Maximum Allowable Fees Flashcards
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A New Jersey notary is employed at a law firm where clients are charged a $25 'notary service fee' per document. The employed notary receives none of this fee personally. Is this arrangement lawful?
Answer: No, because the client is being charged above the $2.50 maximum
The $2.50 maximum fee applies regardless of who collects it. Charging clients $25 labeled as a notary service fee violates NJ's maximum fee statute, even if the notary personally keeps none of it.
Under New Jersey law, is a notary public required to charge a fee for every notarial act performed?
Answer: No, notaries may waive or reduce fees at their discretion
New Jersey law sets a maximum fee but does not require notaries to charge any fee. Notaries may provide services for free or at any amount up to the maximum.
A client in New Jersey asks a notary to expedite a notarization appointment and offers to pay $50 for 'rush service.' The notary accepts. Is this lawful?
Answer: No, accepting $50 for a notarial act exceeds the maximum allowable fee
No surcharge, rush fee, or add-on can bring the total charge for a notarial act above $2.50. Accepting $50 for performing a notarial act violates the fee cap regardless of what it is called.
What recourse does a New Jersey consumer have if a notary charges them more than the maximum allowable fee?
Answer: They may file a complaint with the State Treasurer's office
A consumer who has been overcharged by a NJ notary may file a complaint with the State Treasurer's office, which oversees notary commissions and can investigate and discipline the notary.
A New Jersey notary charges $2.50 for an acknowledgment. For the same appointment, they also administer an oath for a separate document. How much may the notary charge for both acts combined?
Answer: $5.00 total — $2.50 per notarial act
Each notarial act is priced separately at up to $2.50. Two distinct notarial acts (one acknowledgment and one jurat/oath) may be charged at up to $2.50 each, totaling $5.00.
Under New Jersey law, which of the following notaries is exempt from the $2.50 maximum fee?
Answer: No notary is exempt — the cap applies to all NJ notaries
New Jersey's maximum fee cap applies to all notaries public without exception. Neither experience, legal credentials, nor specialization creates an exemption from the $2.50 maximum.