audio-video acts have their own provisions in NRS 240.181 to 240.206, which we haven't summarized here, so we can't calculate an online maximum.", "extra": [ "Fees may not be charged without a posted fee table (NRS 240.100)." ], "unconfirmed": [], "source_titles": [ "Nevada Revised Statutes chapter 240 (NRS 240.100)" ], "source_urls": [ "https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/nrs-240.html" ], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/notary/fees-by-state" }, { "jurisdiction_code": "NH", "jurisdiction": "New Hampshire", "calc.act": 10, "calc.online": 25, "calc.mode": "instead", "perAct": "Up to $10 for each oath, witness, service or certification", "online": "$25 for a notarial act for a remotely located individual", "rows": [ { "label": "Each oath, witness, service or certification", "amount": "$10" }, { "label": "Depositions (up to $50 total)", "amount": "$5" }, { "label": "Mileage when traveling to swear witnesses, per mile", "amount": "$0.20" }, { "label": "Oath of office to town officers", "amount": "No fee" }, { "label": "Notarial act for a remotely located individual (RSA 456-B:6-a)", "amount": "$25" } ], "onlineText": "The fee schedule we read, RSA 455:11 and the Secretary of State's notary pages, sets $25 for a notarial act for a remotely located individual under RSA 456-B:6-a.", "travelText": "RSA 455:11 allows 20 cents a mile when traveling to swear witnesses. Ask the notary about any other travel charge and get the total before you book.", "capNote": null, "onlineNote": null, "extra": null, "unconfirmed": [], "source_titles": [ "New Hampshire RSA 455:11: Fees", "New Hampshire Secretary of State: Electronic and remote notarization" ], "source_urls": [ "https://gc.nh.gov/rsa/html/XLII/455/455-11.htm", "https://sos.nh.gov/administration/administration/electronic-and-remote-notarization/" ], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/notary/fees-by-state" }, { "jurisdiction_code": "NM", "jurisdiction": "New Mexico", "calc.act": 5, "calc.online": 25, "calc.mode": "plus", "perAct": "$5 for an acknowledgment, an oath or a jurat", "online": "A technology fee of up to $25 per electronic act, separate from the act fee", "rows": [ { "label": "Acknowledgment, each", "amount": "$5" }, { "label": "Oath or affirmation without a signature, per person", "amount": "$5" }, { "label": "Jurat, each", "amount": "$5" }, { "label": "Copy certification, per page ($5 minimum)", "amount": "$0.50" }, { "label": "Technology fee for an electronic act (up to)", "amount": "$25" } ], "onlineText": "NMSA 14-14A-28, as amended by SB 246 (2023), allows a technology fee of up to $25 per electronic act, listed separately from the $5 act fees.", "travelText": "Travel fees are allowed only if agreed in advance and explained as separate from the statutory fees.", "capNote": null, "onlineNote": null, "extra": [ "Fees may not vary by the principal's personal attributes, and an employer may not set them above these limits." ], "unconfirmed": [], "source_titles": [ "New Mexico Legislature: SB 246 (2023), amending NMSA 14-14A-28" ], "source_urls": [ "https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/23%20Regular/final/SB0246.pdf" ], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/notary/fees-by-state" }, { "jurisdiction_code": "NY", "jurisdiction": "New York", "calc.act": 2, "calc.online": 25, "calc.mode": "instead", "perAct": "$2 for an oath or an acknowledgment", "online": "$25 per electronic notarial act, covering all of the notary's costs (19 NYCRR 182.11(g))", "rows": [ { "label": "Administering an oath or affirmation, and certifying it when required (unless another statute sets a fee)", "amount": "$2" }, { "label": "Acknowledgment or proof of execution of a written instrument, first person", "amount": "$2" }, { "label": "Acknowledgment or proof, each additional person", "amount": "$2" }, { "label": "Each witness sworn", "amount": "$2" }, { "label": "Electronic notarial act by a registered electronic notary, inclusive of all costs (19 NYCRR 182.11(g))", "amount": "$25" } ], "onlineText": "Executive Law section 136 leaves the fee for electronic notarial services under section 135-c to regulation by the Secretary of State. That regulation, 19 NYCRR 182.11(g), as