Government Code section 8211 details the maximum fees that may be charged for notary public services; however, a notary public may elect to charge no fee or an amount that is less than the maximum amount prescribed by law. The charging of a fee and the amount of the fee charged is at the discretion of the notary public or the notary public's employer provided it does not exceed the maximum fees. To avoid possible problems, the fees charged (or not charged) should be consistent from customer to customer. The notary public is still required to make an entry in the notary public journal even if no fee was charged, such as "no fee" or "0." (Government Code section 8206)

NOTARIAL EVENTMAXIMUM FEEAcknowledgment or proof of a deed, or other instrument, to include the seal and the writing of the certificate $15 per signatureAdministering an oath or affirmation to one person and executing the jurat, including the seal $15 All services rendered related to a single deposition, excluding the witness oath and certificate to the deposition. $30 Administering the oath to a deposition witness. $7 Completing the certificate to a deposition.$ 7Certifying a copy of a power of attorney $15 NO FEES MAY BE CHARGED UNDER THE FOLLOWING CIRCUMSTANCES* For any notarial service rendered by a notary appointed to a military or naval reservation $0 Notarizing signatures on election materials $0Notarizing veterans' benefits documents for a United States military veteran $0

FEE EXCEPTIONS EXPLAINED: 1) Pursuant to Government Code section 8203.6, no fees shall be collected by notaries appointed to military and naval reservations in accordance with 8203.1; 2) pursuant to Elections Code section 8080, no fee shall be collected by notaries for verifying any nomination document or circulator's affidavit; and 3) pursuant to Government Code section 6107, no fee may be charged to a United States military veteran for notarization of an application or a claim for a pension, allotment, allowance, compensation, insurance, or any other veteran's benefit. In addition, Government Code section 6100 requires any notary public who is appointed to act for and on behalf of certain public agencies, pursuant to Government Code section 8202.5, to charge for all services and remit the fees received to the employing agency. The fee charged must still be entered in the journal.