SD Notary Fee Schedule and Compensation 2

Question 1

A South Dakota notary performs a remote online notarization. Under state law, the maximum fee per remote notarial act is:

Accepted Answer

$10, the same as an in-person act

Answer

South Dakota applies the same $10 maximum fee cap to remote online notarial acts as to traditional in-person acts.

Question 2

Which entity is responsible for enforcing South Dakota's notary fee schedule?

Accepted Answer

The Secretary of State's office

Answer

The Secretary of State's office oversees notary public commissions and compliance with notary statutes, including fee limits.

Question 3

A notary in South Dakota charges $10 for an acknowledgment and also adds a $3 'document review fee.' Is the total $13 charge permissible?

Accepted Answer

No, the total charged for any notarization cannot exceed $10

Answer

South Dakota law caps the notarial fee at $10 per act, and creative surcharges for the same service are not permitted to circumvent the cap.

Question 4

A notary charges different fees to different signers for the same notarial act. Under South Dakota law, this is:

Accepted Answer

Permissible as long as no fee exceeds the $10 maximum

Answer

South Dakota law only mandates that fees not exceed $10 per act; notaries may charge varying amounts below that ceiling.

Question 5

A South Dakota notary is asked to perform a certification of a copy of a private document. What is the maximum fee allowed for this service?

Accepted Answer

$10, the standard maximum fee per notarial act

Answer

Copy certification is a notarial act subject to the same $10 per act maximum fee as any other notarial act in South Dakota.

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