NE Notary - Nebraska Notary Maximum Allowable Notary Fees Questions and Answers 1 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: What is the maximum fee a Nebraska notary public is permitted to charge for administering an oath or affirmation to one individual?
- $1.00
- $2.00 (Correct answer)
- $5.00
- $10.00
Correct answer: $2.00
According to Nebraska Revised Statute 33-133, the maximum fee a notary public may charge for administering an oath or affirmation is $2.00.
Question 2: A notary is called to a hospital to notarize a power of attorney, which requires taking one acknowledgment. The notary and the signer agree in advance to a reasonable travel fee. According to Nebraska law, which of the following is true regarding the fees the notary can charge?
- The notary can only charge for mileage and not for the notarial act.
- The fee for the acknowledgment is set by statute, while the travel fee is a separate, agreed-upon amount. (Correct answer)
- The total fee for the service, including travel, cannot exceed $25.00.
- The notary must charge the federal mileage rate, and no other travel fee is permitted.
Correct answer: The fee for the acknowledgment is set by statute, while the travel fee is a separate, agreed-upon amount.
Nebraska law sets the maximum fee for an acknowledgment at $5.00. Travel fees are not regulated by statute and are a separate, negotiable amount that should be agreed upon by the notary and the client before the service is performed.
Question 3: A client presents a document to a Nebraska notary that requires a single signature to be acknowledged. The client also asks the notary to certify a copy of their driver's license. What is the total maximum fee the notary may charge for these two notarial acts?
- $5.00
- $7.00
- $10.00 (Correct answer)
- $15.00
Correct answer: $10.00
The maximum fee for taking an acknowledgment is $5.00. The maximum fee for a certificate and seal, which applies to copy certification, is also $5.00. Therefore, the total maximum fee for both acts is $10.00 ($5.00 + $5.00).
Question 4: Which of the following statements is FALSE regarding the fees a Nebraska notary public can charge?
- A notary may waive their fee for any notarial service.
- The maximum fee for taking an acknowledgment is $5.00.
- A notary may charge an additional fee of $25.00 for performing an online notarial act.
- A notary must charge a minimum fee of $2.00 for any notarial act performed. (Correct answer)
Correct answer: A notary must charge a minimum fee of $2.00 for any notarial act performed.
Nebraska statutes set the *maximum* allowable fees, not a minimum. A notary public has the discretion to charge less than the maximum fee or to waive the fee entirely. The other statements are true: the fee for an acknowledgment is capped at $5.00 and an additional fee up to $25.00 is allowed for each online notarization.
Question 5: A Nebraska notary public is retained to handle a formal protest of a negotiable instrument. According to state law, what is the maximum fee for the protest itself, not including recording or serving notice?
- $1.00 (Correct answer)
- $2.00
- $5.00
- $25.00
Correct answer: $1.00
Nebraska Revised Statute 33-133 explicitly states that the maximum fee for each protest is one dollar. Fees for recording the protest ($2.00) and for each notice of protest ($2.00) are separate charges.
Question 6: An online notary public in Nebraska performs a remote notarization for a single signer on a document. In addition to any other standard fees for the notarial act itself, what is the maximum additional fee the notary may charge specifically for conducting the notarization online?
- $5.00
- $10.00
- $15.00
- $25.00 (Correct answer)
Correct answer: $25.00
Nebraska statutes allow an online notary public to charge an additional fee of up to $25.00 for each online notarial act. This fee is in addition to the fee for the underlying notarial act (e.g., the $5.00 for an acknowledgment).
NE Notary - Nebraska Notary Maximum Allowable Notary Fees Questions and Answers 1
What is the maximum fee a Nebraska notary public is permitted to charge for administering an oath or affirmation to one individual?