{
 "checked": "2026-10-09",
 "note": "Compiled 2026-10-09 from official sources only (state legislature statute sites, Secretary of State / commissioning-authority pages, handbooks and administrative rules). Aggregators were used only to locate official sources. Values not confirmed from an official page are null with 'not confirmed'. 'max' is the statutory/regulatory cap in USD; null with unit 'no statutory maximum' means no cap exists. journal.required may also be 'conditional' or null.",
 "states": [
  {
   "code": "AL",
   "name": "Alabama",
   "fees": {
    "acknowledgment": {
     "max": 10,
     "unit": "per notarial act",
     "note": "Ala. Code 36-20-74: reasonable fee not to exceed $10 for each notarial act (raised from $5 by Act 2023-548, eff. Sept 1, 2023). State/county/municipal employees may not charge for acts performed as part of public service."
    },
    "jurat": {
     "max": 10,
     "unit": "per notarial act",
     "note": "Same $10 per-act cap (36-20-74)."
    },
    "oath": {
     "max": 10,
     "unit": "per notarial act",
     "note": "Same $10 per-act cap (36-20-74)."
    },
    "copy_cert": {
     "max": null,
     "unit": "n/a",
     "note": "Copy certification is not among the powers listed in Ala. Code 36-20-73; not confirmed as authorized."
    },
    "ron": {
     "max": 10,
     "unit": "per notarial act",
     "note": "No separate remote fee; the general $10 per-act cap in 36-20-74 applies."
    }
   },
   "travel": {
    "rule": "not addressed",
    "max": null,
    "note": "Ala. Code 36-20-74 does not address travel fees."
   },
   "journal": {
    "required": "no",
    "note": "Former register requirement (36-20-7) repealed by Act 2011-295 eff. Jan 1, 2012. Remote acts must be audio-video recorded and the recording kept 7 years (36-20-73.1)."
   },
   "ron": {
    "authorized": true,
    "note": "Remote notarization via two-way audio-video under Ala. Code 36-20-73.1 (notary in Alabama, signer in U.S., session recorded, original wet-ink documents provided to notary). Not usable for absentee ballot/voting documents."
   },
   "sources": [
    {
     "title": "Code of Alabama 36-20-74 Fees",
     "url": "https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=36-20-74",
     "covers": "fees"
    },
    {
     "title": "Code of Alabama 36-20-73.1 Remote electronic notarial acts",
     "url": "https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=36-20-73.1",
     "covers": "ron"
    },
    {
     "title": "Code of Alabama 36-20-7 (repealed register requirement)",
     "url": "https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=36-20-7",
     "covers": "journal"
    }
   ],
   "confidence": "verified"
  },
  {
   "code": "AK",
   "name": "Alaska",
   "fees": {
    "acknowledgment": {
     "max": null,
     "unit": "no statutory maximum",
     "note": "No statutory cap: AS 44.50.040 (Fees) repealed 2005. AS 44.50.062(4): a notary may not charge a fee unless a fee schedule was provided to the signer before the act. Limited governmental notaries may not charge (44.50.039)."
    },
    "jurat": {
     "max": null,
     "unit": "no statutory maximum",
     "note": "Same rule as acknowledgments (fee schedule must be provided in advance)."
    },
    "oath": {
     "max": null,
     "unit": "no statutory maximum",
     "note": "Same rule as acknowledgments."
    },
    "copy_cert": {
     "max": null,
     "unit": "no statutory maximum",
     "note": "No statutory fee set; not confirmed whether copy certification is an authorized act."
    },
    "ron": {
     "max": null,
     "unit": "no statutory maximum",
     "note": "No per-act RON fee cap found. Notary pays the state $100 (or $25 per remaining commission year) to add RON capability."
    }
   },
   "travel": {
    "rule": "not addressed",
    "max": null,
    "note": "Not addressed in AS 44.50 as published by the Lt. Governor."
   },
   "journal": {
    "required": "yes",
    "note": "Required since Jan 1, 2021 (HB 124): journal of all notarial acts, at least one tangible journal, retained 10 years; entries include the fee charged."
   },
   "ron": {
    "authorized": true,
    "note": "Since Jan 1, 2021 a commissioned notary may perform notarizations for remotely located individuals after submitting a written request to the Lt. Governor's office (6 AAC 88)."
   },
   "sources": [
    {
     "title": "Alaska Lt. Governor - Alaska Notary Statutes (AS 44.50)",
     "url": "https://ltgov.alaska.gov/notaries-public/alaska-notary-statutes/",
     "covers": "fees"
    },
    {
     "title": "Alaska Lt. Governor - Notary FAQ (journal)",
     "url": "https://ltgov.alaska.gov/notaries-public/frequently-asked-questions/",
     "covers": "journal"
    },
    {
     "title": "Alaska Lt. Governor - Updated Notarial Capabilities (RON)",
     "url": "https://ltgov.alaska.gov/updated-notarial-capabilities/",
     "covers": "ron"
    },
    {
     "title": "Guidance on Implementing Notarizations for Remotely Located Individuals",
     "url": "https://ltgov.alaska.gov/wp-content/uploads/Guidance-on-Implementing-Notarizations-for-Remotely-Located-Individuals-1.pdf",
     "covers": "ron"
    }
   ],
   "confidence": "verified"
  },
  {
   "code": "AZ",
   "name": "Arizona",
   "fees": {
    "acknowledgment": {
     "max": 10,
     "unit": "per notarial act",
     "note": "ARS 41-316: fees set by Secretary of State rule; SOS states fees are 'No charge up to a maximum of $10.00 per Notarial Act'. SOS page could not be fetched directly (blocks automated access); confirmed via search excerpt of the official page."
    },
    "jurat": {
     "max": 10,
     "unit": "per notarial act",
     "note": "Same $10 per-act maximum."
    },
    "oath": {
     "max": 10,
     "unit": "per notarial act",
     "note": "Same $10 per-act maximum."
    },
    "copy_cert": {
     "max": 10,
     "unit": "per notarial act",
     "note": "Same $10 per-act maximum (copy certification fee not separately confirmed)."
    },
    "ron": {
     "max": 10,
     "unit": "per notarial act",
     "note": "SOS: the $10 cap includes electronic and remote online notarizations; notaries may not charge more for remote/electronic acts."
    }
   },
   "travel": {
    "rule": "statutory amount",
    "max": null,
    "note": "ARS 41-316(B): notary may be paid up to the mileage and per diem amounts authorized for state employees (ARS Title 38, ch. 4, art. 2)."
   },
   "journal": {
    "required": "yes",
    "note": "ARS 41-319: paper journal required for all acts on tangible records; paper or electronic journal for electronic records; entries in chronological order."
   },
   "ron": {
    "authorized": true,
    "note": "Remote online notarization authorized for commissioned notaries registered with the SOS (Remote & eNotary)."
   },
   "sources": [
    {
     "title": "ARS 41-316 Fees",
     "url": "https://www.azleg.gov/ars/41/00316.htm",
     "covers": "fees"
    },
    {
     "title": "ARS 41-316 Fees (travel/mileage)",
     "url": "https://www.azleg.gov/ars/41/00316.htm",
     "covers": "travel"
    },
    {
     "title": "ARS 41-319 Journal",
     "url": "https://www.azleg.gov/ars/41/00319.htm",
     "covers": "journal"
    },
    {
     "title": "Arizona SOS - Notary FAQ (fees)",
     "url": "https://azsos.gov/node/114",
     "covers": "fees"
    },
    {
     "title": "Arizona SOS - Remote & eNotary",
     "url": "https://azsos.gov/business/notary-public/remote-enotary",
     "covers": "ron"
    }
   ],
   "confidence": "partial"
  },
  {
   "code": "AR",
   "name": "Arkansas",
   "fees": {
    "acknowledgment": {
     "max": null,
     "unit": "no statutory maximum",
     "note": "No set maximum. SOS Notary Handbook (2025): if a notary charges, the amount must be reasonable and disclosed to and agreed upon by the client before the act."
    },
    "jurat": {
     "max": null,
     "unit": "no statutory maximum",
     "note": "Same reasonable/agreed-in-advance rule."
    },
    "oath": {
     "max": null,
     "unit": "no statutory maximum",
     "note": "Same reasonable/agreed-in-advance rule."
    },
    "copy_cert": {
     "max": null,
     "unit": "no statutory maximum",
     "note": "Handbook covers photocopies; fee follows the same reasonable/agreed rule."
    },
    "ron": {
     "max": null,
     "unit": "no statutory maximum",
     "note": "eNotary/RON fees must be reasonable and agreed upon before the act (Handbook, Electronic Notarizations)."
    }
   },
   "travel": {
    "rule": "not addressed",
    "max": null,
    "note": "Travel fees not addressed in the 2025 SOS Notary Handbook."
   },
   "journal": {
    "required": "recommended",
    "note": "Not required by law; highly recommended (SOS Handbook and FAQ)."
   },
   "ron": {
    "authorized": true,
    "note": "eNotaries using an approved RON solution provider may notarize remotely; notary must be in Arkansas."
   },
   "sources": [
    {
     "title": "Arkansas SOS Notary Handbook 2025",
     "url": "https://www.sos.arkansas.gov/uploads/bcs/NotaryHandbook2025.pdf",
     "covers": "fees"
    },
    {
     "title": "Arkansas SOS Notary Handbook 2025 (eNotary/RON)",
     "url": "https://www.sos.arkansas.gov/uploads/bcs/NotaryHandbook2025.pdf",
     "covers": "ron"
    },
    {
     "title": "Arkansas SOS Notary FAQs (journal)",
     "url": "https://www.sos.arkansas.gov/uploads/bcs/Notary_FAQs_2024_Updated_1.pdf",
     "covers": "journal"
    }
   ],
   "confidence": "verified"
  },
  {
   "code": "CA",
   "name": "California",
   "fees": {
    "acknowledgment": {
     "max": 15,
     "unit": "per signature",
     "note": "Gov. Code 8211(a): $15 for each signature taken. No fee for vote-by-mail ballot envelopes/voting materials (8211(d)) or veterans' benefit applications (8211(f))."
    },
    "jurat": {
     "max": 15,
     "unit": "per person",
     "note": "Gov. Code 8211(b): $15 for administering an oath or affirmation to one person and executing the jurat."
    },
    "oath": {
     "max": 15,
     "unit": "per person",
     "note": "Gov. Code 8211(b): $15 per person (oath with jurat)."
    },
    "copy_cert": {
     "max": 15,
     "unit": "per certified copy",
     "note": "Only certified copies of a power of attorney under Probate Code 4307: $15 (8211(e)). Deposition: $30 plus $7 oath and $7 certificate (8211(c))."
    },
    "ron": {
     "max": null,
     "unit": "not authorized",
     "note": "RON not yet authorized; Online Notarization Act (SB 696) operative on SOS completion of NAP 2.0 or Jan 1, 2030, whichever is earlier."
    }
   },
   "travel": {
    "rule": "not addressed",
    "max": null,
    "note": "No statutory travel fee cap; SOS Handbook says travel fees, if any, should be identified separately in the journal."
   },
   "journal": {
    "required": "yes",
    "note": "Sequential journal required (Gov. Code 8206); thumbprint required for real-property deeds and powers of attorney; journal records the fee charged."
   },
   "ron": {
    "authorized": false,
    "note": "SOS 2026 Handbook: California law does not currently authorize remote online notarization; SB 696 becomes operative when NAP 2.0 is complete or by Jan 1, 2030."
   },
   "sources": [
    {
     "title": "California SOS Notary Public Handbook (Jan 2026)",
     "url": "https://notary.cdn.sos.ca.gov/forms/notary-handbook-current.pdf",
     "covers": "fees"
    },
    {
     "title": "California SOS Notary Public Handbook (journal, travel)",
     "url": "https://notary.cdn.sos.ca.gov/forms/notary-handbook-current.pdf",
     "covers": "journal"
    },
    {
     "title": "California SOS Notary Public Handbook (Online Notarization Act status)",
     "url": "https://notary.cdn.sos.ca.gov/forms/notary-handbook-current.pdf",
     "covers": "ron"
    },
    {
     "title": "California SOS - Handbook page",
     "url": "https://www.sos.ca.gov/notary/handbook",
     "covers": "fees"
    }
   ],
   "confidence": "verified"
  },
  {
   "code": "CO",
   "name": "Colorado",
   "fees": {
    "acknowledgment": {
     "max": 15,
     "unit": "per document",
     "note": "SOS FAQ: maximum $15 per document, covering identity verification, any oath, and certificate/stamp. Notary must give a written list of fees charged."
    },
    "jurat": {
     "max": 15,
     "unit": "per document",
     "note": "Same $15 per-document maximum."
    },
    "oath": {
     "max": 15,
     "unit": "per document",
     "note": "Same $15 per-document maximum (oath included)."
