Maximum fees by state for acknowledgments, jurats, oaths, and RON. Data updated 2026.
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Source: National Notary Association & Notary Public Class, reviewed April 2026. Always verify with your state's official notary authority before setting fees.
Select your state from the dropdown to instantly see the maximum fees your state allows for acknowledgments, jurats, verbal oaths, and remote online notarization (RON). These are the legal maximums set by state statute — you may charge less, but you may not charge more.
Use the Signing Total Estimator to enter the number of each act type you performed and calculate the maximum total you are legally permitted to charge for that appointment. This is particularly useful when preparing invoices for attorneys, title companies, or individual clients.
Note that notarial fees for loan signings are typically negotiated separately as a signing fee and are not subject to the same per-act caps. The per-act caps apply to traditional notary work such as individual document notarizations outside of a full loan package.
An acknowledgment is the most common notarial act. The signer appears before the notary and acknowledges that they signed the document willingly. The notary verifies the signer's identity but does not require the signer to swear an oath. Most real estate documents use acknowledgments.
A jurat requires the signer to sign the document in the notary's presence and swear or affirm that the contents are true. Jurats are commonly used for affidavits, depositions, and sworn statements. The document will typically include the phrase "Subscribed and sworn to before me."
A verbal oath or affirmation is administered when no document is being notarized — for example, swearing in a witness or administering an oath of office. An affirmation is used when the signer has a religious or personal objection to swearing an oath.
RON allows notaries to perform notarial acts via audio-visual technology. Many states have enacted RON laws since 2020 and set separate fee caps for remote sessions, often higher than in-person fees to reflect the technology platform costs involved.
No. State-mandated fee caps are legal maximums. Charging above the cap may result in disciplinary action against your notary commission. However, you may charge separately for travel, printing, and other services not covered under the notarial fee statutes.
Several states have no statutory maximum for notarial fees. In these states you may set your own rates — however, most require you to disclose your fees to signers before performing the notarial act. Always post your fee schedule visibly at your place of business if applicable.
State notary fee maximums are set by statute and change infrequently — usually only when the state legislature passes updated notary laws. This data is reviewed periodically. Always verify current fees with your state's official notary regulatory authority before setting your fee schedule.