How much does a notary cost in Idaho?
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 Idaho, 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
Idaho Code 51-133 permits a notary to be compensated only for 'actual and reasonable expense of travel to a place where the notarial act is to be performed.' There is no statutory dollar amount or mileage formula, but the fee is legally limited to genuine, reasonable travel cost — it is not open-ended. It only applies when a notary comes to you — a bank or walk-in counter doesn't charge it.
Your options, compared honestly
Idaho specifics
Fee schedule: Idaho caps a notary's fee at $5 per notarial act under Idaho Code section 51-133, with no separate cap for remote online notarization (the same $5-per-act limit applies to RON), plus reimbursement for the actual and reasonable expense of travel.
Travel fees: Idaho Code 51-133 permits a notary to be compensated only for 'actual and reasonable expense of travel to a place where the notarial act is to be performed.' There is no statutory dollar amount or mileage formula, but the fee is legally limited to genuine, reasonable travel cost — it is not open-ended.
The $5 maximum is per notarial act, not per signature — a common misconception; a single document with multiple signers can incur $5 per act performed.
No separate remote online notarization (RON) fee: the $5-per-act cap of Idaho Code 51-133 applies to remote acts too, so there is no '$25 RON session' cap in Idaho law.
Travel fees are legally limited to the 'actual and reasonable expense of travel' (Idaho Code 51-133) — a notary may not charge an arbitrary flat travel fee unrelated to real cost.
RON providers must use tamper-evident technology compliant with IDAPA 34.07.01; the Secretary of State does not certify or pre-approve vendors, so the notary bears responsibility for compliance.
A $20 'manual processing fee' applies to paper electronic-notary authorization filings, but that is a state filing fee paid by the notary — not a fee charged to signers.
Remote online notarization: RON · Live in-state — Idaho authorizes remote notarization using audio/video communication technology, operational since January 1, 2020, under the Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts (Idaho Code Title 51, Chapter 1; effective July 1, 2017) with technology standards in IDAPA 34.07.01. RON is live and in active use. There is NO separate RON fee cap or per-session cap in Idaho law — a remote act is a 'notarial act' and is therefore subject to the same $5-per-act maximum of Idaho Code 51-133. Under RULONA, Idaho recognizes notarial acts performed in other U.S. states and under federal authority; the notary must choose a compliant tamper-evident technology provider, which the Secretary of State does not pre-verify.
Official source: Idaho Secretary of State →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.
Need a notary to come to you in Idaho?
Booking is open. See an itemized quote — travel and your state's notarial fee, line by line — before you pay anything.
Book a mobile notary →Figures on this page are sourced to Idaho Secretary of State (Idaho Code section 51-133), verified 2026-07-14. This is general information, not legal advice — confirm specifics with the official authority.