printed in the Department of State's September 2026 Notary Public License Law booklet, entitles an electronic notary to a fee of $25 for each electronic notarial act, inclusive of all costs incurred by the notary.", "travelText": "Section 136 lists the fees for the acts themselves. It does not address travel on the page we read, so ask the notary and get the total before you book.", "capNote": null, "onlineNote": null, "extra": null, "unconfirmed": [], "source_titles": [ "New York Executive Law 136: Notarial fees", "New York Department of State: Notary Public License Law (September 2026), including 19 NYCRR 182.11" ], "source_urls": [ "https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/EXC/136", "https://dos.ny.gov/notary-public-license-law-0" ], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/notary/fees-by-state" }, { "jurisdiction_code": "NC", "jurisdiction": "North Carolina", "calc.act": 10, "calc.online": 25, "calc.mode": "instead", "perAct": "$10 per notarized principal signature", "online": "$15 per electronically notarized signature; $25 per remotely notarized signature", "rows": [ { "label": "Acknowledgment, jurat, verification or proof, per notarized principal signature", "amount": "$10" }, { "label": "Oath or affirmation without a signature, per person", "amount": "$10" }, { "label": "Electronic acknowledgment or jurat, per electronically notarized principal signature", "amount": "$15" }, { "label": "Electronic oath or affirmation without a signature, per person", "amount": "$15" }, { "label": "Remote notarization (Part 4A of Article 2), per notarized principal signature", "amount": "$25" } ], "onlineText": "G.S. 10B-31 sets $15 per electronically notarized principal signature (and $15 per person for an electronic oath or affirmation without a signature) and $25 per notarized principal signature for remote notarization under Part 4A of Article 2.", "travelText": "For any notarial act, the notary may charge actual mileage at the federal business mileage rate if the principal agreed to the travel reimbursement in writing before the travel.", "capNote": null, "onlineNote": null, "extra": [ "The statute makes an exception to the oath fee for an oath given to a credible witness who vouches for a principal's or subscribing witness's identity." ], "unconfirmed": [], "source_titles": [ "North Carolina General Statutes 10B-31: Fees for notarial acts" ], "source_urls": [ "https://ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_10B/GS_10B-31.html" ], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/notary/fees-by-state" }, { "jurisdiction_code": "ND", "jurisdiction": "North Dakota", "calc.act": 5, "calc.online": null, "calc.mode": null, "perAct": "Up to $5 per notarial act", "online": "A technology fee is allowed only if agreed in advance; no amount is set", "rows": [ { "label": "Each notarial act", "amount": "$5" } ], "onlineText": "For electronic or remote acts, the Secretary of State allows an extra technology fee only if the notary had technology costs, the signer agreed in advance, and it is kept separate from the $5 notarial fee. No amount is set.", "travelText": "Travel may be charged only if agreed in advance and the signer understands it is for travel and not required by law.", "capNote": null, "onlineNote": "North Dakota sets $5 per notarial act. For electronic or remote acts, a separate technology fee is allowed only if the notary had technology costs and the signer agreed in advance; no dollar amount is set, so we can't calculate an online maximum.", "extra": null, "unconfirmed": [], "source_titles": [ "North Dakota Secretary of State: Notary public information sheet", "North Dakota Secretary of State: Performing electronic and remote notarizations" ], "source_urls": [ "https://sos.nd.gov/sites/www/files/documents/notary-apostille/notary-infosheet.pdf", "https://www.sos.nd.gov/notary-apostille/performing-notarial-acts/performing-electronic-and-remote-notarizations" ], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/notary/fees-by-state" }, { "jurisdiction_code": "OH", "jurisdiction": "Ohio", "calc.act": 5, "calc.online": 30, "calc.mode": "instead", "perAct": "Up to $5 for a notarial act that is not an online notarization", "online": "Up to $30 