IL-Notary Maximum Allowable Fees and Fee Schedule Display Flashcards

Under the Illinois Notary Public Act, what is the maximum fee a notary may charge for a single in-person notarial act?

Answer: $5

Illinois law caps the fee for each in-person notarial act at $5.

A client asks an Illinois notary to notarize three separate documents at the same appointment. What is the maximum the notary may legally charge in total?

Answer: $15 for the entire appointment

The $5 maximum applies per notarial act, so three acts may be charged at up to $5 each, totaling $15.

Which Illinois statute establishes the maximum allowable fees for notarial acts?

Answer: Illinois Notary Public Act (5 ILCS 312)

Fee limits for Illinois notaries are set by the Illinois Notary Public Act, codified at 5 ILCS 312.

An Illinois notary charges $8 for a single acknowledgment. This is:

Answer: A violation of the maximum fee provision

Charging more than $5 per notarial act violates the Illinois Notary Public Act's maximum fee provision regardless of signer consent.

Which of the following notarial acts is subject to a higher maximum fee of $25 in Illinois?

Answer: Remote online notarizations

Illinois allows a maximum fee of $25 per act for remote online notarizations (RON) due to the added technology costs.

An Illinois notary performs a jurat for a signer. The notary may charge a maximum of:

Answer: $5

A jurat is a standard in-person notarial act, and the maximum fee per act is $5 under Illinois law.

May an Illinois notary charge less than the statutory maximum fee?

Answer: Yes, a notary may charge any amount up to the statutory maximum or perform the act for free

The statute sets a ceiling, not a floor; notaries are free to charge less or nothing at all.