How much does a notary cost in Connecticut?
Most "notary cost" pages are run by an online-notarization platform or a notary supplier — each answering with its own product. This one isn't. Here's what it actually costs in Connecticut, all your options compared fairly — including the one where your bank does it for free.
The two prices, separated
1 · The notarial fee
State-capped. This is the official act — verifying you, witnessing the signature, applying the stamp. It's the same amount whether you drive to the notary or they drive to you.
2 · The travel / convenience fee
The notary fee statute itself sets travel at an additional $0.35 (thirty-five cents) per mile traveled, on top of the $5 per-act fee. Per the official Notary Public Manual section 5.8: 'Effective July 1, 2000, the fee for any act performed by a notary public... is five dollars ($5.00) plus an additional thirty-five cents ($.35) for each mile traveled.' This mileage allowance is part of the statutory maximum, not an unregulated convenience surcharge; the manual does not condition it on prior agreement. It only applies when a notary comes to you — a bank or walk-in counter doesn't charge it.
Your options, compared honestly
Connecticut specifics
Fee schedule: Connecticut caps a notary's fee at $5 per notarial act (plus $0.35 for each mile traveled) under Conn. Gen. Stat. section 3-95, effective July 1, 2000; the same $5 statutory maximum applies to remote online notarizations, which carry no separate RON cap.
Travel fees: The notary fee statute itself sets travel at an additional $0.35 (thirty-five cents) per mile traveled, on top of the $5 per-act fee. Per the official Notary Public Manual section 5.8: 'Effective July 1, 2000, the fee for any act performed by a notary public... is five dollars ($5.00) plus an additional thirty-five cents ($.35) for each mile traveled.' This mileage allowance is part of the statutory maximum, not an unregulated convenience surcharge; the manual does not condition it on prior agreement.
The $5-per-act maximum is one of the lowest statutory notary caps in the country; the mileage add-on ($0.35/mile) is written into the same statute rather than left to private agreement.
Traditional notarial acts: keeping a journal is recommended but not statutorily required. Remote notarizations are different — the notary must retain an audiovisual recording of each remote act for at least 10 years.
Remote notarization allows a 3rd-party identity-verification system and requires only one form of government-issued ID; certain document types (e.g. some wills/testamentary and family-law documents) may not be notarized remotely.
State employees (including state police) can have the application fee waived for a commission used in official duties (Question 18 on the application).
Remote online notarization: RON · Live in-state — Public Act 23-28 ('An Act Concerning Remote Notarial Acts'), signed June 12, 2023 and effective October 1, 2023, authorizes remote notarization in Connecticut. Notaries are not required to offer it but may choose to do so on and after October 1, 2023, making it operational statewide. The Act permits a 3rd-party identity-verification system for remote acts (one government ID accepted), requires the notary to retain a recording of each remote notarization for at least 10 years, and prohibits remote notarization of certain documents (e.g., certain wills/estate and family-law documents). The $5 statutory per-act fee applies to remote acts. Interstate recognition: Connecticut notarial acts are recognized in other states under standard interstate/full-faith-and-credit principles, and Connecticut recognizes valid out-of-state notarizations.
Official source: Connecticut Secretary of the State — State of Connecticut Notary Public Manual (Rev. 2023) →Before you pay
- Ask to confirm the notary's commission is current (a mobile notary should be happy to show it).
- Get the total quoted upfront and itemized — the $5 per notarial act notarial fee separate from any travel/convenience fee.
- Ask for a receipt.
- For online/remote notarization, confirm the party receiving your document accepts it.
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Figures on this page are sourced to Connecticut Secretary of the State — State of Connecticut Notary Public Manual (Rev. 2023) (Conn. Gen. Stat. section 3-95 (Fees of notary)), verified 2026-07-14. This is general information, not legal advice — confirm specifics with the official authority.