Can a notary charge more than $5 per signature in Mississippi?

For the notarial act itself, no — Mississippi caps it at $5 per signature. A mobile notary may add a separate travel/convenience fee, which is not the notarial fee and must be disclosed and agreed to in advance. Always ask for it itemized.

Will my bank notarize for free in Mississippi?

Often, yes — many banks and credit unions notarize documents free for their account holders during branch hours. Call ahead: not every branch has a notary on duty, and some won't handle every document type.

What ID do I need to get something notarized in Mississippi?

A current, government-issued photo ID is the standard requirement; the exact list of acceptable IDs is set by Mississippi. Check Mississippi Secretary of State — Business Services, Notaries & Apostilles before your appointment for the authoritative list.

Notary cost · Mississippi

How much does a notary cost in Mississippi?

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 Mississippi, all your options compared fairly — including the one where your bank does it for free.

per signature — that's the notarial stamp, capped by Mississippi. Getting a notary to you (the trip) is a separate, market-set charge. In Mississippi a notary may charge a maximum of $5.00 per notarial act (statutory cap under Miss. Code Ann. section 25-34-9) — $5 per signature for acknowledgments, jurats and signature witnessings and $5 per person for oaths or affirmations; there is no separate RON session fee because Mississippi does not authorize remote online notarization.

The two prices, separated

1 · The notarial fee

$5 per signature

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

disclosure-required

Rule 5.11(B), Miss. Admin. Code Title 1, Part 5: a travel fee is permitted only if (1) the notary and the requester agree on it in advance and (2) the notary explains it is separate from the $5 notarial fee and is neither specified nor mandated by law. No dollar cap or mileage formula is set. Under Rule 5.12 a pre-paid travel fee is non-refundable if the notary already traveled to meet the principal even if the act was not completed. It only applies when a notary comes to you — a bank or walk-in counter doesn't charge it.

Your options, compared honestly

Option	What you pay	When it's the right call
Bank / credit union	Often free for account holders	Simple documents, during branch hours, when you can get there. Call first — not every branch has a notary.
Walk-in (UPS-type)	Up to $5 per signature + the store's own convenience fee	You're already out, no account at a bank, need it now. You travel to them.
Mobile notary	$5 per signature act fee + a travel fee (a base rate plus mileage, set by the notary)	Hospital, homebound, after-hours, real-estate or multi-signer signings — when the trip is worth paying for. Ask for the travel fee itemized upfront.
Online / RON RON · No in-state law	n/a in-state	No in-state RON law — an out-of-state remote notary may still work if your document and receiving party accept it.

Mississippi specifics

Fee schedule: In Mississippi a notary may charge a maximum of $5.00 per notarial act (statutory cap under Miss. Code Ann. section 25-34-9) — $5 per signature for acknowledgments, jurats and signature witnessings and $5 per person for oaths or affirmations; there is no separate RON session fee because Mississippi does not authorize remote online notarization.

Travel fees: Rule 5.11(B), Miss. Admin. Code Title 1, Part 5: a travel fee is permitted only if (1) the notary and the requester agree on it in advance and (2) the notary explains it is separate from the $5 notarial fee and is neither specified nor mandated by law. No dollar cap or mileage formula is set. Under Rule 5.12 a pre-paid travel fee is non-refundable if the notary already traveled to meet the principal even if the act was not completed.

Statutory hard cap: a notarial officer may NOT charge more than $5.00 per notarial act (Miss. Code Ann. section 25-34-9); the SOS rule itemizes it as $5 per signature for acknowledgments, jurats and signature witnessings and $5 per person for oaths/affirmations without a signature (Rule 5.11).

Charging is optional — the rule expressly states a notary 'need not charge for notarial acts.'

Fee-posting requirement: notaries who charge must conspicuously display, or present to each principal, an English-language schedule of fees (Rule 5.14).

Journal required — a permanently bound book with numbered pages, and each entry must record the fee, if any, charged by the notary (Miss. Code Ann. section 25-34-37(g); Rules 5.15-5.16).

A proposed SOS administrative rule (found only at sos.ms.gov/adminsearch/ACProposed, NOT yet adopted as of 2026-07-14) would raise the cap to $10.00 per act and add an up-to-$25.00 fee for acts done via an electronic notarization system; this is NOT in effect and was not used for any figure here.

Remote online notarization: RON · No in-state law — Mississippi has no remote online notarization (RON) statute; only traditional in-person and in-person electronic (IPEN) acts are authorized under the Revised Mississippi Law on Notarial Acts (section 25-34-1 et seq., eff. July 1, 2021).

Official source: Mississippi Secretary of State — Business Services, Notaries & Apostilles →

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 signature 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 Mississippi Secretary of State — Business Services, Notaries & Apostilles (Miss. Code Ann. section 25-34-9 (Fees for notarial services) — implemented by Miss. Admin. Code Title 1, Part 5, Rule 5.11), verified 2026-07-14. This is general information, not legal advice — confirm specifics with the official authority.