Notary Fees and Compensation Flashcards
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Which Connecticut official oversees notaries and can discipline one who violates the fee statute?
Answer: The Secretary of the State
The Secretary of the State appoints Connecticut notaries and may discipline them for misconduct such as overcharging.
A Connecticut notary performs an oath for a document but the signer's spouse also needs a separate acknowledgment on a different document. What may the notary charge in total for the acts?
Answer: Up to $10.00, because two distinct notarial acts were performed
The oath and the acknowledgment are two separate notarial acts, each chargeable at up to $5.00.
A Connecticut notary who is also an attorney charges a client $150 for preparing an affidavit and $5.00 for the jurat. Is the fee arrangement lawful?
Answer: Yes; the notarial act fee is within the cap and attorneys may separately bill for legal document preparation
The fee cap applies only to the notarial act itself, so an attorney may lawfully bill legal services separately.
A signing agency offers a Connecticut notary $100 per loan-signing appointment. Why can this be lawful even though the notarial fee cap is $5.00 per act?
Answer: The payment compensates travel, time, and non-notarial signing-agent services in addition to the capped notarial acts
Compensation for travel and non-notarial services is separate from the capped per-act fee, which is how loan-signing pay can lawfully exceed the cap.
A customer pays a Connecticut notary $5.00 but later discovers the notarization was performed incorrectly and is rejected. What is the appropriate response regarding the fee?
Answer: Refund the fee and correctly re-perform the notarization at no additional charge
Refunding and correcting an erroneous notarization at no charge is the professional standard and limits the notary's liability exposure.
May a Connecticut notary charge a higher notarial act fee on weekends or after business hours?
Answer: No; the statutory maximum per act applies regardless of the day or time
The $5.00 statutory cap on the notarial act fee applies at all times, though separately agreed travel charges are still allowed.
A Connecticut notary is asked by their own employer to notarize company documents. The employer paid for the commission. May the employer forbid the notary from charging coworkers fees for personal documents notarized outside work?
Answer: No; the commission belongs to the notary personally, so outside work the notary controls their own fees
A notary commission is held by the individual, so the employer's control over fees extends only to acts performed within the scope of employment.