New York Notary Fee Calculator (2026)
A New York notary may not charge more than the maximum fees set by N.Y. Exec. Law § 136. Choose the notarial act and the number of names or signatures below to see the statutory cap, with a line-by-line breakdown and the exact code reference. These are maximums, so a notary may always charge less or waive the fee.
A New York notary public may charge no more than $2 for a paper notarial act, with the maximums fixed by N.Y. Exec. Law § 136, and up to $25 for an electronic notarial act under 19 NYCRR § 182.11. The calculator above returns the statutory ceiling for the act and count you choose. New York's $2 paper fee is one of the lowest in the country, while its electronic-act fee is set separately and higher. These are ceilings, so a New York notary may always charge less or waive the fee.
What are the maximum notary fees in New York?
Under N.Y. Exec. Law § 136 a New York notary may charge $2 for administering an oath or affirmation and certifying it, and $2 for taking and certifying an acknowledgment or proof of execution, counted for each person, plus $2 for swearing each witness. There is no separate jurat, certified-copy or general catch-all fee line in § 136 itself, and New York notaries have no authority to certify copies. An electronic notarial act is priced separately at $25 under 19 NYCRR § 182.11, inclusive of all costs.
Are these fixed prices or ceilings?
They are ceilings, not fixed prices. A New York notary may charge less than $2, or charge nothing at all, and many do because $2 is so low. The figure is simply the most a notary may bill for a paper act. The acknowledgment fee is charged per person, so a document acknowledged by two people caps at $4, while the electronic-act fee is a flat $25 per electronic notarization regardless of the number of signatures.
How much can a New York notary charge for an electronic or remote notarization?
A New York electronic notary may charge up to $25 per electronic notarial act under 19 NYCRR § 182.11, inclusive of all costs. New York authorised electronic notarization effective January 31, 2023, and the $2 paper cap does not apply to electronic or remote acts. The $25 figure is meant to cover the technology and identity-proofing an electronic notarization requires, and it is the highest notarial fee New York permits. A notary who performs the act on paper rather than electronically is back to the $2 cap.
Did New York notary fees change, and can a notary charge for travel?
The $2 paper fee under N.Y. Exec. Law § 136 is long-standing and has not changed. Bills to raise it, such as a 2025 proposal to lift the paper fee to $5, have been introduced but are not enacted, so $2 remains the current paper maximum and $5 should not be used. The one recent change is the $25 electronic-act fee, which took effect in 2023. Travel is separate from the notarial fee: § 136 caps only the act, so a mobile New York notary may charge a reasonable travel fee as a non-notarial service, agreed in advance and itemised separately. Charging more than the statutory maximum is misconduct and is grounds for action by the Department of State.
- The $2 cap under N.Y. Exec. Law § 136 is per person for an acknowledgment and per act for an oath.
- An electronic notarial act is capped at $25, inclusive of all costs, under 19 NYCRR § 182.11.
- New York notaries have no general certified-copy authority.
- A proposed increase of the paper fee to $5 is not law; the current paper cap is $2.
Common questions
How much can a notary charge in New York?
A New York notary may charge $2 for administering an oath or affirmation, and $2 per person for taking an acknowledgment or proof, under N.Y. Exec. Law § 136. An electronic notarial act is capped separately at $25 under 19 NYCRR § 182.11.
How much can a New York notary charge for an electronic or remote notarization?
A New York electronic notary may charge up to $25 per electronic notarial act, inclusive of all costs, under 19 NYCRR § 182.11. New York authorised electronic notarization effective January 31, 2023, and the $2 paper cap does not apply to electronic acts.
Is the New York notary fee really only $2?
Yes, for a paper act. N.Y. Exec. Law § 136 caps a paper oath or acknowledgment at $2, one of the lowest notary fees in the country. A bill to raise it to $5 has been proposed but is not enacted, so $2 remains the current paper maximum.
Can a New York notary certify a copy of a document?
No. New York notaries have no statutory authority to certify copies, and N.Y. Exec. Law § 136 sets no certified-copy fee. A New York notary can take an acknowledgment, administer an oath, or perform an electronic notarial act, but cannot issue a certified copy.
Can a New York notary charge a travel fee?
New York law caps only the notarial act fee, not travel. A mobile New York notary may charge a separate travel or convenience fee as a non-notarial service, but it should be disclosed and agreed with the customer in advance and kept separate from the capped notarial fee.