per online notarization, plus a technology fee of up to $10", "rows": [ { "label": "Any notarial act that is not an online notarization (up to)", "amount": "$5" }, { "label": "Online notarization (up to)", "amount": "$30" }, { "label": "Technology fee for using an online notarization system, per session (up to)", "amount": "$10" } ], "onlineText": "Section 147.08 of the Ohio Revised Code allows up to thirty dollars for an online notarization. A notary may also charge a technology fee of up to ten dollars for using an online notarization system, and the total technology fee per session cannot exceed ten dollars.", "travelText": "A notary may charge a reasonable travel fee, but only if the notary and the principal agree to it before the notarial act.", "capNote": null, "onlineNote": null, "extra": null, "unconfirmed": [], "source_titles": [ "Ohio Revised Code 147.08" ], "source_urls": [ "https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-147.08" ], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/notary/fees-by-state" }, { "jurisdiction_code": "OK", "jurisdiction": "Oklahoma", "calc.act": 5, "calc.online": 25, "calc.mode": "instead", "perAct": "$5 per notarial act", "online": "Up to $25 per remote online notarial act (49 O.S. 209)", "rows": [ { "label": "Each notarial act", "amount": "$5" }, { "label": "Official absentee ballot affidavit", "amount": "No fee" }, { "label": "Remote online notarial act", "amount": "$25" } ], "onlineText": "49 O.S. 209 says the fee for a remote online notarial act may not exceed $25.", "travelText": "The statutes and FAQ we read set no travel fee, so ask the notary what they charge and get the total before you book.", "capNote": null, "onlineNote": null, "extra": [ "A notary is not required to charge a fee (Secretary of State FAQ)." ], "unconfirmed": [], "source_titles": [ "Oklahoma Statutes Title 49 (sections 5 and 209), Oklahoma Senate compilation" ], "source_urls": [ "https://oksenate.gov/sites/default/files/2022-05/os49.pdf" ], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/notary/fees-by-state" }, { "jurisdiction_code": "OR", "jurisdiction": "Oregon", "calc.act": 10, "calc.online": 25, "calc.mode": "instead", "perAct": "Up to $10 per notarial act, paper or in-person electronic", "online": "Up to $25 per remote notarial act", "rows": [ { "label": "Notarial act, paper or in-person electronic", "amount": "$10" }, { "label": "Remote notarial act (ORS 194.277)", "amount": "$25" } ], "onlineText": "ORS 194.400 caps a remote notarial act at $25.", "travelText": "Travel may be charged on top of the act fee only if the notary explains it is not set by law and the requester agrees in advance.", "capNote": null, "onlineNote": null, "extra": [ "A notary who charges fees must display a list of them in English (ORS 194.400(3))." ], "unconfirmed": [], "source_titles": [ "Oregon Revised Statutes chapter 194 (ORS 194.400)" ], "source_urls": [ "https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors194.html" ], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/notary/fees-by-state" }, { "jurisdiction_code": "PA", "jurisdiction": "Pennsylvania", "calc.act": 5, "calc.online": 20, "calc.mode": "plus", "perAct": "$5 for most acts", "online": "Up to $20 per notarial act on electronic records", "rows": [ { "label": "Acknowledgment, first signer named in the certificate", "amount": "$5" }, { "label": "Acknowledgment, each additional name in the same certificate", "amount": "$2" }, { "label": "Administering an oath or affirmation, per person", "amount": "$5" }, { "label": "Verification on oath or affirmation, per declarant", "amount": "$5" }, { "label": "Witnessing or attesting a signature, per signature", "amount": "$5" }, { "label": "Certifying or attesting a copy or deposition, per certified copy", "amount": "$5" }, { "label": "Noting a protest of a negotiable instrument, per page", "amount": "$3" } ], "onlineText": "Electronic and remote notaries may charge an additional fee of up to $20 per notarial act performed with respect to electronic records, according to the Pennsylvania Department of State.", "travelText": "The Department does not set a travel fee. Travel is a clerical or administrative charge that must be customary and reasonable for the