North Dakota Notary Fees
Acknowledgment: Up to $5.00 per act
North Dakota notaries may charge no more than $5.00 per notarial act; charging more is an infraction. Travel fees and technology fees for electronic/remote notarization may be charged if agreed in advance.
Source: North Dakota Legislative Branch (ndlegis.gov) / North Dakota Secretary of State · N.D.C.C. § 44-06.1-28
Maximum notary fees in North Dakota
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 actNot more than five dollars per notarial act (applies to all notarial acts). |
| Jurat | Up to $5.00 per act | per actNot more than five dollars per notarial act. |
| Oath / Affirmation | Up to $5.00 per act | per actNot more than five dollars per notarial act. |
| Copy Certification | Up to $5.00 per act | per actNot more than five dollars per notarial act. |
| Signature Witnessing | Up to $5.00 per act | per actNot more than five dollars per notarial act. |
| Verification on Oath | Up to $5.00 per act | per actNot more than five dollars per notarial act. |
| Electronic Notarization | See rule notes | custom ruleBase act fee $5; SOS: a technology fee may be charged for electronic or remote notarization if the notary incurs fees to use the technology, and the fee must be agreed to in advance. No dollar cap stated. |
| Remote Online Notarization | See rule notes | custom ruleBase act fee $5; additional technology fee allowed if agreed in advance (see electronicNotarizationNote). No dollar cap stated. |
| 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 North Dakota counts notary fees
Counted per notarial act
Acknowledgment, jurat, oath / affirmation, copy certification, signature witnessing, verification on oath 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
Rules recorded as text
For electronic notarization and remote online notarization, the verified record gives the rule as text rather than as a single per-unit maximum the calculator can check, so these are not evaluated automatically. The notes in the table above give the details from the source.
Price a North Dakota appointment
Notarial acts start at the verified North Dakota maximum and are checked against it. Travel and add-ons use example rates you can change.
North Dakota quote calculator
1Job
Act fees default to the verified maximum
2Notarial acts
$5.00Maximum per act
Defaults to the verified North Dakota 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 · North Dakota
- 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
- the notary and person requesting the notarial act must agree to these additional fees in advance
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.
North Dakota on travel feesIf the notary needs to travel to perform the notarial act, they may charge an additional travel fee, but it is not required by law. You and the notary must agree to these additional fees in advance.
Travel fees in North Dakota
If the notary needs to travel to perform the notarial act, they may charge an additional travel fee, but it is not required by law. You and the notary must agree to these additional fees in advance.
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 North Dakota source
the notary and person requesting the notarial act must agree to these additional fees in advance
Electronic and remote notarization
If the notary is performing an electronic notarization or remote notarization and is incurring fees to use the technology needed for the notarial act, the notary may charge a technology fee, and the notary and person requesting the notarial act must agree to these additional fees in advance.
Quoted from the official source
A notary public is entitled to charge and receive not more than five dollars per notarial act. A notary who charges a fee exceeding that amount is guilty of an infraction.
Caveats and research notes
Travel/technology fee text is from the ND Secretary of State pages (https://www.sos.nd.gov/notary-apostille/how-get-something-notarized and https://www.sos.nd.gov/notary-apostille/performing-notarial-acts). A 2025 bill draft (25.0648.01000) touching 44-06.1 appeared in results; its effect on the $5 cap was not shown.