Alabama Notary Fees
Acknowledgment: Up to $10.00 per act
An Alabama notary public may charge a reasonable fee not exceeding $10 for each notarial act performed.
Source: Alabama Secretary of State / Alabama Legislature · Ala. Code § 36-20-74; Act 2023-548
Maximum notary fees in Alabama
What the official source allows a notary to charge for each notarial act. Charging less, or nothing, is allowed.
| Notarial act | Maximum fee | How it’s counted |
|---|---|---|
| Acknowledgment | Up to $10.00 per act | per actStatute sets a single cap of $10 for each notarial act performed. |
| Jurat | Up to $10.00 per act | per actSame $10 per notarial act cap. |
| Oath / Affirmation | Up to $10.00 per act | per actSame $10 per notarial act cap. |
| Any Notarial Act | Up to $10.00 per act | per actAny other notarial act authorized under Alabama law: $10 per act. |
How Alabama counts notary fees
Counted per notarial act
Acknowledgment, jurat, oath / affirmation and any other notarial act: each notarial act performed is capped at $10.00. The maximum for several acts is the number of acts times the per-act cap.
- 1 act: up to $10.00
- 4 acts: up to $40.00
Price a Alabama appointment
Notarial acts start at the verified Alabama maximum and are checked against it. Travel and add-ons use example rates you can change.
Alabama quote calculator
1Job
Act fees default to the verified maximum
2Notarial acts
$10.00Maximum per act
Defaults to the verified Alabama maximum. Count units follow the state rule (per act, signature or signer).
3Travel
$40.00Used for the vehicle-cost estimate
Flat $40.00 per appointment.
4Printing & add-ons
$0.005Time & costs
Round trip
Fuel, wear, insurance share
Courier, supplies
Uses the miles you drive and your print cost whether or not you bill for them. An operational estimate, not accounting profit.
Suggested total
$50
General Notary Work · Alabama
- Notarial acts
- $10.00
- Travel & service fees
- $40.00
Job economics (estimate)
- Est. direct costs
- $0.00
- Est. net
- $50.00
- Effective rate
- $150.00/hr
20 min total time. Costs: mileage $0.00, printing $0.00, other $0.00. An operational estimate, not accounting profit; it leaves out taxes, insurance and overhead.
Breakdown
Notarial acts
1 × acknowledgment
$10.00
Travel
Flat
$40.00
Total
$50.00
Notarial acts vs. service fees
Within verified statutory fee limit
$10.00 verified maximum for your entries
Travel, printing and add-ons are not part of this check. Some states restrict these charges, and listing a fee separately does not by itself make it permitted.
Travel fees in Alabama
No travel-fee text was captured from the Alabama official source in this data version. That is not the same as saying travel fees are unrestricted in Alabama; confirm with the commissioning authority, and agree the fee with the client before you drive.
Travel is a separate charge from the notarial act, so the maximums above do not cover it. Work out a travel charge with the notary travel fee calculator.
Quoted from the official source
A notary public commissioned pursuant to Alabama law is permitted a reasonable fee, not to exceed ten dollars ($10), for each notarial act performed.
Caveats and research notes
Search results also note the probate judge collects $25 for each notary commission issued (a commissioning fee, not a fee for notarial acts). The $10 cap is described as maintained through Act 2023-548 (SB322). Effective date of the current schedule was not stated in the returned text.