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. (The earlier notary-audience guide's 'no cap / uncapped' framing overstates this.) 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 earlier notary-audience guide's 'no cap / uncapped' framing overstates this.)
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. (The earlier notary-audience guide's '$25 per RON session' figure is not supported by any Idaho statute and should be treated as an error.) 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.
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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.