How Much Does Remote Online Notarization Cost?

The notarial fee

States regulate what a notary may charge for a notarial act, and electronic notarization often has its own specified maximum. This fee is per notarial act, so a document requiring several acknowledgments can involve more than one fee.

Service and platform charges

Where permitted, charges separate from the notarial fee may apply for intake, review, coordination, secure document handling, and technology. Any legitimate provider should be able to show you these separately rather than presenting one opaque number.

What changes your total

• Number of notarial acts, not just number of documents
• Number of signers and whether witnesses are needed
• Urgency and after-hours scheduling
• Additional authentication for use outside the United States

Questions worth asking any provider

Ask what the notarial fee is per act, what the service charge covers, whether extra signers cost more, and whether anything is charged if review shows your document cannot be completed remotely. Vague answers to those questions are informative.