    },
    "copy_cert": {
     "max": null,
     "unit": "not confirmed",
     "note": "Copy certification fee not separately stated by SOS; not confirmed."
    },
    "ron": {
     "max": 25,
     "unit": "per notarization",
     "note": "SOS FAQ: maximum fee for an electronic or remote notarization is $25."
    }
   },
   "travel": {
    "rule": "allowed if disclosed in advance",
    "max": null,
    "note": "SOS FAQ: may charge for other services such as travel, mileage, copying; must itemize and inform the customer of all charges before the act and document them in writing."
   },
   "journal": {
    "required": "yes",
    "note": "Journal of every notarial act required (CRS 24-21-519), except when the employer/firm keeps a record with all required journal information."
   },
   "ron": {
    "authorized": true,
    "note": "Only commissioned notaries approved as remote notaries (after training/exam) may perform remote notarizations."
   },
   "sources": [
    {
     "title": "Colorado SOS Notary FAQ - Fees",
     "url": "https://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/notary/FAQ/fees.html",
     "covers": "fees"
    },
    {
     "title": "Colorado SOS Notary FAQ - Fees (travel/other charges)",
     "url": "https://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/notary/FAQ/fees.html",
     "covers": "travel"
    },
    {
     "title": "Colorado SOS Notary FAQ - Official stamps and journals",
     "url": "https://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/notary/FAQ/seals.html",
     "covers": "journal"
    },
    {
     "title": "Colorado SOS Notary FAQ - Remote notarization",
     "url": "https://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/notary/FAQ/remote.html",
     "covers": "ron"
    }
   ],
   "confidence": "verified"
  },
  {
   "code": "CT",
   "name": "Connecticut",
   "fees": {
    "acknowledgment": {
     "max": 10,
     "unit": "per notarial act",
     "note": "CGS 3-95 as amended by Public Act 26-81, sec. 13, effective July 1, 2026: max $10 per act (was $5)."
    },
    "jurat": {
     "max": 10,
     "unit": "per notarial act",
     "note": "Same $10 per-act cap (eff. July 1, 2026)."
    },
    "oath": {
     "max": 10,
     "unit": "per notarial act",
     "note": "Same $10 per-act cap (eff. July 1, 2026)."
    },
    "copy_cert": {
     "max": 10,
     "unit": "per notarial act",
     "note": "Same $10 per-act cap; copy certification authority not separately confirmed."
    },
    "ron": {
     "max": 10,
     "unit": "per notarial act",
     "note": "No separate remote fee; general $10 cap applies to any act."
    }
   },
   "travel": {
    "rule": "statutory amount",
    "max": null,
    "note": "Plus mileage not exceeding the IRS business standard mileage rate per mile (PA 26-81, eff. July 1, 2026; previously 35 cents/mile)."
   },
   "journal": {
    "required": "recommended",
    "note": "SOTS Manual 4.18: state law does not require a journal; very strongly recommended. Also recommended for remote notarizations."
   },
   "ron": {
    "authorized": true,
    "note": "Remote notarization under CGS 3-95b (paper-based: signed original delivered to notary). Not permitted for wills/trusts, real estate closing documents, health care directives, standby guardianship papers, or powers of attorney (Manual 4.24)."
   },
   "sources": [
    {
     "title": "Connecticut Public Act 26-81 (SB 294), sec. 13 amending CGS 3-95",
     "url": "https://prdext3.cga.ct.gov/2026/ACT/PA/PDF/2026PA-00081-R00SB-00294-PA.PDF",
     "covers": "fees"
    },
    {
     "title": "Connecticut Public Act 26-81 (travel/mileage)",
     "url": "https://prdext3.cga.ct.gov/2026/ACT/PA/PDF/2026PA-00081-R00SB-00294-PA.PDF",
     "covers": "travel"
    },
    {
     "title": "Connecticut SOTS Notary Public Manual (Rev. 2026-1)",
     "url": "https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/SOTS/Business-Services/Notary/State_of_Connecticut_Notary_Public_Manual_Rev2023.pdf",
     "covers": "journal"
    },
    {
     "title": "Connecticut SOTS Notary Public Manual (remote notarization)",
     "url": "https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/SOTS/Business-Services/Notary/State_of_Connecticut_Notary_Public_Manual_Rev2023.pdf",
     "covers": "ron"
    }
   ],
   "confidence": "verified"
  },
  {
   "code": "DE",
   "name": "Delaware",
   "fees": {
    "acknowledgment": {
     "max": 5,
     "unit": "per notarial act",
     "note": "29 Del. C. 4311(a): $5.00 max for an act on a tangible record (83 Del. Laws c. 425, eff. Aug 1, 2023). Notary may waive. No fee for VA/veterans' papers (4312)."
    },
    "jurat": {
     "max": 5,
     "unit": "per notarial act",
     "note": "Same $5 cap (tangible record)."
    },
    "oath": {
     "max": 5,
     "unit": "per notarial act",
     "note": "Same $5 cap (tangible record)."
    },
    "copy_cert": {
     "max": 5,
     "unit": "per notarial act",
     "note": "Same $5 cap (tangible record); copy certification not separately confirmed."
    },
    "ron": {
     "max": 25,
     "unit": "per notarial act",
     "note": "4311(b): $25 max for an act with respect to an electronic record (applies to RON on electronic records)."
    }
   },
   "travel": {
    "rule": "not addressed",
    "max": null,
    "note": "Not addressed in 29 Del. C. ch. 43."
   },
   "journal": {
    "required": "yes",
    "note": "29 Del. C. 4332: journal of all notarial acts, one journal at a time, retained 10 years; records fee charged."
   },
   "ron": {
    "authorized": true,
    "note": "29 Del. C. 4320: notary located in Delaware may use communication technology for remotely located individuals."
   },
   "sources": [
    {
     "title": "29 Del. C. ch. 43 subch. I (4311 fees)",
     "url": "https://delcode.delaware.gov/title29/c043/sc01/index.html",
     "covers": "fees"
    },
    {
     "title": "29 Del. C. ch. 43 subch. II (4332 journal)",
     "url": "https://delcode.delaware.gov/title29/c043/sc02/index.html",
     "covers": "journal"
    },
    {
     "title": "29 Del. C. ch. 43 subch. II (4320 remote)",
     "url": "https://delcode.delaware.gov/title29/c043/sc02/index.html",
     "covers": "ron"
    }
   ],
   "confidence": "verified"
  },
  {
   "code": "DC",
   "name": "District of Columbia",
   "fees": {
    "acknowledgment": {
     "max": 5,
     "unit": "per notarial act",
     "note": "17 DCMR 2425.1: taking an acknowledgment or verification upon oath/affirmation $5.00. Notaries exempted from the application fee may not collect fees."
    },
    "jurat": {
     "max": 5,
     "unit": "per notarial act",
     "note": "17 DCMR 2425.1: verification upon oath or affirmation $5.00."
    },
    "oath": {
     "max": 5,
     "unit": "per notarial act",
     "note": "17 DCMR 2425.1: administering an oath or affirmation $5.00."
    },
    "copy_cert": {
     "max": 5,
     "unit": "per notarial act",
     "note": "17 DCMR 2425.1: certifying or attesting a copy $5.00; plus actual copying costs (2425.4)."
    },
    "ron": {
     "max": 25,
     "unit": "per notarial act",
     "note": "17 DCMR 2425.1: remote notarial acts $25.00. In-person electronic notaries may instead charge a reasonable technology fee agreed in advance and itemized."
    }
   },
   "travel": {
    "rule": "allowed if agreed in advance",
    "max": null,
    "note": "D.C. Code 1-1231.23(b) and 17 DCMR 2425.5: travel fee agreed in advance, explained as not required by law, for travel away from usual place, not exceeding actual and reasonable travel expense; in writing, itemized, separate."
   },
   "journal": {
    "required": "yes",
    "note": "17 DCMR 2422: every notary (including electronic/remote) records each act in a journal."
   },
   "ron": {
    "authorized": true,
    "note": "Remote notary endorsement issued by ONCA (D.C. Code 1-1231.13a); notary must be in DC."
   },
   "sources": [
    {
     "title": "D.C. Code 1-1231.23 Fees",
     "url": "https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/1-1231.23",
     "covers": "travel"
    },
    {
     "title": "17 DCMR Chapter 24 (2425 Fees; 2422 Journal)",
     "url": "https://www.dcregs.dc.gov/Common/DCMR/RuleList.aspx?ChapterNum=17-24",
     "covers": "fees"
    },
    {
     "title": "17 DCMR Chapter 24 (2422 Journal required)",
     "url": "https://www.dcregs.dc.gov/Common/DCMR/RuleList.aspx?ChapterNum=17-24",
     "covers": "journal"
    },
    {
     "title": "DC Office of the Secretary - Notary Commissions (RON endorsement)",
     "url": "https://os.dc.gov/service/notary-commissions",
     "covers": "ron"
    }
   ],
   "confidence": "verified"
  },
  {
   "code": "FL",
   "name": "Florida",
   "fees": {
    "acknowledgment": {
     "max": 10,
     "unit": "per notarial act",
     "note": "Fla. Stat. 117.05(2)(a): fee may not exceed $10 for any one notarial act (except marriages 117.045 and online 117.275). No fee for witnessing vote-by-mail ballots."
    },
    "jurat": {
     "max": 10,
     "unit": "per notarial act",
     "note": "Same $10 cap."
    },
    "oath": {
     "max": 10,
     "unit": "per notarial act",
     "note": "Same $10 cap."
    },
    "copy_cert": {
     "max": 10,
     "unit": "per notarial act",
     "note": "117.05(12) authorizes attesting copies (not vital/public records); $10 cap applies."
    },
    "ron": {
     "max": 25,
     "unit": "per online notarial act",
     "note": "Fla. Stat. 117.275: online notary or employer may charge up to $25 per online notarial act; RON provider service fees are separate."
    }
   },
   "travel": {
    "rule": "not addressed",
    "max": null,
    "note": "Not addressed in Fla. Stat. ch. 117."
   },
   "journal": {
    "required": "ron-only",
    "note": "117.245: online notaries must keep electronic journals of online notarizations. No in-person journal requirement found in ch. 117."
   },
   "ron": {
    "authorized": true,
    "note": "Online notaries registered under Fla. Stat. ch. 117, part II."
   },
   "sources": [
    {
     "title": "Fla. Stat. 117.05",
     "url": "https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0100-0199/0117/Sections/0117.05.html",
     "covers": "fees"
    },
    {
     "title": "Fla. Stat. 117.275 Fees for online notarization",
     "url": "https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0100-0199/0117/Sections/0117.275.html",
     "covers": "ron"
    },
    {
     "title": "Fla. Stat. 117.245 Electronic journal of online notarizations",
     "url": "https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0100-0199/0117/Sections/0117.245.html",
     "covers": "journal"
    }
   ],
   "confidence": "verified"
  },
  {
   "code": "GA",
   "name": "Georgia",
   "fees": {
    "acknowledgment": {
     "max": 2,
     "unit": "per notarial act",
     "note": "GSCCCA: authorized fee $2.00 for each notarial act; notary must say before the act whether a fee will be charged. Optional extra $2 for a clerk's certificate of commission, on request."
    },
    "jurat": {
     "max": 2,
     "unit": "per notarial act",
     "note": "Same $2 per act."
    },
    "oath": {
     "max": 2,
     "unit": "per notarial act",
     "note": "Same $2 per act."
    },
    "copy_cert": {
     "max": 2,
     "unit": "per notarial act",
     "note": "Certified copies of original, non-public documents are an authorized power; $2 per act."
    },
    "ron": {
     "max": null,
     "unit": "not confirmed",
     "note": "No official statement found on a Georgia remote notarization fee."
    }
   },
   "travel": {
    "rule": "not addressed",
    "max": null,
    "note": "Not addressed on GSCCCA Georgia Notary Law page."
   },
   "journal": {
    "required": "conditional",
    "note": "As of Jan 1, 2025, a written or electronic journal is required for each notarial act performed at the request of a 'self-filer' (real property filings); otherwise not required."
   },
   "ron": {
    "authorized": null,
    "note": "Not confirmed: no official GSCCCA/statutory statement found authorizing remote online notarization by Georgia notaries."
   },
   "sources": [
    {
     "title": "GSCCCA - Georgia Notary Law",
     "url": "https://www.gsccca.org/notary-and-apostilles/notaries/georgia-notary-law",
     "covers": "fees"
    },
    {
     "title": "GSCCCA - Georgia Notary Law (journal requirement)",
     "url": "https://www.gsccca.org/notary-and-apostilles/notaries/georgia-notary-law",
     "covers": "journal"
    }
   ],
   "confidence": "partial"
  },
  {
   "code": "HI",
   "name": "Hawaii",
   "fees": {
    "acknowledgment": {
     "max": 5,
     "unit": "per party signing",
     "note": "HRS 456-17(7): $5 per party signing; $2.50 per person for each duplicate original beyond one. Government-service notaries serve without charge (456-18)."
