A. A notary public or notarial officer may charge the maximum fee specified in this section, charge less than the maximum fee or waive the fee.
B. An employer shall not establish fees for notarial services that are in excess of those specified in this section nor on the attributes of the principal as delineated.
C. The maximum fees that may be charged by a notary public or notarial officer licensed to practice law for notarial acts are:
(1) for acknowledgments, five dollars ($5.00) per acknowledgment;
(2) for oaths or affirmations without a signature, five dollars ($5.00) per person;
(3) for jurats, five dollars ($5.00) per jurat; and
(4) for copy certifications, fifty cents ($.50) per page with a minimum total charge of five dollars ($5.00).
D. A notary public or notarial officer may charge a travel fee when traveling to perform a notarial act if:
(1) the notary public and the person requesting the notarial act agree upon the travel fee in advance of the travel; and
(2) the notary public explains to the person requesting the notarial act that the travel fee is separate from the notarial fees and not mandated by law.
E. In addition to the fees prescribed in Subsections C and D of this section, a notary public may charge a technology fee not to exceed twenty-five dollars ($25.00) or other amount established by rule by the secretary of state per notarial act performed with respect to an electronic record.
History: Laws 2021, ch. 21, § 28.
ANNOTATIONS
Effective dates. — Laws 2021, ch. 21, § 38 made Laws 2021, ch. 21, § 28 effective January 1, 2022.
Applicability. — Laws 2021, ch. 21, § 37 provided that the provisions of Laws 2021, ch. 21 apply to notarial acts performed in this state on and after January 1, 2022.