Colorado Notary Fees
Acknowledgment: Up to $15.00 per document
Colorado caps notary fees at $15 per document attested (including signature, certificate and stamp) and $25 for an electronic or remote notarization; all charges must be disclosed before the act and provided to the customer in writing.
Source: Colorado Secretary of State · C.R.S. § 24-21-529
Maximum notary fees in Colorado
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 $15.00 per document | per document$15 per document attested (includes signature, certificate and stamp). |
| Jurat | Up to $15.00 per document | per document$15 per document attested. |
| Oath / Affirmation | Up to $15.00 per document | per document$15 per document attested. |
| Any Notarial Act | Up to $15.00 per document | per documentAny notarial act on a document: $15 per document, except as otherwise provided by law. |
| Electronic Notarization | Up to $25.00 per act | per actMaximum fee for an electronic notarization is $25. |
| Remote Online Notarization | Up to $25.00 per act | per actUp to $25 for a remote notarial act under C.R.S. 24-21-529(2). |
How Colorado counts notary fees
Counted per notarial act
Electronic notarization and remote online notarization: each notarial act performed is capped at $25.00. The maximum for several acts is the number of acts times the per-act cap.
- 1 act: up to $25.00
- 4 acts: up to $100.00
Counted per document
Acknowledgment, jurat, oath / affirmation and any other notarial act are capped for each document notarized.
- 1 document: up to $15.00
- 3 documents: up to $45.00
Price a Colorado appointment
Notarial acts start at the verified Colorado maximum and are checked against it. Travel and add-ons use example rates you can change.
Colorado quote calculator
1Job
Act fees default to the verified maximum
2Notarial acts
$15.00Maximum per document
Defaults to the verified Colorado 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
$55
General Notary Work · Colorado
- Notarial acts
- $15.00
- Travel & service fees
- $40.00
Job economics (estimate)
- Est. direct costs
- $0.00
- Est. net
- $55.00
- Effective rate
- $165.00/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
$15.00
Travel
Flat
$40.00
Total
$55.00
Notarial acts vs. service fees
Within verified statutory fee limit
$15.00 verified maximum for your entries
- Notaries must inform the customer of all charges before performing the notarial act, and must also provide in writing a list of all fees charged to the customer. This written documentation can be provided in the form of a closing statement for the sale of property, itemized invoice, receipt, transaction summary, business card with list of fees, or similar document that lists the fee charged for the notarial acts.
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.
Colorado on travel feesIf you charge for other services, you should itemize those separately, and must inform the customer of all charges before performing the notarial act. (Official results did not address travel/mileage specifically.)
Travel fees in Colorado
If you charge for other services, you should itemize those separately, and must inform the customer of all charges before performing the notarial act. (Official results did not address travel/mileage specifically.)
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.
Fee notes from the Colorado source
Notaries must inform the customer of all charges before performing the notarial act, and must also provide in writing a list of all fees charged to the customer. This written documentation can be provided in the form of a closing statement for the sale of property, itemized invoice, receipt, transaction summary, business card with list of fees, or similar document that lists the fee charged for the notarial acts.
Electronic and remote notarization
The maximum fee for an electronic notarization or remote notarization is $25.
Quoted from the official source
By Colorado law, the maximum fee allowed for a notarization is $15 per document, which includes applying the signature, notarial certificate, and stamp of the notary to the document. The maximum fee for an electronic notarization or remote notarization is $25. If you charge for other services, you should itemize those separately, and must inform the customer of all charges before performing the notarial act. Additionally, notaries must also provide in writing a list of all fees charged to the customer. Section 24-21-529: the fees of a notary public may be, but must not exceed, fifteen dollars for each document attested by a person before a notary, except as otherwise provided by law. The notary may charge up to twenty-five dollars for a remote notarial act under section 24-21-529(2), C.R.S.
Caveats and research notes
Statute text at https://www.coloradosos.gov/pubs/info_center/laws/RULONA.pdf (Part 5, Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts, 24-21-529). Notary Program Rules 8 CCR 1505-11.