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  1. How does the fee limit for an Arkansas remote online notarization compare to a traditional in-person notarization?

    Answer: Remote online notarizations may be charged at a higher statutory maximum than the $5.00 in-person cap

    Arkansas law allows a higher maximum fee for remote online notarizations because of the added technology costs involved.

  2. A customer offers an Arkansas notary a $50 tip for 'quick service' on a single jurat. What should the notary do?

    Answer: Decline amounts above the lawful fee, since accepting more than the statutory maximum for the act is prohibited

    Accepting compensation above the statutory cap for a notarial act constitutes overcharging regardless of what the payment is called.

  3. Which cost is paid to the Arkansas Secretary of State rather than kept as notary income?

    Answer: The notary commission application fee

    The application fee for a commission goes to the Secretary of State, while notarial act fees are income the notary may keep.

  4. An Arkansas notary wants to keep records of fees collected. Why is recording fees in a journal considered a best practice?

    Answer: It documents that charges stayed within legal limits and supports the notary in any fee dispute

    A fee entry in the journal provides evidence of lawful charging if a complaint or dispute arises.

  5. A notary advertises 'notarizations - $5 per signature notarized.' A document has two signers, each signing once, with two notarial certificates. What may the notary charge?

    Answer: Up to $10.00, because two separate notarial acts are performed

    Each signer's notarization is a separate notarial act, each chargeable up to the $5.00 cap.

  6. Which of the following may an Arkansas notary NOT charge a fee for?

    Answer: Preparing or selecting legal documents for a signer, which would be unauthorized practice of law

    A non-attorney notary cannot prepare legal documents or give legal advice, so no fee may be charged for such services.

  7. A signer cannot afford the fee for notarizing an important affidavit. What may the Arkansas notary lawfully do?

    Answer: Waive or reduce the fee at the notary's discretion

    Because fees are optional, the notary may lawfully waive or reduce them for any signer.