area and the service. The customer must be told before the notarization if these charges apply, and they must be itemized on the receipt.", "capNote": null, "onlineNote": null, "extra": null, "unconfirmed": [], "source_titles": [ "Pennsylvania Department of State: Notary Public Fees" ], "source_urls": [ "https://www.pa.gov/agencies/dos/programs/notaries/notary-public-fees" ], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/notary/fees-by-state" }, { "jurisdiction_code": "RI", "jurisdiction": "Rhode Island", "calc.act": 25, "calc.online": 25, "calc.mode": "instead", "perAct": "Up to $25 per document or notarization", "online": "Up to $25 per remote online notarization", "rows": [ { "label": "Each document or notarization, in person", "amount": "$25" }, { "label": "Each document or notarization, remote online", "amount": "$25" } ], "onlineText": "Rhode Island's Remote Notary Guide says the maximum fee for any notarial act is $25, whether performed in person or remotely.", "travelText": "The fee rules we read set no travel fee, so ask the notary what they charge and get the total before you book.", "capNote": null, "onlineNote": null, "extra": [ "Notaries must post their fees in a conspicuous place at their place of business, or tell people on request (Notary Public Manual)." ], "unconfirmed": [], "source_titles": [ "Rhode Island Department of State: Remote Online Notarization Performance Guide", "Rhode Island Department of State: Notaries public" ], "source_urls": [ "https://docs.sos.ri.gov/documents/businessservices/remote-notary-guide.pdf", "https://www.sos.ri.gov/Divisions/NotaryPublic" ], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/notary/fees-by-state" }, { "jurisdiction_code": "SC", "jurisdiction": "South Carolina", "calc.act": 5, "calc.online": null, "calc.mode": null, "perAct": "$5 per signature for an acknowledgment, jurat or signature witnessing", "online": "$10 per signature for in-person electronic acts; no audio-video remote notarization in the Code chapters read", "rows": [ { "label": "Acknowledgment, jurat or signature witnessing, per signature", "amount": "$5" }, { "label": "Oath or affirmation without a signature, per person", "amount": "$5" }, { "label": "Verification of fact, per certificate", "amount": "$5" }, { "label": "Electronic notarial act by a registered electronic notary, per signature", "amount": "$10" } ], "onlineText": "S.C. Code 26-2-70 caps an electronic notarial act by a registered electronic notary at $10 per signature. Electronic notarization in South Carolina is in person; the Code chapters we read have no audio-video remote notarization.", "travelText": "Travel may be charged only if agreed in advance and explained as separate from the notarial fee and not set by law.", "capNote": null, "onlineNote": "South Carolina caps electronic notarial acts by registered electronic notaries at $10 per signature (26-2-70), but those are in-person acts: the Code chapters we read have no audio-video remote notarization.", "extra": [ "Fees are optional. A notary who charges must display an English fee schedule at the place of business, or show it to each principal elsewhere (26-1-100(B))." ], "unconfirmed": [], "source_titles": [ "S.C. Code Title 26, Chapter 1 (26-1-100)", "S.C. Code Title 26, Chapter 2 (26-2-70)" ], "source_urls": [ "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t26c001.php", "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t26c002.php" ], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/notary/fees-by-state" }, { "jurisdiction_code": "SD", "jurisdiction": "South Dakota", "calc.act": null, "calc.online": null, "calc.mode": null, "perAct": "A fee per instrument is allowed; the statute states no dollar maximum (SDCL 18-1-9)", "online": "No dollar maximum is stated", "rows": [ { "label": "Each instrument notarized", "amount": "No cap" }, { "label": "Request for an absentee ballot", "amount": "No fee" } ], "onlineText": "The statute text we read states no dollar maximum for any instrument, so agree on the fee before the act.", "travelText": "The statute sets no travel fee. Agree on any travel charge with the notary before the act and ask for a receipt.", "capNote": "SDCL 18-1-9 lets a notary charge a fee for each instrument