    },
    "jurat": {
     "max": 5,
     "unit": "per oath",
     "note": "HRS 456-17(6): oath including certificate $5 (+$2.50 per duplicate original beyond four); deposition or official certificate $5 (456-17(5))."
    },
    "oath": {
     "max": 5,
     "unit": "per oath",
     "note": "HRS 456-17(6): administration of oath including certificate $5."
    },
    "copy_cert": {
     "max": null,
     "unit": "not listed",
     "note": "Copy certification not listed in HRS 456-17 (only certified copies of protests, $5)."
    },
    "ron": {
     "max": 25,
     "unit": "per notarial act",
     "note": "HRS 456-17(8): any listed act for a remotely located individual (456-23) $25."
    }
   },
   "travel": {
    "rule": "not addressed",
    "max": null,
    "note": "Not addressed in HRS 456-17."
   },
   "journal": {
    "required": "yes",
    "note": "HRS 456-15: journal of all notarial acts, retained 10 years."
   },
   "ron": {
    "authorized": true,
    "note": "HRS 456-23 notarial acts for remotely located individuals."
   },
   "sources": [
    {
     "title": "HRS 456-17 Fees",
     "url": "https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol10_Ch0436-0474/HRS0456/HRS_0456-0017.htm",
     "covers": "fees"
    },
    {
     "title": "HRS 456-15 Journal",
     "url": "https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol10_Ch0436-0474/HRS0456/HRS_0456-0015.htm",
     "covers": "journal"
    },
    {
     "title": "HRS 456-17(8) remote acts",
     "url": "https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol10_Ch0436-0474/HRS0456/HRS_0456-0017.htm",
     "covers": "ron"
    }
   ],
   "confidence": "verified"
  },
  {
   "code": "ID",
   "name": "Idaho",
   "fees": {
    "acknowledgment": {
     "max": 5,
     "unit": "per notarial act",
     "note": "Idaho Code 51-133(1): fee not to exceed $5.00 for any notarial act. Employer may bar fees for acts in scope of employment."
    },
    "jurat": {
     "max": 5,
     "unit": "per notarial act",
     "note": "Same $5 cap."
    },
    "oath": {
     "max": 5,
     "unit": "per notarial act",
     "note": "Same $5 cap."
    },
    "copy_cert": {
     "max": 5,
     "unit": "per notarial act",
     "note": "Same $5 cap."
    },
    "ron": {
     "max": 5,
     "unit": "per notarial act",
     "note": "No separate remote fee; 51-133 applies to any notarial act."
    }
   },
   "travel": {
    "rule": "allowed (actual and reasonable expense)",
    "max": null,
    "note": "51-133(2): may be compensated for actual and reasonable expense of travel to the place of the act."
   },
   "journal": {
    "required": "no",
    "note": "Idaho Code Title 51 ch. 1 (RULONA 2018) contains no journal section; remote acts require an audio-visual recording (51-114A)."
   },
   "ron": {
    "authorized": true,
    "note": "Idaho Code 51-114A notarial act for remotely located individual (identity proofing, A/V recording)."
   },
   "sources": [
    {
     "title": "Idaho Code 51-133 Notary fee",
     "url": "https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/Title51/T51CH1/SECT51-133/",
     "covers": "fees"
    },
    {
     "title": "Idaho Code Title 51 Chapter 1 (section list)",
     "url": "https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/Title51/T51CH1/",
     "covers": "journal"
    },
    {
     "title": "Idaho Code 51-114A",
     "url": "https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/Title51/T51CH1/SECT51-114A/",
     "covers": "ron"
    }
   ],
   "confidence": "verified"
  },
  {
   "code": "IL",
   "name": "Illinois",
   "fees": {
    "acknowledgment": {
     "max": 5,
     "unit": "per notarial act",
     "note": "5 ILCS 312/3-104(a): max $5 for any non-electronic act; up to $25 for acts under 3-102 (Cook County residential real property conveyance notarial record). Immigration-form limits apply."
    },
    "jurat": {
     "max": 5,
     "unit": "per notarial act",
     "note": "Same $5 cap (non-electronic)."
    },
    "oath": {
     "max": 5,
     "unit": "per notarial act",
     "note": "Same $5 cap (non-electronic)."
    },
    "copy_cert": {
     "max": 5,
     "unit": "per notarial act",
     "note": "Same $5 cap (non-electronic)."
    },
    "ron": {
     "max": 25,
     "unit": "per electronic notarial act",
     "note": "3-104(b): up to $25 for any electronic notarial act, plus a reasonable fee for copies of e-journal entries/recordings. Remote paper-based acts (6-102.5) fall under the $5 non-electronic cap."
    }
   },
   "travel": {
    "rule": "not addressed",
    "max": null,
    "note": "Not addressed in 5 ILCS 312/3-104."
   },
   "journal": {
    "required": "yes",
    "note": "5 ILCS 312/3-107: notary public or electronic notary shall keep a journal of each notarial act (P.A. 102-160, eff. 6-5-23)."
   },
   "ron": {
    "authorized": true,
    "note": "Remote notarial acts (5 ILCS 312/6-102.5) and electronic notarization (Art. 6A)."
   },
   "sources": [
    {
     "title": "5 ILCS 312/3-104 Maximum fee",
     "url": "https://www.ilga.gov/Documents/legislation/ilcs/documents/000503120K3-104.htm",
     "covers": "fees"
    },
    {
     "title": "5 ILCS 312/3-107 Journal",
     "url": "https://www.ilga.gov/Documents/legislation/ilcs/documents/000503120K3-107.htm",
     "covers": "journal"
    },
    {
     "title": "5 ILCS 312/6-102.5 Remote notarial acts",
     "url": "https://www.ilga.gov/Documents/legislation/ilcs/documents/000503120K6-102.5.htm",
     "covers": "ron"
    }
   ],
   "confidence": "verified"
  },
  {
   "code": "IN",
   "name": "Indiana",
   "fees": {
    "acknowledgment": {
     "max": 10,
     "unit": "per signature",
     "note": "IC 33-42-14-1(a): up to $10 per signature; fee list must be displayed in advance. Public officials may not charge for official business."
    },
    "jurat": {
     "max": 10,
     "unit": "per signature",
     "note": "Verification on oath or affirmation: $10 per signature."
    },
    "oath": {
     "max": 10,
     "unit": "per signature",
     "note": "Administering an affirmation or oath: $10 per signature."
    },
    "copy_cert": {
     "max": 10,
     "unit": "per signature",
     "note": "Attesting to or certifying a copy: $10 per signature."
    },
    "ron": {
     "max": 25,
     "unit": "per remote notarial act",
     "note": "IC 33-42-17-9: up to $25 per remote notarial act (plus reasonable copy fee for journal/recordings)."
    }
   },
   "travel": {
    "rule": "statutory amount",
    "max": null,
    "note": "IC 33-42-14-1(e): reasonable travel fee not exceeding federal travel rates set by the U.S. General Services Administration."
   },
   "journal": {
    "required": "ron-only",
    "note": "IC 33-42-17-8: electronic journal required for remote acts (10 yrs). Notary Guide: no journal required for traditional acts."
   },
   "ron": {
    "authorized": true,
    "note": "Remote notary registration with SOS (IC 33-42-17)."
   },
   "sources": [
    {
     "title": "Indiana Code 2026 Title 33 Art. 42 (33-42-14-1, 33-42-17)",
     "url": "https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_33/Article_42.pdf",
     "covers": "fees"
    },
    {
     "title": "Indiana Code 33-42-17-8 electronic journal",
     "url": "https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_33/Article_42.pdf",
     "covers": "journal"
    },
    {
     "title": "Indiana Code 33-42-17 remote notarial acts",
     "url": "https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_33/Article_42.pdf",
     "covers": "ron"
    },
    {
     "title": "Indiana Notary Public Guide",
     "url": "https://inbiz.in.gov/Assets/NotaryGuide.pdf",
     "covers": "journal"
    }
   ],
   "confidence": "verified"
  },
  {
   "code": "IA",
   "name": "Iowa",
   "fees": {
    "acknowledgment": {
     "max": null,
     "unit": "no statutory maximum",
     "note": "No cap in Iowa Code ch. 9B. SOS Handbook FAQ: a notary may charge a reasonable fee; may not refuse service to non-customers."
    },
    "jurat": {
     "max": null,
     "unit": "no statutory maximum",
     "note": "Reasonable fee."
    },
    "oath": {
     "max": null,
     "unit": "no statutory maximum",
     "note": "Reasonable fee."
    },
    "copy_cert": {
     "max": null,
     "unit": "no statutory maximum",
     "note": "Reasonable fee."
    },
    "ron": {
     "max": null,
     "unit": "no statutory maximum",
     "note": "No RON-specific fee cap found."
    }
   },
   "travel": {
    "rule": "not addressed",
    "max": null,
    "note": "Not addressed in ch. 9B or SOS Handbook."
   },
   "journal": {
    "required": "recommended",
    "note": "Handbook treats journal as optional ('if you maintain a notary journal'). RON technology must provide an electronic notary journal (IAC 721-43)."
   },
   "ron": {
    "authorized": true,
    "note": "Iowa Code 9B.14A; approved RON platforms (IAC 721-43)."
   },
   "sources": [
    {
     "title": "Iowa Code ch. 9B",
     "url": "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/9B.pdf",
     "covers": "fees"
    },
    {
     "title": "Iowa SOS Notary Handbook",
     "url": "https://sos.iowa.gov/notaries/pdf/notaryhandbook.pdf",
     "covers": "fees"
    },
    {
     "title": "Iowa SOS Notary Handbook (journal)",
     "url": "https://sos.iowa.gov/notaries/pdf/notaryhandbook.pdf",
     "covers": "journal"
    },
    {
     "title": "Iowa Administrative Code 721-43",
     "url": "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/iac/chapter/01-21-2026.721.43.pdf",
     "covers": "ron"
    }
   ],
   "confidence": "verified"
  },
  {
   "code": "KS",
   "name": "Kansas",
   "fees": {
    "acknowledgment": {
     "max": null,
     "unit": "no statutory maximum",
     "note": "No cap. Per K.A.R. (Handbook): fee must be disclosed and agreed before the act, disclosed as permitted but not required by law, collected at time of act, and recorded in the journal."
    },
    "jurat": {
     "max": null,
     "unit": "no statutory maximum",
     "note": "Same disclosure rules."
    },
    "oath": {
     "max": null,
     "unit": "no statutory maximum",
     "note": "Same disclosure rules."
    },
    "copy_cert": {
     "max": null,
     "unit": "no statutory maximum",
     "note": "Same disclosure rules."
    },
    "ron": {
     "max": null,
     "unit": "no statutory maximum",
     "note": "Same rules apply to remote acts."
    }
   },
   "travel": {
    "rule": "not addressed",
    "max": null,
    "note": "Not addressed in SOS Handbook."
   },
   "journal": {
    "required": "yes",
    "note": "Journal of all notarial acts required on and after Jan 1, 2022; retained 10 years."
   },
   "ron": {
    "authorized": true,
    "note": "RON after notifying SOS, identifying technology, completing course/exam (K.S.A. 53-5a15)."
   },
   "sources": [
    {
     "title": "Kansas Notary Handbook (SOS)",
     "url": "https://www.sos.ks.gov/general-services/notary_public/NotaryHandbook.pdf",
     "covers": "fees"
    },
    {
     "title": "Kansas Notary Handbook (journal)",
     "url": "https://www.sos.ks.gov/general-services/notary_public/NotaryHandbook.pdf",
     "covers": "journal"
    },
    {
     "title": "K.S.A. 53-5a15",
     "url": "https://ksrevisor.gov/statutes/chapters/ch53/053_005a_0015.html",
     "covers": "ron"
    }
   ],
   "confidence": "verified"
  },
  {
   "code": "KY",
   "name": "Kentucky",
   "fees": {
    "acknowledgment": {
     "max": null,
     "unit": "no statutory maximum",
     "note": "KRS 423.430(1): fee in compliance with KRS 64.300 and clearly disclosed in advance; no cap."
    },
    "jurat": {
     "max": null,
     "unit": "no statutory maximum",
     "note": "KRS 64.300: no fee for jurats on papers supporting federal benefit claims of service members/veterans (National Guard, reserves, active duty)."
    },
    "oath": {
     "max": null,
     "unit": "no statutory maximum",
     "note": "Disclosed in advance."
    },
    "copy_cert": {
     "max": null,
     "unit": "no statutory maximum",
     "note": "Disclosed in advance."
