New Jersey Notary Fee Calculator (2026)

A New Jersey notary public may charge no more than $2.50 for a notarial act, with flat per-transaction caps of $15 for a real-estate transfer and $25 for a real-estate financing, set by N.J.A.C. 17:50-1.18 under the 2021 Notary Public Act. The calculator above returns the statutory maximum for the act or transaction you choose. The fee schedule lives in the administrative code rather than directly in the statutes, so the correct citation is N.J.A.C. 17:50-1.18.

What are the maximum notary fees in New Jersey?

Under N.J.A.C. 17:50-1.18 a New Jersey notary may charge a maximum of $2.50 for each notarial act, namely administering an oath, taking an affidavit, taking proof of a deed, or taking an acknowledgment. Two special transaction caps then apply to real estate. For all of these acts performed for the grantors in a single real-estate transfer, the maximum is a flat $15 for the whole transaction, regardless of how many acts are involved. For all of these acts performed for the mortgagors in a single real-estate financing, the maximum is a flat $25 for the whole transaction, regardless of the number of acts. Those flat transaction caps replace the per-act $2.50 for a qualifying closing.

Are these fixed prices or ceilings?

They are ceilings, not fixed prices. A New Jersey notary may charge less than the maximum, or charge nothing. The $2.50 figure is the most a notary may bill for an ordinary act, and the $15 and $25 figures are the most for a qualifying real-estate transaction. Outside a real-estate transfer or financing, the fee is the simple $2.50 per act.

How do the New Jersey real-estate transaction caps work?

The $15 and $25 figures are per-transaction flat caps, not per-act fees. A residential closing can require many separate notarizations, deeds, affidavits of title, mortgages and riders, each of which would be $2.50 on its own. The administrative code instead caps the whole package: all qualifying acts for the grantors in one real-estate transfer are capped at $15 together, and all qualifying acts for the mortgagors in one real-estate financing are capped at $25 together. So a busy closing still tops out at $15 or $25 for that side of the deal, even though the per-act rate would otherwise add up to more.

Does New Jersey cap online or remote notarization fees?

New Jersey's notary fee rule does not set a separate dollar cap for remote online notarization. The same N.J.A.C. 17:50-1.18 schedule, $2.50 per act with the $15 and $25 real-estate transaction caps, is the operative notarial fee schedule. Any separate platform or technology charge by a remote online notarization service is a service fee outside the notarial fee, so it is not part of the N.J.A.C. 17:50-1.18 schedule and should be disclosed on its own. New Jersey authorized remote online notarization through the 2021 Notary Public Act, P.L. 2021 c.179.

Can a New Jersey notary charge for travel, and what happens if a notary overcharges?

Travel and other convenience services are separate from the notarial fee. N.J.A.C. 17:50-1.18 caps only the notarial act, so a mobile or traveling New Jersey notary who charges for travel is charging for a non-notarial service the rule does not set. Any travel or convenience fee should be disclosed and agreed with the customer in advance and kept separate from the capped notarial fee. Charging more than the maximum is improper and is a basis for action by the New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services, which administers notaries. When in doubt, charge at or below the caps and give a receipt.

• The $2.50 cap under N.J.A.C. 17:50-1.18(a)(1) is per notarial act.
• All qualifying acts for grantors in a real-estate transfer cap at $15 for the whole transaction.
• All qualifying acts for mortgagors in a real-estate financing cap at $25 for the whole transaction.
• There is no separate New Jersey RON dollar cap; the same schedule applies, and platform fees are charged separately.