notarized, but the statute text we read states no dollar maximum. Agree on the fee and any travel charge before the act.", "onlineNote": null, "extra": null, "unconfirmed": [], "source_titles": [ "South Dakota Codified Laws 18-1-9", "South Dakota Secretary of State: Notary Public Handbook" ], "source_urls": [ "https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/18-1-9", "https://sdsos.gov/general-services/assets/SDNotaryPublicHandbook.pdf" ], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/notary/fees-by-state" }, { "jurisdiction_code": "TN", "jurisdiction": "Tennessee", "calc.act": null, "calc.online": null, "calc.mode": null, "perAct": "A reasonable fee; no dollar maximum in the statute (T.C.A. 8-21-1201)", "online": "No separate fee is stated", "rows": [ { "label": "Each notarial act", "amount": "Reasonable fee" } ], "onlineText": "The Secretary of State's FAQ quotes the reasonable-fee rule and states no separate fee for online notarizations.", "travelText": "The sources we read set no travel fee. Agree the fee before you start, with travel or other charges listed separately.", "capNote": "T.C.A. 8-21-1201, as quoted by the Secretary of State, entitles notaries to reasonable fees and sets no dollar maximum. Agree the fee before you start.", "onlineNote": null, "extra": [ "A notary who charges a fee must record the act in a well-bound book or electronically." ], "unconfirmed": [], "source_titles": [ "Tennessee Secretary of State: What fee can a notary charge for their services?" ], "source_urls": [ "https://sos.tn.gov/businesses/faqs/what-fee-can-a-notary-charge-for-their-services" ], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/notary/fees-by-state" }, { "jurisdiction_code": "TX", "jurisdiction": "Texas", "calc.act": 10, "calc.online": 25, "calc.mode": "plus", "perAct": "$10 for acknowledgments, oaths and most other acts", "online": "Up to $25 per online notarization, in addition to regular charges", "rows": [ { "label": "Acknowledgments or proofs of instruments for registration, including certificate and seal", "amount": "$10" }, { "label": "Administering oaths or affirmations, including certificate and seal", "amount": "$10" }, { "label": "Swearing a deposition witness, including certificate and seal", "amount": "$10" }, { "label": "All other notarial acts not listed", "amount": "$10" }, { "label": "Protesting a bill or note, including register and seal", "amount": "$4" }, { "label": "Each notice of protest; each page of copies from the notary's records; each 100 words of deposition testimony", "amount": "$1" } ], "onlineText": "The Texas Secretary of State says online notaries may charge up to $25 for each notarization they perform, in addition to regular notary charges.", "travelText": "The Secretary of State fee page we read does not mention a travel fee, so ask the notary what they charge and get the total before you book.", "capNote": null, "onlineNote": null, "extra": null, "unconfirmed": [], "source_titles": [ "Texas Secretary of State: Fees for Notary Public Services (Tex. Gov't Code 406.024)", "Texas Secretary of State: Online Notary Public Educational Information" ], "source_urls": [ "https://notarytraining.sos.texas.gov/notaryfees", "https://www.sos.state.tx.us/statdoc/online-np-educational.shtml" ], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/notary/fees-by-state" }, { "jurisdiction_code": "UT", "jurisdiction": "Utah", "calc.act": 10, "calc.online": 25, "calc.mode": "instead", "perAct": "Up to $10 per signature, per person or per page", "online": "Up to $25 for each item in a remote notarization", "rows": [ { "label": "Acknowledgment, per signature", "amount": "$10" }, { "label": "Certified copy, per page", "amount": "$10" }, { "label": "Jurat, per signature", "amount": "$10" }, { "label": "Oath or affirmation without a signature, per person", "amount": "$10" }, { "label": "Signature witnessing, each", "amount": "$10" }, { "label": "Each item in a remote notarization", "amount": "$25" }, { "label": "Immigration status change forms, per individual per set", "amount": "$10" } ], "onlineText": "Utah Code 46-1-12, as printed in the Lieutenant Governor's study guide, sets $25 for each item in a remote notarization.", "travelText": "Travel may be charged up to the approved federal mileage rate, if explained, kept separate and agreed in advance.", "capNote": null, "onlineNote": null, "extra": [ "Notaries must display an English-language schedule of their fees (46-1-12(3))." ], "unconfirmed": [], "source_titles": [ "Utah Lieutenant Governor: Utah Notary Public Study Guide and Handbook (Utah Code 46-1-12, updated May 16, 2022)" ], "source_urls": [ "https://notary.utah.