Idaho Notary Fees
Acknowledgment: Up to $5.00 per act
An Idaho notary may charge no more than $5.00 for any notarial act, plus actual and reasonable travel expenses. Employers may not take an employee-notary's fee but may bar charging fees for acts within the scope of employment.
Source: Idaho State Legislature / Idaho Secretary of State · Idaho Code § 51-133
Maximum notary fees in Idaho
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 $5.00 per act | per actStatute: 'for any notarial act'. |
| Jurat | Up to $5.00 per act | per actStatute: 'for any notarial act'. |
| Oath / Affirmation | Up to $5.00 per act | per actStatute: 'for any notarial act'. |
| Copy Certification | Up to $5.00 per act | per actStatute: 'for any notarial act'. |
| Signature Witnessing | Up to $5.00 per act | per actStatute: 'for any notarial act'. |
| Verification on Oath | Up to $5.00 per act | per actStatute: 'for any notarial act'. |
| Electronic Notarization | Up to $5.00 per act | per actNo separate electronic fee found; statute's 'any notarial act' cap applies per Idaho SOS FAQ that statutory fees govern all notary services. |
| Remote Online Notarization | Up to $5.00 per act | per actNo separate remote fee found; statute's 'any notarial act' cap applies per Idaho SOS FAQ that statutory fees govern all notary services. |
| Any Notarial Act | Up to $5.00 per act | per actCatch-all: the official source applies this maximum to any notarial act not listed separately. |
How Idaho counts notary fees
Counted per notarial act
Acknowledgment, jurat, oath / affirmation, copy certification, signature witnessing, verification on oath, electronic notarization, remote online notarization and any other notarial act: each notarial act performed is capped at $5.00. The maximum for several acts is the number of acts times the per-act cap.
- 1 act: up to $5.00
- 4 acts: up to $20.00
Price a Idaho appointment
Notarial acts start at the verified Idaho maximum and are checked against it. Travel and add-ons use example rates you can change.
Idaho quote calculator
1Job
Act fees default to the verified maximum
2Notarial acts
$5.00Maximum per act
Defaults to the verified Idaho 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
$45
General Notary Work · Idaho
- Notarial acts
- $5.00
- Travel & service fees
- $40.00
Job economics (estimate)
- Est. direct costs
- $0.00
- Est. net
- $45.00
- Effective rate
- $135.00/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
$5.00
Travel
Flat
$40.00
Total
$45.00
Notarial acts vs. service fees
Within verified statutory fee limit
$5.00 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.
Idaho on travel feesIn addition to the fee, a notary public may be compensated for actual and reasonable expense of travel to a place where the notarial act is to be performed.
Travel fees in Idaho
In addition to the fee, a notary public may be compensated for actual and reasonable expense of travel to a place where the notarial act is to be performed.
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.
Electronic and remote notarization
Idaho SOS FAQ (https://sos.idaho.gov/notaries-apostilles-authentications/notary-public-faq-general/): if a bank or mortgage company wants to employ a notary to perform notary services, act as a "signing agent" or "mobile notary officer" and wants to pay more than the statutory rate that is up to them. However, the fee a notary may charge for their services is set forth in state laws as described above. Neither the notary nor a third party charging notary fees as part of the services they provide should exceed the statutory fees in charging for notary services.
Quoted from the official source
A notary public may, for any notarial act, charge a fee not to exceed five dollars ($5.00). In addition to the fee, a notary public may be compensated for actual and reasonable expense of travel to a place where the notarial act is to be performed. An employer shall not require a notary public in his employment to surrender a fee, if charged, or any part thereof to the employer. An employer may, however, preclude such notary public from charging a fee for a notarial act performed in the scope of the notary public's employment.
Caveats and research notes
Idaho Code § 51-131 (queried first) concerns the E-SIGN Act, not fees; the fee section is § 51-133. Chapter PDF: https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/statutesrules/idstat/Title51/T51CH1.pdf