How much does a notary cost in Vermont?
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 Vermont, 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
No Vermont statute in 26 V.S.A. ch. 103 caps notary travel/mobile fees or mandates their disclosure. Because Vermont sets no per-act fee cap at all (it did not adopt RULONA's optional fee-schedule provision), travel and convenience fees are left to the notary and the market; a signer should confirm any travel charge before the appointment. It only applies when a notary comes to you — a bank or walk-in counter doesn't charge it.
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Vermont specifics
Fee schedule: Vermont sets no statutory maximum notary fee — the notary sets the fee; confirm the amount in advance.
Travel fees: No Vermont statute in 26 V.S.A. ch. 103 caps notary travel/mobile fees or mandates their disclosure. Because Vermont sets no per-act fee cap at all (it did not adopt RULONA's optional fee-schedule provision), travel and convenience fees are left to the notary and the market; a signer should confirm any travel charge before the appointment.
No statutory maximum fee: Vermont sets no cap on what a notary may charge per notarial act, so posted/quoted prices vary by notary and market.
The only fees fixed in law are what the notary pays the state: $30 for a commission and $30 for the electronic/remote endorsement (26 V.S.A. § 5324); these are not what the signer is charged.
2-year (biennial) commission term — shorter than the common 4-year term.
Official stamp/seal is addressed in §§ 5369–5370 but Vermont does not mandate a seal for a valid notarial act; the notary's commission expiration must appear per the certificate requirements (§ 5367).
First-time applicants must pass the open-book Vermont State Jurisprudence Exam (in effect since Feb 1, 2021).
RON requires a separate special commission endorsement plus audiovisual recording retention and two-factor identity proofing (§§ 5379–5380).
Remote online notarization: RON · Live in-state — RON is authorized and operational in Vermont under 26 V.S.A. § 5379 ('Notarial act performed for remotely located individual'). A notary must hold a special commission endorsement (26 V.S.A. § 5341(d); $30 endorsement fee under § 5324(b)), verify the remotely located individual by personal knowledge, a credible witness, or at least two types of identity proofing, create an audiovisual recording, and — for signers outside the U.S. — meet the added conditions in § 5379(b)(5). No statutory dollar cap applies to a RON session. Interstate note: § 5374 recognizes notarial acts (including remote acts) validly performed under another state's authority; a Vermont notary's own acts must be performed while the notary is physically located in Vermont (§ 5379(b)).
Official source: Vermont Statutes Online (Vermont General Assembly) — 26 V.S.A. Chapter 103, Notaries Public; administered by the VT Secretary of State's Office of Professional Regulation →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 No statutory cap 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 Vermont Statutes Online (Vermont General Assembly) — 26 V.S.A. Chapter 103, Notaries Public; administered by the VT Secretary of State's Office of Professional Regulation (26 V.S.A. § 5324 (fees; commission $30 and remote/electronic endorsement $30) — no per-act charge cap exists in the chapter; RON governed by 26 V.S.A. § 5379), verified 2026-07-14. This is general information, not legal advice — confirm specifics with the official authority.