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/UtahNotaryPublicStudyGuideandHandbook-5-16-2022-3.pdf" ], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/notary/fees-by-state" }, { "jurisdiction_code": "VT", "jurisdiction": "Vermont", "calc.act": null, "calc.online": null, "calc.mode": null, "perAct": "No limit on what a notary charges the public was found in 26 V.S.A. chapter 103 or the Administrative Rules", "online": "No limit found", "rows": [ { "label": "Notary's fee to the public", "amount": "No cap" } ], "onlineText": "The $30 special endorsement for electronic and remote acts (26 V.S.A. 5324(b)) is what the notary pays OPR. No limit on what the notary charges the public was found.", "travelText": "No travel rule was found either. Agree on the fee with the notary before the act and ask for a receipt.", "capNote": "Vermont sets what notaries pay the Office of Professional Regulation, not what they charge the public. No limit was found in 26 V.S.A. chapter 103 or the Administrative Rules, so agree on the fee before the act.", "onlineNote": null, "extra": null, "unconfirmed": [], "source_titles": [ "Vermont Statutes Title 26, chapter 103: Notaries public", "26 V.S.A. 5324: Fees" ], "source_urls": [ "https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/chapter/26/103", "https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/26/103/05324" ], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/notary/fees-by-state" }, { "jurisdiction_code": "VA", "jurisdiction": "Virginia", "calc.act": 10, "calc.online": 25, "calc.mode": "instead", "perAct": "Up to $10 for paper acknowledgments, oaths and certifications", "online": "Up to $25 per electronic document notarial act", "rows": [ { "label": "Acknowledgment, oath, affidavit certification or true-copy certification (statutory maximum)", "amount": "$10" }, { "label": "Electronic document notarial act (statutory maximum)", "amount": "$25" } ], "onlineText": "Section 47.1-19 of the Code of Virginia allows a fee not to exceed $25 for electronic document notarial acts. The page we read does not set a separate fee for remote online notarization.", "travelText": "A notary may recover actual, reasonable travel expenses only if the notary performs the act somewhere other than their usual place of business and the person being charged agrees. The same section makes it unlawful to charge more than the set fee for any notarial act.", "capNote": null, "onlineNote": null, "extra": null, "unconfirmed": [], "source_titles": [ "Code of Virginia 47.1-19: Fees" ], "source_urls": [ "https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title47.1/chapter3/section47.1-19/" ], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/notary/fees-by-state/west-virginia" }, { "jurisdiction_code": "WA", "jurisdiction": "Washington", "calc.act": 15, "calc.online": 25, "calc.mode": "instead", "perAct": "Up to $15 for most notarial acts", "online": "Up to $25 for a remote notarial act", "rows": [ { "label": "Most notarial acts, including witnessing a signature, an oath and certifying a copy (up to)", "amount": "$15" }, { "label": "Remote notarial act (up to)", "amount": "$25" } ], "onlineText": "The Washington Department of Licensing lists a maximum of $25 for a remote notarial act. Its fee page does not separately address electronic acts.", "travelText": "The Department of Licensing fee page does not mention travel fees, so ask the notary what they charge and get the total before you book.", "capNote": null, "onlineNote": null, "extra": null, "unconfirmed": [], "source_titles": [ "Washington Department of Licensing: Notary public fees" ], "source_urls": [ "https://dol.wa.gov/node/1014" ], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/notary/fees-by-state" }, { "jurisdiction_code": "WV", "jurisdiction": "West