Washington Notary Fee Calculator (2026)

A Washington notary public may charge no more than $15 for an in-person notarial act and no more than $25 for a remote notarial act, with the maximums set by rule in WAC 308-30-220. The calculator above returns the statutory ceiling for the act and count you choose. Washington raised the in-person cap from $10 to $15 effective June 22, 2024, so any source still quoting $10 is out of date. These are ceilings, so a Washington notary may always charge less or waive the fee.

What are the maximum notary fees in Washington?

Under WAC 308-30-220 a Washington notary may charge a maximum of $15 for any in-person notarial act, which the rule lists as witnessing or attesting a signature, taking an acknowledgment, taking a verification on oath or affirmation, certifying or attesting a copy, administering an oath or affirmation, and certifying that an event has occurred or an act has been performed. A remote notarial act, performed over audio-video technology, is capped separately at $25. Washington prohibits a notary from charging for a protest of a negotiable instrument. The fee is charged per act, with no per-signature or first-plus-additional structure.

Are these fixed prices or ceilings?

They are ceilings, not fixed prices. A Washington notary may charge less than the maximum, or charge nothing. The figures are the most a notary may bill for the act. Because the cap is per act, a single in-person act on a document with several signers is capped at $15, not $15 times the number of signers. Washington also lets a notary recover the actual cost of copying and, by advance agreement, a travel fee that must be disclosed as not required by law.

How much can a Washington notary charge for a remote notarization?

A Washington notary may charge up to $25 for a remote notarial act under WAC 308-30-220(6), the separate higher cap the state sets for notarizing over two-way audio-video technology. This $25 figure was not changed when the in-person cap rose to $15 in 2024, so it remains the most a Washington notary may charge for a single remote act. Any platform or technology charge by a remote notarization service is a separate service fee outside the notarial fee, and should be disclosed on its own.

Did Washington notary fees change, and can a notary charge for travel?

Yes. Washington raised the in-person notarial fee from $10 to $15 effective June 22, 2024, through a rule filed by the Department of Licensing under the Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts. The $25 remote cap was already in place and did not change. Travel is separate from the notarial fee: WAC 308-30-220 lets a Washington notary charge a travel fee only by advance agreement, and the notary must disclose that the travel fee is not required by law. Charging more than the statutory maximum for the act itself is improper and is a basis for action by the Department of Licensing. When in doubt, charge at or below the caps and itemise any copy cost or travel fee separately.

• The $15 in-person cap under WAC 308-30-220 is per act, not per signature, and replaced the old $10 figure on June 22, 2024.
• A remote notarial act is capped at $25 under WAC 308-30-220(6).
• Washington prohibits charging for the protest of a negotiable instrument.
• A travel fee is allowed only by advance agreement and must be disclosed as not required by law.