Published, capped by statute,
quoted before I drive.
Florida caps what a notary may charge for the act itself. Travel is a separate, non-notarial service, and Florida requires it be disclosed and agreed in advance — so here it is.
Set by Florida law
These are ceilings, not starting points. A notary who charges more than the statute allows can have the commission suspended, so these amounts never move upward.
Acknowledgment, jurat, oath, affirmation or attested copy. Charged per act — that is, per notarial certificate and seal — not per sheet of paper. A deed signed by two people who each acknowledge it is two acts, even though it’s one document.
Florida notaries can perform wedding ceremonies. The fee is fixed at the same amount the clerk of the circuit court charges. Travel is separate.
Florida forbids a notary from charging for this and requires it be done on request. No travel fee either — if I’m nearby, I’ll come.
Not offered yet. When RON launches, Florida caps the online act at this amount and it replaces the $10 rather than adding to it. Any platform fee would be a separate non-notarial line.
Everything that isn’t the stamp
Travel, printing and waiting are not notarial acts, so Florida doesn’t cap them. What Florida does require is that they be agreed before I travel and billed as their own line — never folded into the fee above. You get the total in writing first, and it doesn’t change afterwards.
Covers the trip and the supplies, anywhere in the four counties. Most Palm Beach County appointments land at the starting price; distance moves it up.
Before 8 AM, after 7 PM, Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays. Added to travel, not to the notarial act.
The first 15 minutes are free. Charged after that when a signer is running late, a document hasn’t arrived, or a facility holds me up.
First 25 pages included. Beyond that, charged per page — letter or legal, single or double sided.
Same-day scan of the executed package to the title company or lender, plus overnight return of the originals.
Florida requires two witnesses for a power of attorney and several estate documents. Bring your own at no charge, or I’ll arrange them with notice.
Only when the first appointment couldn’t proceed for a reason on your side — missing ID, absent signer, unfinished document. If the error was mine, I come back free.
What a closing actually costs.
Purchase, sale, refinance, HELOC and reverse mortgage packages. Here is a real one, broken out the way Florida wants it — the statutory portion on its own line, everything else on its own.
Bigger packages, second signing tables, split closings, distant counties and rush turnarounds are quoted the same way — itemized, agreed up front, and fixed once agreed. Title companies, lenders and signing services can ask for a standing rate sheet.
What a Florida notary cannot do.
A notary who says yes to everything is a notary who will eventually get your document rejected. Here is where the line sits, so nobody's time is wasted.
Give legal advice
I cannot tell you which form you need, what a clause means, or how signing will affect your rights. That is practicing law. Ask an attorney.
Draft or complete your document
Bring it finished and unsigned. I can point out a blank the certificate requires, but I cannot write the substance of the document for you.
Notarize without the signer present
Every signer must be physically in front of me with valid identification. A phone call, a video call or a note from the signer is not enough.
Notarize a blank or incomplete page
If material blanks are unfilled, I have to decline. Same if the signer does not appear to understand what they are signing or seems to be under pressure.
Certify a vital or public record
Birth, death and marriage certificates, and recorded court or county documents, must be certified by the office that holds them — not by a notary.
Notarize for close family
Florida bars a notary from notarizing the signature of a spouse, parent or child, or from notarizing a document in which the notary has a financial interest.
Bring a valid photo ID. A Florida driver's license or ID card, a U.S. or foreign passport, a military ID, or another government-issued photo identification that is current or expired no more than five years. Without acceptable identification — or two credible witnesses who can identify you — I cannot proceed.
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