Virginia", "calc.act": 10, "calc.online": null, "calc.mode": null, "perAct": "Up to $10 per signature or notarial act", "online": "No separate remote fee is stated in the fee section we read", "rows": [ { "label": "Notarizing each signature, including recording it in the journal of notarial acts", "amount": "$10" }, { "label": "Certifying a facsimile of a document and keeping it on file, per 8.5 x 11 page", "amount": "$10" }, { "label": "Any other notarial act", "amount": "$10" } ], "onlineText": "W. Va. Code 39-4-30 sets the $10 maximums above and states no separate amount for remote acts, so confirm with the Secretary of State before relying on an online fee.", "travelText": "The fee section we read does not address travel, so ask the notary what they charge and get the total before you book.", "capNote": null, "onlineNote": "W. Va. Code 39-4-30 sets $10 for notarizing each signature and for any other notarial act, and states no separate amount for remote acts. Confirm with the Secretary of State before relying on an online fee.", "extra": null, "unconfirmed": [], "source_titles": [ "W. Va. Code 39-4-30" ], "source_urls": [ "https://code.wvlegislature.gov/39-4-30/" ], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/notary/fees-by-state" }, { "jurisdiction_code": "WI", "jurisdiction": "Wisconsin", "calc.act": 5, "calc.online": null, "calc.mode": null, "perAct": "Up to $5 per document for acknowledgments and other services", "online": "No DFI cap for remote acts was found", "rows": [ { "label": "Acknowledgments and other services: same as other officers allow, but no more than", "amount": "$5" }, { "label": "Protest of nonpayment or nonacceptance of a note or bill", "amount": "$5" }, { "label": "Any other protest", "amount": "$5" }, { "label": "Notice of nonpayment or nonacceptance", "amount": "$5" }, { "label": "Drawing an affidavit or other paper not otherwise provided for, per folio (plus 12 cents per folio for copying)", "amount": "$5" } ], "onlineText": "Wis. Stat. 140.02(9) sets the fees above unless DFI sets different fees for remote acts under 140.27(1)(a)1. We found no DFI cap for remote acts.", "travelText": "The statute text we read has no travel fee rule, so ask the notary what they charge and get the total before you book.", "capNote": null, "onlineNote": "Wisconsin's $5 cap comes from Wis. Stat. 140.02(9), unless DFI sets different fees for remote acts under 140.27(1)(a)1. We found no DFI cap for remote acts, so we can't calculate an online maximum.", "extra": [ "The fee cap is per document, not per signature." ], "unconfirmed": [], "source_titles": [ "Wisconsin Statutes 140.02(9)" ], "source_urls": [ "https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/statutes/140.02(9)" ], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/notary/fees-by-state" }, { "jurisdiction_code": "WY", "jurisdiction": "Wyoming", "calc.act": 10, "calc.online": null, "calc.mode": null, "perAct": "Up to $10 per notarial act, or per person when several sign one record", "online": "A technology fee is allowed if agreed in advance; no amount is set", "rows": [ { "label": "Each notarial act", "amount": "$10" }, { "label": "Several signers on one record, per person", "amount": "$10" } ], "onlineText": "W.S. 32-3-126 allows a technology fee if agreed in advance and explained as separate and not set by law. It sets no amount for that fee.", "travelText": "Travel may be charged up to the IRS standard mileage rate, agreed in advance and explained as separate.", "capNote": null, "onlineNote": "Wyoming sets $10 per notarial act (W.S. 32-3-126) and allows a technology fee if agreed in advance and explained as separate and not set by law. No amount is set for the technology fee, so we can't calculate an online maximum.", "extra": [ "Notaries may waive or reduce fees and may collect them in advance." ], "unconfirmed": [], "source_titles": [ "Wyoming Legislature: 2021 Senate File 29, enrolled (W.S. 32-3-126)", "Wyoming Secretary of State: Notary Education Presentation" ], "source_urls": [ "https://www.wyoleg.gov/2021/Enroll/SF0029.pdf", "https://sos.wyo.gov/Services/Docs/Notary-Education-Presentation_effective-07.01.2021.pdf" ], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/notary/fees-by-state" } ] }