§ 33-42-14-1 — Notary public fees

Indiana § 33-42-14-1

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 42: NOTARIES PUBLIC
• Ch. 14: Notary Fees

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(a) A notary public may charge a fee of not
more than ten dollars ($10) per signature for each of the following
notarial acts:
(1) Taking an acknowledgment.
(2) Administering an affirmation or oath.
(3) Attesting to or witnessing a signature.
(4) Taking a verification on an oath or affirmation.
(5) Attesting to or certifying a copy.
(b) Fees for notarial acts not described in subsection (a) are
negotiable.
(c) If a fee is charged for a notarial act, the notary public shall
display, in advance, a list of the fees that the notary public will charge.
(d) Notarial acts that:
(1) are performed as part of the notary public's employment; or
(2) do not require record keeping;
are subject to private agreement and are not governed by this section.
(e) A notary public may charge a reasonable fee for traveling to
perform a notarial act. The travel fee requested may not exceed the
federal travel fees established by the United States General Services
Administration.
(f) Except as provided in subsection (g), an individual who is a:
(1) public official; or
(2) deputy or appointee of a public official;
may not charge for notarial acts performed by the individual in
connection with any official business of the public official or any other
office belonging to the governmental unit in which the individual
serves.
(g) Subsection (f) does not apply to a person or transaction
authorized by another statute to charge a fee for performing notarial
acts.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.128-2017, SEC.22. Amended by P.L.59-2018, SEC.60; P.L.177-2019, SEC.23; P.L.177-2019, SEC.24.