How much does a notary cost in Pennsylvania?
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 Pennsylvania, 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
Pennsylvania does not cap travel/clerical fees but treats them as separate from the notarial-act fee. Under 4 Pa. Code Chapter 167, clerical/administrative fees (including travel, copying, postage, and phone calls) must be reasonable and customary for the area and must be disclosed to the customer in advance of the notarization; notaries must also provide an itemized receipt for all fees charged and post or provide their fee schedule on request. No mileage rate or dollar ceiling is set by statute. It only applies when a notary comes to you — a bank or walk-in counter doesn't charge it.
Your options, compared honestly
Pennsylvania specifics
Fee schedule: Pennsylvania caps most notarial acts at $5 each ($5 for the first name on an acknowledgment plus $2 per additional name; $3 per page to note a protest), and electronic or remote notaries may charge an additional fee not to exceed $20 per act performed on electronic records or using communication technology.
Travel fees: Pennsylvania does not cap travel/clerical fees but treats them as separate from the notarial-act fee. Under 4 Pa. Code Chapter 167, clerical/administrative fees (including travel, copying, postage, and phone calls) must be reasonable and customary for the area and must be disclosed to the customer in advance of the notarization; notaries must also provide an itemized receipt for all fees charged and post or provide their fee schedule on request. No mileage rate or dollar ceiling is set by statute.
Itemized-receipt rule: a notary must provide an itemized receipt for all fees charged (4 Pa. Code § 167.3(c)).
Fee-posting: notaries must display their fee schedule conspicuously or provide it on request.
Acknowledgment fee is per name — $5 for the first individual plus $2 for each additional name in the same acknowledgment, not a flat per-document charge.
A new $5 fee for witnessing or attesting a signature was added in the 2026 update; a signer paying for a signature-witnessing should expect $5 per signature.
Clerical/travel fees (copying, postage, travel, phone) are separate from the act fee and must be reasonable, customary, and disclosed before the notarization.
Electronic/remote acts carry up to an additional $20 per act on top of the base act fee.
Effective-date nuance: the RULONA regulations (4 Pa. Code Chs. 161/163/167) were published and became effective March 28, 2026, while the Department's fee-schedule page lists the fee changes as effective April 6, 2026.
Remote online notarization: RON · Live in-state — Remote (using communication technology) and electronic notarization are authorized and operational in Pennsylvania under RULONA (57 Pa.C.S. Ch. 3), with permanent remote authority added by Act 97 of 2020; the Department of State registers electronic and remote notaries and approves communication-technology providers, and such notaries are actively performing acts. Interstate recognition: under RULONA a Pennsylvania notarial act performed remotely is valid across states, and Pennsylvania recognizes out-of-state notarial acts (including remote acts) validly performed under another state's law. The $20 per-act electronic/remote fee cap and the mandatory itemized-receipt rule took effect in the 2026 regulatory update.
Official source: Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Commissions, Elections and Legislation — Notary Public Fees →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 Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Commissions, Elections and Legislation — Notary Public Fees (57 Pa.C.S. § 329.1 (Fees of notaries public), implemented by 4 Pa. Code § 167.3), verified 2026-07-14. This is general information, not legal advice — confirm specifics with the official authority.