    },
    "ron": {
     "max": null,
     "unit": "no statutory maximum",
     "note": "Electronic notarizations follow same rule (423.430(1))."
    }
   },
   "travel": {
    "rule": "not addressed",
    "max": null,
    "note": "KRS 423.430(2): compensation for non-notarial services is not governed by the section."
   },
   "journal": {
    "required": "ron-only",
    "note": "KRS 423.380: online notaries must keep an electronic journal of electronic notarizations, 10 years."
   },
   "ron": {
    "authorized": true,
    "note": "Online notary registration (KRS 423.355, 423.455)."
   },
   "sources": [
    {
     "title": "KRS 423.430 Fees",
     "url": "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=49515",
     "covers": "fees"
    },
    {
     "title": "KRS 64.300 Exemption from fees",
     "url": "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=45031",
     "covers": "fees"
    },
    {
     "title": "KRS 423.380 Journal of online notary",
     "url": "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=49505",
     "covers": "journal"
    },
    {
     "title": "KRS 423.455 Remote notarial acts",
     "url": "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=49520",
     "covers": "ron"
    }
   ],
   "confidence": "verified"
  },
  {
   "code": "LA",
   "name": "Louisiana",
   "fees": {
    "acknowledgment": {
     "max": null,
     "unit": "no statutory maximum",
     "note": "SOS FAQ: Louisiana does not have a statutory fee schedule that would determine or limit what a notary can charge."
    },
    "jurat": {
     "max": null,
     "unit": "no statutory maximum",
     "note": "No statutory fee schedule."
    },
    "oath": {
     "max": null,
     "unit": "no statutory maximum",
     "note": "No statutory fee schedule."
    },
    "copy_cert": {
     "max": null,
     "unit": "no statutory maximum",
     "note": "No statutory fee schedule."
    },
    "ron": {
     "max": null,
     "unit": "no statutory maximum",
     "note": "No statutory fee schedule found for RON."
    }
   },
   "travel": {
    "rule": "not addressed",
    "max": null,
    "note": "No statutory fee schedule."
   },
   "journal": {
    "required": null,
    "note": "Not confirmed from an official source."
   },
   "ron": {
    "authorized": true,
    "note": "Commissioned notaries may be authorized by SOS to perform RON (registration opened Feb 1, 2022; R.S. 35:621-630)."
   },
   "sources": [
    {
     "title": "Louisiana SOS Notary FAQ",
     "url": "https://www.sos.la.gov/notary/frequently-asked-questions",
     "covers": "fees"
    },
    {
     "title": "Louisiana SOS RON Requirements",
     "url": "https://www.sos.la.gov/notary/ron-requirements",
     "covers": "ron"
    }
   ],
   "confidence": "partial"
  },
  {
   "code": "ME",
   "name": "Maine",
   "fees": {
    "acknowledgment": {
     "max": null,
     "unit": "no statutory maximum",
     "note": "No statutory fee schedule. SOS Notary Rules sec. 2.E: any fee must be disclosed in writing before the act and the individual's consent obtained."
    },
    "jurat": {
     "max": null,
     "unit": "no statutory maximum",
     "note": "Same written disclosure/consent rule."
    },
    "oath": {
     "max": null,
     "unit": "no statutory maximum",
     "note": "Same written disclosure/consent rule."
    },
    "copy_cert": {
     "max": null,
     "unit": "no statutory maximum",
     "note": "Same written disclosure/consent rule."
    },
    "ron": {
     "max": null,
     "unit": "no statutory maximum",
     "note": "No RON-specific cap found."
    }
   },
   "travel": {
    "rule": "not addressed",
    "max": null,
    "note": "Not addressed in SOS rules."
   },
   "journal": {
    "required": "ron-only",
    "note": "4 M.R.S. 1920: journal required for all electronic and remote notarizations; optional for tangible notarizations; 10 years."
   },
   "ron": {
    "authorized": true,
    "note": "RULONA effective July 1, 2023 allows remote and electronic notarization."
   },
   "sources": [
    {
     "title": "Maine SOS Notary Rules (29-250)",
     "url": "https://www.maine.gov/sos/sites/maine.gov.sos/files/content/assets/Notary-20Rules.pdf",
     "covers": "fees"
    },
    {
     "title": "4 M.R.S. ch. 39 (RULONA) incl. 1920 Journal",
     "url": "https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/4/title4ch39.pdf",
     "covers": "journal"
    },
    {
     "title": "Maine SOS FAQ",
     "url": "https://www.maine.gov/sos/sites/maine.gov.sos/files/content/assets/faqnp.pdf",
     "covers": "ron"
    }
   ],
   "confidence": "verified"
  },
  {
   "code": "MD",
   "name": "Maryland",
   "fees": {
    "acknowledgment": {
     "max": 8,
     "unit": "per signature",
     "note": "COMAR 01.02.08.02 (eff. 1/22/2024): $8 per original notarial act; multiple copies signed at same time: $8 per signature on first copy, $4 per signature on each additional copy."
    },
    "jurat": {
     "max": 8,
     "unit": "per notarial act",
     "note": "$8 per original notarial act."
    },
    "oath": {
     "max": 8,
     "unit": "per notarial act",
     "note": "$8 per original notarial act."
    },
    "copy_cert": {
     "max": null,
     "unit": "not confirmed",
     "note": "General copy-certification fee not stated; $6 for certifying a copy of a record in the notary's journal; $2 per reproduction."
    },
    "ron": {
     "max": 30,
     "unit": "per remote notarial act",
     "note": "COMAR 01.02.08.02: $30 for a remote notarial act (statutory ceiling $50, SG 18-107)."
    }
   },
   "travel": {
    "rule": "statutory amount",
    "max": 5,
    "note": "IRS business mileage rate reimbursement plus a travel fee not exceeding $5 (COMAR 01.02.08.02D)."
   },
   "journal": {
    "required": "yes",
    "note": "Journal chronicling each notarial act; retained 10 years."
   },
   "ron": {
    "authorized": true,
    "note": "Remote notarization by notaries registered with SOS using authorized vendors."
   },
   "sources": [
    {
     "title": "Maryland SOS Notary FAQ (COMAR 01.02.08.02)",
     "url": "https://sos.maryland.gov/Notary/Pages/FAQ.aspx",
     "covers": "fees"
    },
    {
     "title": "Maryland SOS Notary FAQ (travel)",
     "url": "https://sos.maryland.gov/Notary/Pages/FAQ.aspx",
     "covers": "travel"
    },
    {
     "title": "Maryland SOS Notary FAQ (journal, remote)",
     "url": "https://sos.maryland.gov/Notary/Pages/FAQ.aspx",
     "covers": "journal"
    }
   ],
   "confidence": "verified"
  },
  {
   "code": "MA",
   "name": "Massachusetts",
   "fees": {
    "acknowledgment": {
     "max": null,
     "unit": "no statutory maximum",
     "note": "MGL c.262 s.41 sets only protest/noting fees (noting total max $1.25); no cap found for acknowledgments. No fee for absentee ballot envelopes/voting materials or veterans' benefit claims (c.222 s.23)."
    },
    "jurat": {
     "max": null,
     "unit": "no statutory maximum",
     "note": "No cap found."
    },
    "oath": {
     "max": null,
     "unit": "no statutory maximum",
     "note": "No cap found."
    },
    "copy_cert": {
     "max": null,
     "unit": "no statutory maximum",
     "note": "No cap found."
    },
    "ron": {
     "max": null,
     "unit": "not available",
     "note": "RON not yet operational."
    }
   },
   "travel": {
    "rule": "not addressed",
    "max": null,
    "note": "Not addressed in c.262 s.41 or c.222."
   },
   "journal": {
    "required": "yes",
    "note": "MGL c.222 s.22: chronological journal required (attorneys and their employees excepted, s.22(f)); retain 7 years after commission ends (s.24)."
   },
   "ron": {
    "authorized": false,
    "note": "Authorized by statute (MGL c.222 s.28, St. 2023 c.2) but the Secretary says training/notification are not yet available and notaries should not use remote platforms yet."
   },
   "sources": [
    {
     "title": "MGL c.262 s.41 Notaries public; fees",
     "url": "https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleVI/Chapter262/Section41",
     "covers": "fees"
    },
    {
     "title": "MGL c.222 s.23 Fees not to be charged",
     "url": "https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleI/Chapter222/Section23",
     "covers": "fees"
    },
    {
     "title": "MGL c.222 s.22 Journal",
     "url": "https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleI/Chapter222/Section22",
     "covers": "journal"
    },
    {
     "title": "Secretary of the Commonwealth - Remote Online Notarization",
     "url": "https://www.sec.state.ma.us/divisions/commissions/remote-online.htm",
     "covers": "ron"
    }
   ],
   "confidence": "partial"
  },
  {
   "code": "MI",
   "name": "Michigan",
   "fees": {
    "acknowledgment": {
     "max": 10,
     "unit": "per transaction or notarial act",
     "note": "MCL 55.285(7): not more than $10 for any individual transaction or notarial act; must display sign or advise fee before the act."
    },
    "jurat": {
     "max": 10,
     "unit": "per transaction or notarial act",
     "note": "Same $10 cap."
    },
    "oath": {
     "max": 10,
     "unit": "per transaction or notarial act",
     "note": "Same $10 cap."
    },
    "copy_cert": {
     "max": 10,
     "unit": "per transaction or notarial act",
     "note": "Same $10 cap; copy certification authority not separately confirmed."
    },
    "ron": {
     "max": 10,
     "unit": "per transaction or notarial act",
     "note": "No separate RON fee found; 55.285(7) applies to any notarial act."
    }
   },
   "travel": {
    "rule": "allowed if agreed in advance",
    "max": null,
    "note": "MCL 55.285(7): notary and client may agree on a separate travel fee before travel begins (no cap)."
   },
   "journal": {
    "required": "ron-only",
    "note": "MCL 55.286b(7): journal required if the notary performs acts on a remote electronic notarization platform (10 yrs)."
   },
   "ron": {
    "authorized": true,
    "note": "Remote electronic notarization on SOS-approved platforms (MCL 55.286b)."
   },
   "sources": [
    {
     "title": "MCL 55.285",
     "url": "https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-55-285",
     "covers": "fees"
    },
    {
     "title": "MCL 55.286b",
     "url": "https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-55-286b",
     "covers": "journal"
    },
    {
     "title": "MCL 55.286b (remote platforms)",
     "url": "https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-55-286b",
     "covers": "ron"
    }
   ],
   "confidence": "verified"
  },
  {
   "code": "MN",
   "name": "Minnesota",
   "fees": {
    "acknowledgment": {
     "max": null,
     "unit": "not confirmed",
     "note": "Minn. Stat. 357.17(6): acknowledgments = 'the legal fees allowed other officers for like services' (no fixed amount). SOS commission guide: up to $5 for most notarial acts."
    },
    "jurat": {
     "max": 5,
     "unit": "per folio",
     "note": "357.17(4): any affidavit or paper not otherwise provided for $5 per folio ($1 per folio for copies)."
    },
    "oath": {
     "max": 5,
     "unit": "per oath",
     "note": "357.17(5): $5 for each oath administered."
    },
    "copy_cert": {
     "max": null,
     "unit": "not confirmed",
     "note": "Not separately listed in 357.17."
    },
    "ron": {
     "max": null,
     "unit": "not confirmed",
     "note": "SOS: $25 RON cap applied only before Jan 1, 2023; since then remote notaries must charge fees complying with 357.17."
    }
   },
   "travel": {
    "rule": "not addressed",
    "max": null,
    "note": "Not addressed in 357.17."
   },
   "journal": {
    "required": "ron-only",
    "note": "SOS commission guide: journal optional for traditional acts. Remote online notaries keep an electronic journal (358.645 subd. 4)."
   },
   "ron": {
    "authorized": true,
    "note": "Remote online notarization with SOS authorization (Minn. Stat. 358.645); no state fee."
   },
   "sources": [
    {
     "title": "Minn. Stat. 357.17",
     "url": "https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/357.17",
     "covers": "fees"
    },
    {
     "title": "Minnesota SOS Notary Commission Guide",
     "url": "https://sos.mn.gov/media/0u2jgmth/notary-commission-guide.pdf",
     "covers": "journal"
    },
    {
     "title": "Minnesota SOS RON Authorization FAQ",
     "url": "https://www.sos.mn.gov/notary-apostille/notary-help/remote-online-notarization-authorization-faq/",
     "covers": "ron"
    },
    {
     "title": "Minn. Stat. 358.645",
     "url": "https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/358.645",
     "covers": "ron"
    }
   ],
   "confidence": "partial"
  },
  {
   "code": "MS",
   "name": "Mississippi",
   "fees": {
    "acknowledgment": {
     "max": 5,
     "unit": "per signature",
     "note": "Miss. Code 25-34-9 (eff. 7/1/2021) and SOS Rule 9.1: $5 per signature. Notary need not charge; no fee for absentee ballot applications/ballots (Rule 9.6)."
