Why notary fees differ so much by state
Every US state sets its own ceiling on what a notary public may charge per notarial act: some at a few dollars, others at $15 or more, and a handful with no statutory maximum at all. The caps usually apply per act or per signature, and states differ again on travel fees, remote online notarization, and how loan-signing work is treated. The state pages above summarize each jurisdiction's rules with sources, last reviewed July 2026.
Whatever your state allows, the operational rule is the same everywhere: record every signing, fee and mile as you go. Notarial-act fees and other income (travel, signing-service fees) are worth tracking separately, because they can be treated differently at tax time, a distinction built into the tracker linked above.