Notary Fees by State
The maximum a notary may charge for each notarial act, state by state, with the responsible agency, the citation, a link to the official source and the date it was verified. 45 of 51 jurisdictions are verified from official government sources; the rest say “Not yet verified” rather than guess.
Fee data version 2026.09.2 · updated September 15, 2026
51 states shown
- ALAlabamaUp to $10.00 per act
- AKAlaskaNo statutory maximum found
- AZArizonaAcknowledgment: Up to $10.00 per signature
- ARArkansasNot yet verified: manual pricing only
- CACaliforniaAcknowledgment: Up to $15.00 per signature
- COColoradoUp to $15.00 per document
- CTConnecticutUp to $5.00 per act
- DEDelawareUp to $5.00 per act
- DCDistrict of ColumbiaUp to $5.00 per act
- FLFloridaUp to $10.00 per act
- GAGeorgiaNot yet verified: manual pricing only
- HIHawaiiAcknowledgment: Up to $5.00 per signer
- IDIdahoUp to $5.00 per act
- ILIllinoisUp to $5.00 per act
- INIndianaUp to $10.00 per act
- IAIowaNo statutory maximum found
- KSKansasSee rule notes
- KYKentuckyNot yet verified: manual pricing only
- LALouisianaNo statutory maximum found
- MEMaineNo statutory maximum found
- MDMarylandUp to $8.00 per signature
- MAMassachusettsNo statutory maximum found
- MIMichiganUp to $10.00 per act
- MNMinnesotaAcknowledgment: Up to $5.00 per act
- MSMississippiAcknowledgment: Up to $5.00 per signature
- MOMissouriAcknowledgment: Up to $5.00 per signature
- MTMontanaUp to $10.00 per act
- NENebraskaAcknowledgment: Up to $5.00 per act
- NVNevadaAcknowledgment: Up to $15.00 first signature + $7.50 each additional
- NHNew HampshireUp to $10.00 per act
- NJNew JerseyUp to $2.50 per act
- NMNew MexicoNot yet verified: manual pricing only
- NYNew YorkAcknowledgment: Up to $2.00 per signer
- NCNorth CarolinaAcknowledgment: Up to $10.00 per signature
- NDNorth DakotaUp to $5.00 per act
- OHOhioUp to $5.00 per act
- OKOklahomaUp to $5.00 per act
- OROregonAcknowledgment: Up to $10.00 per act
- PAPennsylvaniaAcknowledgment: Up to $5.00 first signature + $2.00 each additional
- RIRhode IslandUp to $25.00 per document
- SCSouth CarolinaAcknowledgment: Up to $5.00 per signature
- SDSouth DakotaNo statutory maximum found
- TNTennesseeNo statutory maximum found
- TXTexasAcknowledgment: Up to $10.00 first signature + $1.00 each additional
- UTUtahAcknowledgment: Up to $10.00 per signature
- VTVermontNot yet verified: manual pricing only
- VAVirginiaAcknowledgment: Up to $10.00 per act
- WAWashingtonUp to $15.00 per act
- WVWest VirginiaUp to $10.00 per act
- WIWisconsinNot yet verified: manual pricing only
- WYWyomingUp to $10.00 per act
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Fee structures
How states count the acknowledgment fee
The same job can have a different maximum in two states even when the dollar figure looks the same, because states count different things. Grouped by how the acknowledgment (or the state’s general notarial fee) is counted in the verified data.
Per notarial act
Each act has its own cap, whatever the number of signatures.
Per signature
Two people signing the same document count twice.
First signature + each additional
A higher first-signature fee that restarts per document or per signer.
No statutory maximum found
The official source sets no numeric cap; read the notes for conditions.
Rule that is not a single number
The official text depends on details a per-unit number cannot capture.
Basis labels follow the data: “per signature”, “per signer” and so on. See how state notary fee maximums work for worked examples.
Sourcing
How these references are verified
Every verified entry comes from an official government source: a state statute, administrative code, Secretary of State page or official notary handbook. Blogs, associations, vendor sites and legal-summary sites are never used, even to confirm a number.
Each state page quotes the source text, names the agency and citation, links to the official page, and shows the date it was verified and how. If the current rule could not be confirmed, or official sources conflict, the state is marked “Not yet verified” and carries no fee amounts.
This is the same data the Mobile Notary Fee Calculator iPhone app ships with. It is reference information, not legal advice. Laws change; confirm the current rule with your commissioning authority.