    },
    "jurat": {
     "max": 5,
     "unit": "per signature",
     "note": "SOS Rule 9.1: jurats $5 per signature."
    },
    "oath": {
     "max": 5,
     "unit": "per person",
     "note": "SOS Rule 9.1: oaths or affirmations without a signature $5 per person."
    },
    "copy_cert": {
     "max": null,
     "unit": "not confirmed",
     "note": "Not listed in Rule 9.1."
    },
    "ron": {
     "max": null,
     "unit": "not confirmed",
     "note": "RON not confirmed as authorized."
    }
   },
   "travel": {
    "rule": "allowed if agreed in advance",
    "max": null,
    "note": "SOS Rule 9.3: travel fee agreed before travel and explained as separate and not required by law (no cap)."
   },
   "journal": {
    "required": "yes",
    "note": "Miss. Code 25-34-37: journal chronicling all notarial acts, one at a time."
   },
   "ron": {
    "authorized": null,
    "note": "Not confirmed: the 2021 Revised Mississippi Law on Notarial Acts contains no remote provision, and no enacted RON law was found."
   },
   "sources": [
    {
     "title": "Revised Mississippi Law on Notarial Acts (SOS)",
     "url": "https://www.sos.ms.gov/content/documents/Business/Revised%20Mississippi%20Law%20on%20Notarial%20Acts.pdf",
     "covers": "fees"
    },
    {
     "title": "Mississippi SOS Notary Rules (Part 5, ch. 9 Fees)",
     "url": "https://www.sos.ms.gov/content/documents/Business/Revised%20Mississippi%20Law%20on%20Notarial%20Acts%20Notary%20Rules.pdf",
     "covers": "travel"
    },
    {
     "title": "Revised Mississippi Law on Notarial Acts 25-34-37 (journal)",
     "url": "https://www.sos.ms.gov/content/documents/Business/Revised%20Mississippi%20Law%20on%20Notarial%20Acts.pdf",
     "covers": "journal"
    }
   ],
   "confidence": "partial"
  },
  {
   "code": "MO",
   "name": "Missouri",
   "fees": {
    "acknowledgment": {
     "max": 5,
     "unit": "per signature",
     "note": "RSMo 486.685: $5 per signature; may charge less or waive."
    },
    "jurat": {
     "max": 5,
     "unit": "per signature",
     "note": "RSMo 486.685: jurat $5 per signature."
    },
    "oath": {
     "max": null,
     "unit": "not listed",
     "note": "Oath not separately listed in 486.685."
    },
    "copy_cert": {
     "max": 1,
     "unit": "per page (min $3)",
     "note": "RSMo 486.685: certified copy $1 per page, minimum total $3."
    },
    "ron": {
     "max": 5,
     "unit": "per signature",
     "note": "RSMo 486.960: electronic acts $5 per signature; 486.1160: plus a remote online transaction fee if agreed in advance and explained as not mandated by law (no cap)."
    }
   },
   "travel": {
    "rule": "allowed if agreed in advance",
    "max": null,
    "note": "RSMo 486.685(3): travel fee agreed in advance and explained as separate and not mandated by law (no cap)."
   },
   "journal": {
    "required": "yes",
    "note": "RSMo 486.700: permanently bound chronological journal required."
   },
   "ron": {
    "authorized": true,
    "note": "Remote online notaries register with SOS (RSMo 486.1120, eff. 8/28/2020)."
   },
   "sources": [
    {
     "title": "RSMo 486.685 Fees",
     "url": "https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=486.685",
     "covers": "fees"
    },
    {
     "title": "RSMo 486.1160 Additional transaction fee",
     "url": "https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=486.1160",
     "covers": "ron"
    },
    {
     "title": "RSMo 486.700 Journal",
     "url": "https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=486.700",
     "covers": "journal"
    },
    {
     "title": "RSMo 486.1120 RON registration",
     "url": "https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=486.1120",
     "covers": "ron"
    }
   ],
   "confidence": "verified"
  },
  {
   "code": "MT",
   "name": "Montana",
   "fees": {
    "acknowledgment": {
     "max": 10,
     "unit": "per notarial act",
     "note": "MCA 1-5-626(1): not to exceed $10 per act; fee list must be displayed in English."
    },
    "jurat": {
     "max": 10,
     "unit": "per notarial act",
     "note": "Verification on oath or affirmation (jurat): $10."
    },
    "oath": {
     "max": 10,
     "unit": "per notarial act",
     "note": "$10 per act."
    },
    "copy_cert": {
     "max": 10,
     "unit": "per notarial act",
     "note": "Certifying a copy: $10."
    },
    "ron": {
     "max": 10,
     "unit": "per notarial act",
     "note": "$10 base plus an additional fee set by rule for electronic system/communication technology; must be explained as not set by law and agreed in advance."
    }
   },
   "travel": {
    "rule": "statutory amount",
    "max": null,
    "note": "MCA 1-5-626(2): agreed in advance; must not exceed IRS standard mileage rates."
   },
   "journal": {
    "required": "yes",
    "note": "MCA 1-5-618(2): one or more journals of all notarial acts."
   },
   "ron": {
    "authorized": true,
    "note": "Communication technology acts with audiovisual recording retained 10 years (MCA 1-5-618)."
   },
   "sources": [
    {
     "title": "MCA 1-5-626 Fees",
     "url": "https://leg.mt.gov/bills/mca/title_0010/chapter_0050/part_0060/section_0260/0010-0050-0060-0260.html",
     "covers": "fees"
    },
    {
     "title": "MCA 1-5-618 Journal and recordings",
     "url": "https://leg.mt.gov/bills/mca/title_0010/chapter_0050/part_0060/section_0180/0010-0050-0060-0180.html",
     "covers": "journal"
    },
    {
     "title": "MCA 1-5-618 (remote recordings)",
     "url": "https://leg.mt.gov/bills/mca/title_0010/chapter_0050/part_0060/section_0180/0010-0050-0060-0180.html",
     "covers": "ron"
    }
   ],
   "confidence": "verified"
  },
  {
   "code": "NE",
   "name": "Nebraska",
   "fees": {
    "acknowledgment": {
     "max": 5,
     "unit": "per acknowledgment",
     "note": "Neb. Rev. Stat. 33-133: $5 for taking acknowledgment of a deed or other instrument; government employees whose employer paid commission fees may not charge."
    },
    "jurat": {
     "max": 2,
     "unit": "per affidavit",
     "note": "33-133: taking affidavits and seal $2."
    },
    "oath": {
     "max": 2,
     "unit": "per oath",
     "note": "33-133: administering oath or affirmation $2."
    },
    "copy_cert": {
     "max": 5,
     "unit": "per certificate",
     "note": "33-133: each certificate and seal $5 (copy certification not separately listed)."
    },
    "ron": {
     "max": 25,
     "unit": "per online notarial act (in addition)",
     "note": "Neb. Rev. Stat. 64-412: online notary may charge up to $25 per online notarial act in addition to 33-133 fees."
    }
   },
   "travel": {
    "rule": "statutory amount",
    "max": null,
    "note": "33-133: mileage at the 81-1176 state rate only for travel in serving notice of protest; general travel not addressed."
   },
   "journal": {
    "required": "ron-only",
    "note": "Online notaries keep an electronic record (64-409); no in-person journal requirement found."
   },
   "ron": {
    "authorized": true,
    "note": "Online Notary Public Act (2019 LB186)."
   },
   "sources": [
    {
     "title": "Neb. Rev. Stat. 33-133",
     "url": "https://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=33-133",
     "covers": "fees"
    },
    {
     "title": "Neb. Rev. Stat. 64-412",
     "url": "https://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=64-412",
     "covers": "ron"
    },
    {
     "title": "Nebraska SOS Online Notary Statutes",
     "url": "https://sos.nebraska.gov/business-services/online-notary-statutes",
     "covers": "journal"
    }
   ],
   "confidence": "verified"
  },
  {
   "code": "NV",
   "name": "Nevada",
   "fees": {
    "acknowledgment": {
     "max": 15,
     "unit": "first signature of each signer",
     "note": "NRS 240.100: $15 first signature of each signer; $7.50 each additional signature."
    },
    "jurat": {
     "max": 15,
     "unit": "per signature",
     "note": "NRS 240.100: jurat $15 for each signature on the affidavit."
    },
    "oath": {
     "max": 7.5,
     "unit": "per oath",
     "note": "NRS 240.100: administering oath or affirmation $7.50."
    },
    "copy_cert": {
     "max": 7.5,
     "unit": "per certified copy",
     "note": "NRS 240.100: certified copy $7.50."
    },
    "ron": {
     "max": 25,
     "unit": "per signature",
     "note": "NRS 240.197: electronic notary $25 per signature for acknowledgments/jurats, $25 per oath."
    }
   },
   "travel": {
    "rule": "statutory amount",
    "max": 15,
    "note": "NRS 240.100(3): only if requested; hourly rate agreed in advance; max $15/hour 6am-7pm, $30/hour 7pm-6am; 2-hour minimum; recorded in journal. Electronic notaries: $10/$25 per hour."
   },
   "journal": {
    "required": "yes",
    "note": "NRS 240.120: bound journal with entry for each act, including fees."
   },
   "ron": {
    "authorized": true,
    "note": "Electronic notaries may perform remote electronic notarial acts (NRS 240.181-240.206)."
   },
   "sources": [
    {
     "title": "NRS Chapter 240 (240.100, 240.120, 240.197)",
     "url": "https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-240.html",
     "covers": "fees"
    },
    {
     "title": "NRS 240.100(3) travel",
     "url": "https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-240.html",
     "covers": "travel"
    },
    {
     "title": "NRS 240.120 journal",
     "url": "https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-240.html",
     "covers": "journal"
    },
    {
     "title": "NRS 240.197 electronic notary fees",
     "url": "https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-240.html",
     "covers": "ron"
    }
   ],
   "confidence": "verified"
  },
  {
   "code": "NH",
   "name": "New Hampshire",
   "fees": {
    "acknowledgment": {
     "max": 10,
     "unit": "per act",
     "note": "RSA 455:11: up to $10 for each oath, witness, service or certification. No fee for oaths of office of town officers."
    },
    "jurat": {
     "max": 10,
     "unit": "per act",
     "note": "Same $10."
    },
    "oath": {
     "max": 10,
     "unit": "per act",
     "note": "Same $10."
    },
    "copy_cert": {
     "max": 10,
     "unit": "per act",
     "note": "Same $10 (certification)."
    },
    "ron": {
     "max": 25,
     "unit": "per act",
     "note": "RSA 455:11: $25 per act for remotely located individuals (RSA 456-B:6-a), amended eff. Feb 6, 2022."
    }
   },
   "travel": {
    "rule": null,
    "max": null,
    "note": "Not confirmed from statute text fetched."
   },
   "journal": {
    "required": "ron-only",
    "note": "SOS manual: journal required for remote acts; recommended otherwise."
   },
   "ron": {
    "authorized": true,
    "note": "Since Feb 6, 2022, after notice to the SOS (RSA 456-B)."
   },
   "sources": [
    {
     "title": "RSA 455:11 Notarial Fees",
     "url": "https://gc.nh.gov/rsa/html/XLII/455/455-11.htm",
     "covers": "fees"
    },
    {
     "title": "NH SOS Electronic and Remote Notarization",
     "url": "https://www.sos.nh.gov/electronic-and-remote-notarization",
     "covers": "ron"
    },
    {
     "title": "NH Notary Public & Justice of the Peace Manual (Feb 2022)",
     "url": "https://www.sos.nh.gov/sites/g/files/ehbemt561/files/inline-documents/sonh/np-jp-manual-february-28-2022.pdf",
     "covers": "journal"
    }
   ],
   "confidence": "partial"
  },
  {
   "code": "NJ",
   "name": "New Jersey",
   "fees": {
    "acknowledgment": {
     "max": 2.5,
     "unit": "per act",
     "note": "Treasury Manual ch. 11: $2.50 per act; $15 per transaction for grantors in a real estate transfer; $25 per transaction for mortgagors in real estate financing."
    },
    "jurat": {
     "max": 2.5,
     "unit": "per act",
     "note": "Taking affidavits $2.50 per act."
    },
    "oath": {
     "max": 2.5,
     "unit": "per act",
     "note": "Administering oaths $2.50 per act."
    },
    "copy_cert": {
     "max": null,
     "unit": "not confirmed",
     "note": "Copy certification is authorized (Manual ch. 7) but no fee is listed."
