How much does a notary cost in Florida?
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 Florida, 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
Florida statute caps only the notarial act fee at $10; it does not cap travel or mobile-service fees. A notary may charge a separate travel fee, but it must be charged and itemized separately from the capped $10 notarial fee and agreed to by the signer. There is no statutory mileage formula or dollar cap. It only applies when a notary comes to you — a bank or walk-in counter doesn't charge it.
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Florida specifics
Fee schedule: A Florida notary may charge no more than $10 for any single notarial act (acknowledgment, oath, jurat, or attested copy), and no more than $25 per act for a remote online notarization.
Travel fees: Florida statute caps only the notarial act fee at $10; it does not cap travel or mobile-service fees. A notary may charge a separate travel fee, but it must be charged and itemized separately from the capped $10 notarial fee and agreed to by the signer. There is no statutory mileage formula or dollar cap.
The $10 cap is a single flat maximum for ANY one notarial act — there is no separate higher rate for acknowledgments vs. jurats vs. oaths vs. attested copies.
A notary may not charge any fee for witnessing/attesting a vote-by-mail (absentee) ballot (Fla. Stat. § 117.05(2)(b)).
Non-notarial charges such as travel/mobile fees must be separate from and in addition to the $10 act fee; the $10 statutory cap applies only to the notarial act itself.
Charging more than the statutory fee is grounds for suspension of the notary's commission.
Florida requires the notary's official seal (rubber stamp or embosser) to show the notary's name, 'Notary Public State of Florida,' the commission number, and expiration date, and to photographically reproduce.
Remote online notarization: RON · Live in-state — Remote online notarization is authorized and operational in Florida under Fla. Stat. § 117.201-117.305 (Part II of Chapter 117), effective January 1, 2020. Florida notaries must register as online notaries public with the Department of State and use an approved RON provider. The RON fee is capped at $25 per online notarial act (Fla. Stat. § 117.275). Interstate recognition: a Florida RON act may be performed for signers located out of state or abroad, and Florida-notarized documents are generally recognized in other states under those states' recognition provisions and MISMO/RULONA-based reciprocity.
Official source: Florida Legislature — The Florida Statutes, Chapter 117 (Notaries Public), Fla. Stat. § 117.05 →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 $10 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 Florida Legislature — The Florida Statutes, Chapter 117 (Notaries Public), Fla. Stat. § 117.05 (Fla. Stat. § 117.05(2)(a) (traditional acts, $10 cap); Fla. Stat. § 117.275 (RON, $25 cap)), verified 2026-07-14. This is general information, not legal advice — confirm specifics with the official authority.