Maximum Notary Fees Flashcards
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A Georgia notary performs a jurat (oath certificate) for an affidavit. The maximum fee the notary may collect is:
Answer: $2
A jurat is a notarial act, and Georgia's $2 maximum applies equally to all notarial acts including jurats.
A notary charges $2 for a notarial act and $15 for travel to the client's home. Is the travel fee subject to the $2 cap?
Answer: No, travel fees are separate from the notarial fee cap
Georgia law permits charging a separate travel fee in addition to the per-act notarial fee—the $2 cap applies only to the act itself.
A Georgia notary certifies a copy of one document and later that same day certifies a copy of a second, different document for the same client. The notary may charge:
Answer: $2 again, because each act is billed separately
Each separate notarial act—whether for the same or different clients—may be charged up to $2.
Which phrase best describes the Georgia notary maximum fee of $2?
Answer: A statutory ceiling that cannot be exceeded
The $2 maximum is a legally enforceable ceiling—notaries may charge up to but never more than this amount per act.
A notary refuses to perform a notarization unless the customer pays $5. The customer pays and the notarization is completed. What has occurred?
Answer: An unlawful overcharge in violation of Georgia law
Charging $5 exceeds Georgia's $2 maximum per notarial act, making it an unlawful overcharge regardless of the customer's consent.
In Georgia, who bears primary responsibility for knowing and adhering to maximum notary fee limits?
Answer: The notary public
It is the notary's personal responsibility to know and comply with Georgia's statutory fee limits.
A Georgia notary employed at a bank charges $2 per act for non-customers but notarizes for free for bank customers per bank policy. Is the notary complying with Georgia law?
Answer: Yes, charging different amounts—including zero—for different clients is permissible
Georgia law sets a maximum fee but allows notaries to charge less or nothing for any client, including differential pricing policies.