    },
    "ron": {
     "max": null,
     "unit": "not confirmed",
     "note": "No separate remote fee listed in the Manual."
    }
   },
   "travel": {
    "rule": "not addressed",
    "max": null,
    "note": "Not addressed in the Manual."
   },
   "journal": {
    "required": "yes",
    "note": "Journal of all notarial acts (tangible or electronic), retained 10 years; itemized fees recorded."
   },
   "ron": {
    "authorized": true,
    "note": "Communication technology / remotely located individuals (Manual ch. 8; P.L.2021, c.179)."
   },
   "sources": [
    {
     "title": "New Jersey Notary Public Manual (Treasury, Sept 14, 2026)",
     "url": "https://www.nj.gov/treasury/revenue/pdf/notarypublicmanual.pdf",
     "covers": "fees"
    },
    {
     "title": "New Jersey Notary Public Manual (journal)",
     "url": "https://www.nj.gov/treasury/revenue/pdf/notarypublicmanual.pdf",
     "covers": "journal"
    },
    {
     "title": "New Jersey Notary Public Manual (communication technology)",
     "url": "https://www.nj.gov/treasury/revenue/pdf/notarypublicmanual.pdf",
     "covers": "ron"
    }
   ],
   "confidence": "verified"
  },
  {
   "code": "NM",
   "name": "New Mexico",
   "fees": {
    "acknowledgment": {
     "max": 5,
     "unit": "per acknowledgment",
     "note": "NMSA 14-14A-28 (SOS Handbook rev. July 2023): $5 per acknowledgment. SB 230 (2025) to raise fees to $12 died."
    },
    "jurat": {
     "max": 5,
     "unit": "per jurat",
     "note": "$5 per jurat."
    },
    "oath": {
     "max": 5,
     "unit": "per person",
     "note": "Oaths or affirmations without a signature $5 per person."
    },
    "copy_cert": {
     "max": 0.5,
     "unit": "per page (min $5)",
     "note": "Copy certifications $0.50 per page, minimum $5."
    },
    "ron": {
     "max": 25,
     "unit": "per remote notarial act (in addition)",
     "note": "12.9.3.11 NMAC: statutory fees plus up to $25 per remote notarial act; electronic in-person acts follow 14-14A-28(C) technology fee up to $25."
    }
   },
   "travel": {
    "rule": "allowed if agreed in advance",
    "max": null,
    "note": "Agreed in advance and explained as separate from notarial fees and not mandated by law (no cap)."
   },
   "journal": {
    "required": "yes",
    "note": "Journal of every notarial act required; retained 10 years."
   },
   "ron": {
    "authorized": true,
    "note": "Remote online notarization (12.9.4 NMAC)."
   },
   "sources": [
    {
     "title": "New Mexico Notarial Officer Handbook (rev. July 2023)",
     "url": "https://www.sos.nm.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Notary-Handbook-100223.pdf",
     "covers": "fees"
    },
    {
     "title": "12.9.3 NMAC Notarial Procedures",
     "url": "https://www.srca.nm.gov/parts/title12/12.009.0003.html",
     "covers": "ron"
    },
    {
     "title": "New Mexico Notarial Officer Handbook (journal)",
     "url": "https://www.sos.nm.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Notary-Handbook-100223.pdf",
     "covers": "journal"
    },
    {
     "title": "NM Legislature SB 230 (2025) status",
     "url": "https://www.nmlegis.gov/Legislation/Legislation?chamber=S&legType=B&legNo=230&year=25",
     "covers": "fees"
    }
   ],
   "confidence": "verified"
  },
  {
   "code": "NY",
   "name": "New York",
   "fees": {
    "acknowledgment": {
     "max": 2,
     "unit": "per person",
     "note": "Exec. Law 136(2): $2 per person for acknowledgment or proof; $2 for swearing a witness. Bills S6268/S10280 to raise to $5 not enacted (not confirmed passed)."
    },
    "jurat": {
     "max": 2,
     "unit": "per oath",
     "note": "Exec. Law 136(1): $2 for administering and certifying an oath or affirmation."
    },
    "oath": {
     "max": 2,
     "unit": "per oath",
     "note": "Exec. Law 136(1): $2."
    },
    "copy_cert": {
     "max": null,
     "unit": "not confirmed",
     "note": "Not listed in Exec. Law 136."
    },
    "ron": {
     "max": 25,
     "unit": "per electronic notarial act",
     "note": "19 NYCRR 182: electronic notary $25 per electronic notarial act, inclusive of all costs."
    }
   },
   "travel": {
    "rule": "not addressed",
    "max": null,
    "note": "Not addressed in Exec. Law 136."
   },
   "journal": {
    "required": "yes",
    "note": "19 NYCRR 182.9: all notaries must keep contemporaneous records of notarial acts (journal since Jan 25, 2023)."
   },
   "ron": {
    "authorized": true,
    "note": "Electronic notaries may notarize remotely (Exec. Law 135-c; 19 NYCRR 182)."
   },
   "sources": [
    {
     "title": "NY DOS Notary Public License Law (Sept 2026)",
     "url": "https://dos.ny.gov/notary-public-license-law-0",
     "covers": "fees"
    },
    {
     "title": "NY DOS Notary Public License Law (19 NYCRR 182.9)",
     "url": "https://dos.ny.gov/notary-public-license-law-0",
     "covers": "journal"
    },
    {
     "title": "NY DOS Notary Public License Law (electronic notary)",
     "url": "https://dos.ny.gov/notary-public-license-law-0",
     "covers": "ron"
    }
   ],
   "confidence": "verified"
  },
  {
   "code": "NC",
   "name": "North Carolina",
   "fees": {
    "acknowledgment": {
     "max": 10,
     "unit": "per principal signature",
     "note": "G.S. 10B-31(1): $10 per notarized principal signature."
    },
    "jurat": {
     "max": 10,
     "unit": "per principal signature",
     "note": "G.S. 10B-31(1): $10 per signature."
    },
    "oath": {
     "max": 10,
     "unit": "per person",
     "note": "G.S. 10B-31(2): oath/affirmation without signature $10 per person (no fee for credible witness oath)."
    },
    "copy_cert": {
     "max": null,
     "unit": "not confirmed",
     "note": "Not listed in 10B-31."
    },
    "ron": {
     "max": 25,
     "unit": "per principal signature",
     "note": "G.S. 10B-31(4): remote electronic notarization $25 per principal signature. In-person electronic acts $15 per signature/person."
    }
   },
   "travel": {
    "rule": "statutory amount",
    "max": null,
    "note": "G.S. 10B-31(5): actual mileage at federal business mileage rate if agreed in writing before travel."
   },
   "journal": {
    "required": "ron-only",
    "note": "G.S. 10B-38: journal optional ('may'); 10B-134.15: electronic journal required for remote electronic notarizations (10 yrs)."
   },
   "ron": {
    "authorized": true,
    "note": "Remote electronic notarization (G.S. 10B Art. 4A)."
   },
   "sources": [
    {
     "title": "G.S. 10B-31",
     "url": "https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_10B/GS_10B-31.html",
     "covers": "fees"
    },
    {
     "title": "G.S. 10B-38",
     "url": "https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_10B/GS_10B-38.html",
     "covers": "journal"
    },
    {
     "title": "G.S. 10B-134.15",
     "url": "https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_10B/GS_10B-134.15.html",
     "covers": "ron"
    }
   ],
   "confidence": "verified"
  },
  {
   "code": "ND",
   "name": "North Dakota",
   "fees": {
    "acknowledgment": {
     "max": 5,
     "unit": "per notarial act",
     "note": "NDCC 44-06.1-28(1): not more than $5 per act; only the notary may collect fees."
    },
    "jurat": {
     "max": 5,
     "unit": "per notarial act",
     "note": "Same $5."
    },
    "oath": {
     "max": 5,
     "unit": "per notarial act",
     "note": "Same $5."
    },
    "copy_cert": {
     "max": 5,
     "unit": "per notarial act",
     "note": "Same $5."
    },
    "ron": {
     "max": 5,
     "unit": "per notarial act",
     "note": "$5 plus a technology fee for remote/electronic acts if notary incurred it, agreed in advance and explained as separate (no cap)."
    }
   },
   "travel": {
    "rule": "allowed if agreed in advance",
    "max": null,
    "note": "44-06.1-28(2): agreed in advance and explained as separate and not mandated by law (no cap)."
   },
   "journal": {
    "required": "ron-only",
    "note": "44-06.1-16.1: journal required for acts with remotely located individuals, 10 years."
   },
   "ron": {
    "authorized": true,
    "note": "NDCC 44-06.1-13.1."
   },
   "sources": [
    {
     "title": "NDCC ch. 44-06.1",
     "url": "https://www.ndlegis.gov/cencode/t44c06-1.pdf",
     "covers": "fees"
    },
    {
     "title": "NDCC 44-06.1-16.1 Journals",
     "url": "https://www.ndlegis.gov/cencode/t44c06-1.pdf",
     "covers": "journal"
    },
    {
     "title": "NDCC 44-06.1-13.1 Remote",
     "url": "https://www.ndlegis.gov/cencode/t44c06-1.pdf",
     "covers": "ron"
    }
   ],
   "confidence": "verified"
  },
  {
   "code": "OH",
   "name": "Ohio",
   "fees": {
    "acknowledgment": {
     "max": 5,
     "unit": "per notarial act",
     "note": "ORC 147.08 (eff. April 3, 2025, HB 315): up to $5 per non-online act; not per signature."
    },
    "jurat": {
     "max": 5,
     "unit": "per notarial act",
     "note": "Same $5."
    },
    "oath": {
     "max": 5,
     "unit": "per notarial act",
     "note": "Same $5."
    },
    "copy_cert": {
     "max": 5,
     "unit": "per notarial act",
     "note": "Same $5."
    },
    "ron": {
     "max": 30,
     "unit": "per online notarization",
     "note": "ORC 147.08: up to $30 per online notarization (not combined with the $5), plus technology fee up to $10 per online session."
    }
   },
   "travel": {
    "rule": "allowed if agreed in advance",
    "max": null,
    "note": "ORC 147.08(D): reasonable travel fee agreed before the act (no cap)."
   },
   "journal": {
    "required": "ron-only",
    "note": "Optional for traditional acts (SOS strongly recommends); required electronic journal for online notarizations (ORC 147.65)."
   },
   "ron": {
    "authorized": true,
    "note": "Online notary authorization from SOS."
   },
   "sources": [
    {
     "title": "ORC 147.08",
     "url": "https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-147.08",
     "covers": "fees"
    },
    {
     "title": "Ohio SOS Notary Resources and FAQs",
     "url": "https://www.ohiosos.gov/notary/become-a-notary-in-ohio/resources-and-frequently-asked-questions",
     "covers": "journal"
    },
    {
     "title": "ORC 147.65 Electronic journals",
     "url": "https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-147.65",
     "covers": "ron"
    }
   ],
   "confidence": "verified"
  },
  {
   "code": "OK",
   "name": "Oklahoma",
   "fees": {
    "acknowledgment": {
     "max": 5,
     "unit": "per notarial act",
     "note": "49 O.S. 5: max $5 per act; no fee for absentee ballot affidavits."
    },
    "jurat": {
     "max": 5,
     "unit": "per notarial act",
     "note": "Same $5."
    },
    "oath": {
     "max": 5,
     "unit": "per notarial act",
     "note": "Same $5."
    },
    "copy_cert": {
     "max": 5,
     "unit": "per notarial act",
     "note": "Same $5."
    },
    "ron": {
     "max": 25,
     "unit": "per remote online notarial act",
     "note": "49 O.S. 209."
    }
   },
   "travel": {
    "rule": "not addressed",
    "max": null,
    "note": "Not addressed in Title 49."
   },
   "journal": {
    "required": "ron-only",
    "note": "49 O.S. 206: electronic journal for remote online notarial acts; no in-person journal requirement found (49-7 concerns bank protests only)."
   },
   "ron": {
    "authorized": true,
    "note": "Remote Online Notary Act (eff. Jan 1, 2020)."
   },
   "sources": [
    {
     "title": "Oklahoma Statutes Title 49 (Senate)",
     "url": "https://oksenate.gov/sites/default/files/2022-05/os49.pdf",
     "covers": "fees"
    },
    {
     "title": "Oklahoma Statutes Title 49 (49-206 journal)",
     "url": "https://oksenate.gov/sites/default/files/2022-05/os49.pdf",
     "covers": "journal"
    },
    {
     "title": "Oklahoma SOS Notary FAQ",
     "url": "https://www.sos.ok.gov/notary/info/faqs.aspx",
     "covers": "ron"
    }
   ],
   "confidence": "verified"
  },
  {
   "code": "OR",
   "name": "Oregon",
   "fees": {
    "acknowledgment": {
     "max": 10,
     "unit": "per notarial act",
     "note": "ORS 194.400(1): max $10 per act; fee list displayed in English."
