Notary Public services and fees are regulated by the California Secretary of State...
For taking an acknowledgment or proof of a deed, or other
instrument, to include the seal and the writing of the certificate, the sum of ten dollars ($10) for each signature taken.
For administering an oath or affirmation to one person and executing the jurat, including the
seal, the sum of ten dollars ($10).
For all services rendered in connection with the taking of any deposition, the sum of twenty
dollars ($20), and in addition thereto, the sum of five dollars ($5) for administering the oath to the witness and the sum
of five dollars ($5) for the certificate to the deposition.
No fee will be charged to notarize signatures on absentee ballot identification envelopes or other voting
materials.
For certifying a copy of a power of attorney under Section 4307 of the Probate Code the sum
of ten dollars ($10).
No fee will be charged to a United States military veteran for notarization of an application or a claim
for a pension, allotment, allowance, compensation, insurance, or any other veteran’s benefit.
Please call for services not listed and/or for out of area notary signings.
NOTARIZATION OF INCOMPLETE DOCUMENTS
A notary public may not notarize a document which is incomplete. If presented with a document for notarization,
which the notary public knows from his or her experience to be incomplete or is without doubt on its face incomplete, the
notary public must refuse notarize the document. (Government Code section 8205)
ACTS CONSTITUTING THE PRACTICE OF LAW
California notaries are prohibited from performing any duties which may be construed as the unlawful practice
of law. Among the acts which constitute the practice of law are the preparation, drafting, or selection or determination of
the kind of any legal document, or giving advice with relation to any legal documents or matters. If asked to perform such
tasks, a California notary public should decline and refer the requester to an attorney.