    },
    "jurat": {
     "max": 10,
     "unit": "per notarial act",
     "note": "Same $10."
    },
    "oath": {
     "max": 10,
     "unit": "per notarial act",
     "note": "Same $10."
    },
    "copy_cert": {
     "max": 10,
     "unit": "per notarial act",
     "note": "Same $10 (SOS fee schedule)."
    },
    "ron": {
     "max": 25,
     "unit": "per notarial act",
     "note": "ORS 194.400(1): up to $25 for acts under ORS 194.277 (remote). In-person electronic: $10."
    }
   },
   "travel": {
    "rule": "allowed if agreed in advance",
    "max": null,
    "note": "ORS 194.400(2): explained as not determined by law and agreed in advance (no cap)."
   },
   "journal": {
    "required": "yes",
    "note": "ORS 194.300: journal of all notarial acts, 10 years."
   },
   "ron": {
    "authorized": true,
    "note": "ORS 194.277."
   },
   "sources": [
    {
     "title": "ORS ch. 194 (194.400, 194.300, 194.277)",
     "url": "https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors194.html",
     "covers": "fees"
    },
    {
     "title": "Oregon SOS Notary Public Fee Schedule",
     "url": "https://sos.oregon.gov/business/Documents/notary-forms/notary-public-fee-schedule.pdf",
     "covers": "fees"
    },
    {
     "title": "ORS 194.300 Journal",
     "url": "https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors194.html",
     "covers": "journal"
    },
    {
     "title": "Oregon SOS Remote and Electronic Notarization FAQs",
     "url": "https://sos.oregon.gov/business/notary/pages/remote-electronic-notarization-faq.aspx",
     "covers": "ron"
    }
   ],
   "confidence": "verified"
  },
  {
   "code": "PA",
   "name": "Pennsylvania",
   "fees": {
    "acknowledgment": {
     "max": 5,
     "unit": "first name in certificate (+$2 each additional)",
     "note": "4 Pa. Code 167.3 (regs eff. March 28, 2026): $5 for first individual named in certificate, $2 each additional name. Itemized receipt required."
    },
    "jurat": {
     "max": 5,
     "unit": "per individual",
     "note": "Taking verification on oath or affirmation $5 per individual."
    },
    "oath": {
     "max": 5,
     "unit": "per individual",
     "note": "Administering oath or affirmation $5 per individual."
    },
    "copy_cert": {
     "max": 5,
     "unit": "per certified copy",
     "note": "Certifying or attesting a copy or deposition $5."
    },
    "ron": {
     "max": 20,
     "unit": "per notarial act (in addition)",
     "note": "Electronic and remote notaries may add up to $20 per act on top of base fees."
    }
   },
   "travel": {
    "rule": "allowed (customary and reasonable)",
    "max": null,
    "note": "Clerical/administrative fees including travel are not set by DOS but must be customary and reasonable, disclosed before notarization, itemized in journal and receipt."
   },
   "journal": {
    "required": "yes",
    "note": "57 Pa.C.S. 319: chronological journal of all notarial acts."
   },
   "ron": {
    "authorized": true,
    "note": "Remote notaries using approved communication technology."
   },
   "sources": [
    {
     "title": "PA DOS Notary Public Fees",
     "url": "https://www.pa.gov/agencies/dos/programs/notaries/notary-public-fees",
     "covers": "fees"
    },
    {
     "title": "PA DOS Notary Public Fees (clerical/travel)",
     "url": "https://www.pa.gov/agencies/dos/programs/notaries/notary-public-fees",
     "covers": "travel"
    },
    {
     "title": "57 Pa.C.S. 319 Journal",
     "url": "https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?iFrame=true&txtType=HTM&ttl=57&div=0&chpt=3&sctn=19&subsctn=0",
     "covers": "journal"
    },
    {
     "title": "PA DOS Notaries (electronic or remote)",
     "url": "https://www.pa.gov/agencies/dos/programs/notaries",
     "covers": "ron"
    }
   ],
   "confidence": "verified"
  },
  {
   "code": "RI",
   "name": "Rhode Island",
   "fees": {
    "acknowledgment": {
     "max": 25,
     "unit": "per document or notarization",
     "note": "RIGL 42-30.1-20.1 (eff. June 30, 2022): max $25; disclosed before the act."
    },
    "jurat": {
     "max": 25,
     "unit": "per document or notarization",
     "note": "Same $25."
    },
    "oath": {
     "max": 25,
     "unit": "per document or notarization",
     "note": "Same $25."
    },
    "copy_cert": {
     "max": 25,
     "unit": "per document or notarization",
     "note": "Same $25."
    },
    "ron": {
     "max": 25,
     "unit": "per document or notarization",
     "note": "42-30.1-20.1(b): remote acts up to $25."
    }
   },
   "travel": {
    "rule": "not addressed",
    "max": null,
    "note": "Not addressed in 42-30.1-20.1."
   },
   "journal": {
    "required": "recommended",
    "note": "Not required by law, strongly encouraged (SOS). RON platforms record an electronic journal entry; AV recording kept 10 years."
   },
   "ron": {
    "authorized": true,
    "note": "Registration with the Department of State (42-30.1-12.1)."
   },
   "sources": [
    {
     "title": "RIGL 42-30.1-20.1",
     "url": "https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE42/42-30.1/42-30.1-20.1.htm",
     "covers": "fees"
    },
    {
     "title": "RI Dept of State - Your Notary Journal",
     "url": "https://docs.sos.ri.gov/documents/BusinessServices/Your_Notary_Journal.pdf",
     "covers": "journal"
    },
    {
     "title": "RI Remote Online Notarization Performance Guide",
     "url": "https://docs.sos.ri.gov/documents/BusinessServices/Remote-Notary-Guide.pdf",
     "covers": "ron"
    }
   ],
   "confidence": "verified"
  },
  {
   "code": "SC",
   "name": "South Carolina",
   "fees": {
    "acknowledgment": {
     "max": 5,
     "unit": "per signature",
     "note": "S.C. Code 26-1-100(A) (2014 Act 185): $5 per signature; English fee schedule must be displayed. H.3190 (2025-26) to raise to $10 not confirmed enacted."
    },
    "jurat": {
     "max": 5,
     "unit": "per signature",
     "note": "Same $5."
    },
    "oath": {
     "max": 5,
     "unit": "per person",
     "note": "Oath or affirmation without signature $5 per person."
    },
    "copy_cert": {
     "max": null,
     "unit": "not authorized",
     "note": "S.C. Code Title 26 ch. 1 (notarial duties): a notary shall not certify or authenticate a photograph or photocopy."
    },
    "ron": {
     "max": null,
     "unit": "not authorized",
     "note": "RON not authorized; in-person electronic notaries may charge $10 per signature (26-2-70)."
    }
   },
   "travel": {
    "rule": "allowed if agreed in advance",
    "max": null,
    "note": "26-1-100(C): agreed in advance and explained as separate and not mandated by law (no cap)."
   },
   "journal": {
    "required": "no",
    "note": "No paper journal requirement found; electronic notaries must keep an electronic journal of electronic acts (26-2-90)."
   },
   "ron": {
    "authorized": false,
    "note": "Electronic notarization requires in-person appearance (26-2-50); SOS (2022) states South Carolina has not legalized remote notarization."
   },
   "sources": [
    {
     "title": "S.C. Code Title 26 ch. 1",
     "url": "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t26c001.php",
     "covers": "fees"
    },
    {
     "title": "S.C. Code Title 26 ch. 2 (Electronic Notary Public Act)",
     "url": "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t26c002.php",
     "covers": "journal"
    },
    {
     "title": "SC SOS - Registration Now Open for Electronic Notaries Public",
     "url": "https://sos.sc.gov/news/2022-11/registration-now-open-electronic-notaries-public",
     "covers": "ron"
    }
   ],
   "confidence": "verified"
  },
  {
   "code": "SD",
   "name": "South Dakota",
   "fees": {
    "acknowledgment": {
     "max": null,
     "unit": "no statutory maximum",
     "note": "SDCL 18-1-9 as amended by SL 2025 ch. 91 (HB 1192, signed March 12, 2025) removed the $10 cap; fee per instrument; no fee for absentee ballot requests."
    },
    "jurat": {
     "max": null,
     "unit": "no statutory maximum",
     "note": "No cap."
    },
    "oath": {
     "max": null,
     "unit": "no statutory maximum",
     "note": "No cap."
    },
    "copy_cert": {
     "max": null,
     "unit": "no statutory maximum",
     "note": "No cap."
    },
    "ron": {
     "max": null,
     "unit": "no statutory maximum",
     "note": "No cap."
    }
   },
   "travel": {
    "rule": "not addressed",
    "max": null,
    "note": "Not addressed in SDCL 18-1-9."
   },
   "journal": {
    "required": "recommended",
    "note": "SOS: South Dakota law no longer requires a register; keeping one is recommended."
   },
   "ron": {
    "authorized": true,
    "note": "Remote ink (SDCL 18-1-11.1, 2019) and electronic/online (18-1-11.2, 2024)."
   },
   "sources": [
    {
     "title": "SDCL 18-1-9",
     "url": "https://sdlegislature.gov/api/Statutes/18-1-9.html",
     "covers": "fees"
    },
    {
     "title": "South Dakota Notary Public Handbook (July 2026)",
     "url": "https://sdsos.gov/general-services/assets/SDNotaryPublicHandbook.pdf",
     "covers": "ron"
    },
    {
     "title": "SD SOS Notary Procedures",
     "url": "https://www.sdsos.gov/general-services/notary-public/notary-procedures.aspx",
     "covers": "journal"
    }
   ],
   "confidence": "verified"
  },
  {
   "code": "TN",
   "name": "Tennessee",
   "fees": {
    "acknowledgment": {
     "max": null,
     "unit": "no statutory maximum",
     "note": "Tenn. Code 8-21-1201 (SOS FAQ): 'reasonable fees and compensation.'"
    },
    "jurat": {
     "max": null,
     "unit": "no statutory maximum",
     "note": "Reasonable fees."
    },
    "oath": {
     "max": null,
     "unit": "no statutory maximum",
     "note": "Reasonable fees."
    },
    "copy_cert": {
     "max": null,
     "unit": "no statutory maximum",
     "note": "Reasonable fees."
    },
    "ron": {
     "max": 25,
     "unit": "per online notarization",
     "note": "Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1360-07-03-.03 (SOS)."
    }
   },
   "travel": {
    "rule": "not addressed",
    "max": null,
    "note": "Not addressed by SOS FAQ."
   },
   "journal": {
    "required": "conditional",
    "note": "Per TN TACIR Jan 2026 report: in-person journal required only when the notary charges a fee; online notaries keep detailed electronic records 5 years."
   },
   "ron": {
    "authorized": true,
    "note": "Online notary public registration with SOS."
   },
   "sources": [
    {
     "title": "TN SOS FAQ - What fee can a notary charge",
     "url": "https://sos.tn.gov/businesses/faqs/what-fee-can-a-notary-charge-for-their-services",
     "covers": "fees"
    },
    {
     "title": "TN SOS FAQ - Online notarization fee",
     "url": "https://sos.tn.gov/node/348",
     "covers": "ron"
    },
    {
     "title": "TN SOS - How to become an Online Notary Public",
     "url": "https://sos.tn.gov/businesses/guides/how-to-become-an-online-notary-public",
     "covers": "ron"
    },
    {
     "title": "TN TACIR Real Estate Fraud draft report (Jan 2026)",
     "url": "https://www.tn.gov/content/dam/tn/tacir/commission-meetings/2026january/2026Jan_Tab7RealEstateFraud_DraftReport.pdf",
     "covers": "journal"
    }
   ],
   "confidence": "verified"
  },
  {
   "code": "TX",
   "name": "Texas",
   "fees": {
    "acknowledgment": {
     "max": 10,
     "unit": "first signature (+$1 each additional)",
     "note": "Gov. Code 406.024: $10 first signature, $1 each additional."
    },
    "jurat": {
     "max": 10,
     "unit": "per oath",
     "note": "Oath or affirmation with certificate and seal $10."
    },
    "oath": {
     "max": 10,
     "unit": "per oath",
     "note": "Same $10."
    },
    "copy_cert": {
     "max": 1,
     "unit": "per page",
     "note": "Copies of records in notary's office $1 per page."
    },
    "ron": {
     "max": 25,
     "unit": "per notarization (in addition)",
     "note": "Online notaries may charge up to $25 per notarization in addition to 406.024 fees (Gov. Code 406.111, SOS)."
    }
   },
   "travel": {
    "rule": "not addressed",
    "max": null,
    "note": "Not addressed on SOS Notary Educational Information page."
   },
   "journal": {
    "required": "yes",
    "note": "Gov. Code 406.014: record book must be kept whether or not fees are charged."
   },
   "ron": {
    "authorized": true,
    "note": "Online notary public commission (Gov. Code ch. 406 subch. C)."
   },
   "sources": [
    {
     "title": "Texas SOS Notary Public Educational Information",
     "url": "https://www.sos.state.tx.us/statdoc/edinfo.shtml",
     "covers": "fees"
    },
    {
     "title": "Texas SOS Notary Public Educational Information (record book)",
     "url": "https://www.sos.state.tx.us/statdoc/edinfo.shtml",
     "covers": "journal"
    },
    {
     "title": "Texas SOS Online Notary Public Educational Information",
     "url": "https://www.sos.texas.gov/statdoc/online-np-educational.shtml",
     "covers": "ron"
    }
   ],
   "confidence": "verified"
  },
  {
   "code": "UT",
   "name": "Utah",
   "fees": {
    "acknowledgment": {
     "max": 10,
     "unit": "per signature",
     "note": "Utah Code 46-1-12 (eff. 11/1/2019); English fee schedule must be displayed."
    },
    "jurat": {
     "max": 10,
     "unit": "per signature",
     "note": "Same $10."
    },
    "oath": {
     "max": 10,
     "unit": "per person",
     "note": "Oath or affirmation without signature $10 per person."
    },
    "copy_cert": {
     "max": 10,
     "unit": "per page",
     "note": "Certified copy $10 per page."
    },
    "ron": {
     "max": 25,
     "unit": "per item",
     "note": "46-1-12(1)(b): remote notary up to $25 for each listed item."
    }
   },
   "travel": {
    "rule": "statutory amount",
    "max": null,
    "note": "46-1-12(2): up to approved federal mileage rate, explained and agreed in advance."
   },
   "journal": {
    "required": "conditional",
    "note": "Utah Code 46-1-13 (eff. May 6, 2026): notaries commissioned/recommissioned on or after May 6, 2026 must keep a physical journal of each act; earlier commissions: optional. Remote notaries must keep an electronic journal."
   },
   "ron": {
    "authorized": true,
    "note": "Remote notaries (Utah Code 46-1)."
   },
   "sources": [
    {
     "title": "Utah Code 46-1-12",
     "url": "https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title46/Chapter1/46-1-S12.html",
     "covers": "fees"
    },
    {
     "title": "Utah Code 46-1-13",
     "url": "https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title46/Chapter1/46-1-S13.html",
     "covers": "journal"
    },
    {
     "title": "Utah Code 46-1-12(1)(b) remote fee",
     "url": "https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title46/Chapter1/46-1-S12.html",
     "covers": "ron"
    }
   ],
   "confidence": "verified"
  },
  {
   "code": "VT",
   "name": "Vermont",
   "fees": {
    "acknowledgment": {
     "max": null,
     "unit": "not confirmed",
     "note": "No per-act fee schedule found in 26 V.S.A. ch. 103 (5324 sets only $30 commission and endorsement fees)."
    },
    "jurat": {
     "max": null,
     "unit": "not confirmed",
     "note": "Not confirmed."
    },
    "oath": {
     "max": null,
     "unit": "not confirmed",
     "note": "Not confirmed."
    },
    "copy_cert": {
     "max": null,
     "unit": "not confirmed",
     "note": "Not confirmed."
    },
    "ron": {
     "max": null,
     "unit": "not confirmed",
     "note": "Not confirmed."
    }
   },
   "travel": {
    "rule": null,
    "max": null,
    "note": "Not confirmed."
   },
   "journal": {
    "required": null,
    "note": "Not confirmed."
   },
   "ron": {
    "authorized": true,
    "note": "Remote notarization allowed only with special endorsement (Admin Rules Parts 6-8)."
   },
   "sources": [
    {
     "title": "26 V.S.A. ch. 103",
     "url": "https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/fullchapter/26/103",
     "covers": "fees"
    },
    {
     "title": "Vermont OPR Notary FAQs",
     "url": "https://sos.vermont.gov/notaries-public/notary-faqs",
     "covers": "ron"
    }
   ],
   "confidence": "partial"
  },
  {
   "code": "VA",
   "name": "Virginia",
   "fees": {
    "acknowledgment": {
     "max": 10,
     "unit": "per notarial act",
     "note": "Va. Code 47.1-19(A): up to $10. Electoral board members/registrars may not collect fees."
    },
    "jurat": {
     "max": 10,
     "unit": "per notarial act",
     "note": "Same $10."
    },
    "oath": {
     "max": 10,
     "unit": "per notarial act",
     "note": "Same $10."
    },
    "copy_cert": {
     "max": 10,
     "unit": "per notarial act",
     "note": "Same $10."
    },
    "ron": {
     "max": 25,
     "unit": "per notarial act",
     "note": "47.1-19(B): electronic acts up to $25."
    }
   },
   "travel": {
    "rule": "allowed (actual and reasonable expense)",
    "max": null,
    "note": "47.1-19(D): with agreement, actual and reasonable travel expense if not usual place."
   },
   "journal": {
    "required": "yes",
    "note": "Va. Code 47.1-14(C): record of notarial acts required (electronic record for electronic notaries)."
   },
   "ron": {
    "authorized": true,
    "note": "Electronic notaries using video and audio conference technology (47.1-2, 47.1-6.1)."
   },
   "sources": [
    {
     "title": "Va. Code 47.1-19",
     "url": "https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title47.1/chapter3/section47.1-19/",
     "covers": "fees"
    },
    {
     "title": "Va. Code 47.1-14",
     "url": "https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title47.1/chapter3/section47.1-14/",
     "covers": "journal"
    },
    {
     "title": "Va. Code 47.1-6.1",
     "url": "https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title47.1/chapter2/section47.1-6.1/",
     "covers": "ron"
    }
   ],
   "confidence": "verified"
  },
  {
   "code": "WA",
   "name": "Washington",
   "fees": {
    "acknowledgment": {
     "max": 15,
     "unit": "per notarial act",
     "note": "WAC 308-30-220 (eff. June 22, 2024): $15."
    },
    "jurat": {
     "max": 15,
     "unit": "per notarial act",
     "note": "Verification upon oath or affirmation $15."
    },
    "oath": {
     "max": 15,
     "unit": "per notarial act",
     "note": "Administering oath or affirmation $15."
    },
    "copy_cert": {
     "max": 15,
     "unit": "per notarial act",
     "note": "Certifying or attesting a copy $15."
    },
    "ron": {
     "max": 25,
     "unit": "per remote notarial act",
     "note": "WAC 308-30-220."
    }
   },
   "travel": {
    "rule": "allowed if agreed in advance",
    "max": null,
    "note": "Agreed in advance and explained as not required by law (no cap)."
   },
   "journal": {
    "required": "yes",
    "note": "RCW 42.45.180: journal of all acts, 10 years."
   },
   "ron": {
    "authorized": true,
    "note": "RCW 42.45."
   },
   "sources": [
    {
     "title": "WAC 308-30-220",
     "url": "https://app.leg.wa.gov/WAC/default.aspx?cite=308-30-220",
     "covers": "fees"
    },
    {
     "title": "RCW 42.45.180",
     "url": "https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=42.45.180",
     "covers": "journal"
    },
    {
     "title": "WAC 308-30-220 remote fee",
     "url": "https://app.leg.wa.gov/WAC/default.aspx?cite=308-30-220",
     "covers": "ron"
    }
   ],
   "confidence": "verified"
  },
  {
   "code": "WV",
   "name": "West Virginia",
   "fees": {
    "acknowledgment": {
     "max": 10,
     "unit": "per signature",
     "note": "W. Va. Code 39-4-30(a): $10 per signature notarized."
    },
    "jurat": {
     "max": 10,
     "unit": "per signature",
     "note": "Same $10."
    },
    "oath": {
     "max": 10,
     "unit": "per notarial act",
     "note": "39-4-30(c): $10 any other notarial act."
    },
    "copy_cert": {
     "max": 10,
     "unit": "per page",
     "note": "39-4-30(b): certification of facsimile $10 per page retained."
    },
    "ron": {
     "max": 10,
     "unit": "per signature",
     "note": "No separate remote fee found; 39-4-30 applies statewide."
    }
   },
   "travel": {
    "rule": "not addressed",
    "max": null,
    "note": "Not addressed in 39-4-30."
   },
   "journal": {
    "required": "recommended",
    "note": "SOS Handbook (rev. Sept 2025): not required; strongly advised."
   },
   "ron": {
    "authorized": true,
    "note": "Remote online and remote ink notarization after SOS registration (39-4-6a, 39-4-37, 39-4-38; 153 CSR 45)."
   },
   "sources": [
    {
     "title": "W. Va. Code 39-4-30",
     "url": "https://code.wvlegislature.gov/39-4-30/",
     "covers": "fees"
    },
    {
     "title": "WV SOS Notary Handbook (rev. Sept 2025)",
     "url": "https://sos.wv.gov/sites/default/files/2026-04/Notary-Handbook.pdf",
     "covers": "journal"
    },
    {
     "title": "WV SOS e-Notarization",
     "url": "https://sos.wv.gov/licensing/notary-public/e-notarization-electronic-notarization",
     "covers": "ron"
    }
   ],
   "confidence": "verified"
  },
  {
   "code": "WI",
   "name": "Wisconsin",
   "fees": {
    "acknowledgment": {
     "max": 5,
     "unit": "per document",
     "note": "Wis. Stat. 140.02(9)(e): fees allowed other officers, max $5 per document (unless DFI sets different fees)."
    },
    "jurat": {
     "max": 5,
     "unit": "per folio",
     "note": "140.02(9)(d): affidavit or other paper $5 per folio."
    },
    "oath": {
     "max": null,
     "unit": "not confirmed",
     "note": "Not separately listed."
    },
    "copy_cert": {
     "max": null,
     "unit": "not confirmed",
     "note": "Not separately listed."
    },
    "ron": {
     "max": null,
     "unit": "not confirmed",
     "note": "RON maximum set by DFI rule (DFI-CCS 25); not confirmed."
    }
   },
   "travel": {
    "rule": "not addressed",
    "max": null,
    "note": "Not addressed in 140.02(9)."
   },
   "journal": {
    "required": "no",
    "note": "No journal requirement found in Wis. Stat. ch. 140."
   },
   "ron": {
    "authorized": true,
    "note": "Wis. Stat. 140.145; notify DFI; recording kept 7 years."
   },
   "sources": [
    {
     "title": "Wis. Stat. ch. 140",
     "url": "https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/statutes/statutes/140.pdf",
     "covers": "fees"
    },
    {
     "title": "Wis. Stat. ch. 140 (140.145 remote)",
     "url": "https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/statutes/statutes/140.pdf",
     "covers": "ron"
    },
    {
     "title": "Wis. Stat. ch. 140 (journal)",
     "url": "https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/statutes/statutes/140.pdf",
     "covers": "journal"
    }
   ],
   "confidence": "partial"
  },
  {
   "code": "WY",
   "name": "Wyoming",
   "fees": {
    "acknowledgment": {
     "max": 10,
     "unit": "per notarial act",
     "note": "W.S. 32-3-126: up to $10 per act (or per acknowledgment/signature/oath when multiple persons on one record)."
    },
    "jurat": {
     "max": 10,
     "unit": "per notarial act",
     "note": "Same $10."
    },
    "oath": {
     "max": 10,
     "unit": "per notarial act",
     "note": "Same $10."
    },
    "copy_cert": {
     "max": 10,
     "unit": "per notarial act",
     "note": "Same $10."
    },
    "ron": {
     "max": 10,
     "unit": "per notarial act (+ technology fee)",
     "note": "$10 plus a technology fee if agreed in advance and explained (no cap)."
    }
   },
   "travel": {
    "rule": "statutory amount",
    "max": null,
    "note": "32-3-126: up to IRS standard mileage rate, agreed in advance and explained."
   },
   "journal": {
    "required": "yes",
    "note": "W.S. 32-3-118(d): one or more journals of all acts."
   },
   "ron": {
    "authorized": true,
    "note": "Communication technology acts with AV recording (32-3-118)."
   },
   "sources": [
    {
     "title": "Wyoming Statutes Title 32",
     "url": "https://wyoleg.gov/statutes/compress/title32.pdf",
     "covers": "fees"
    },
    {
     "title": "Wyoming Statutes Title 32 (32-3-118)",
     "url": "https://wyoleg.gov/statutes/compress/title32.pdf",
     "covers": "journal"
    },
    {
     "title": "Wyoming Statutes Title 32 (remote)",
     "url": "https://wyoleg.gov/statutes/compress/title32.pdf",
     "covers": "ron"
    }
   ],
   "confidence": "verified"
  }
 ]
}