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Utah notary rules: fees for notarial acts

What the Utah Notary Public Study Guide and Handbook says about fees for notarial acts, as 10 exam-style questions with the answer and the exact rule.

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  1. What is the maximum amount an employer may require a notary to charge per signature notarized?$10 per signature. The handbook states that an employer may not require a fee of more than $10 per signature notarized.
    Utah Notary Public Study Guide and Handbook, page 8: “Employer MAY NOT • may not determine when the notary is available to serve the public AFTER work hours • may not establish policy that the notary’s service is restricted to the workplace • may not “pick and choose” which documents or customers will be served when the notary is serving the general public (unless the transaction is unlawful) • may not require more than $10 per signature notarized”
  2. What specific notice must a non-attorney notary include in advertisements written in a language other than English?A statement that the notary is not an attorney licensed to practice law in Utah. The law requires non-attorney notaries advertising in non-English languages to include a specific disclaimer stating they are not attorneys and cannot give legal advice.
    Utah Notary Public Study Guide and Handbook, page 34: “The notice under subsection (2)(a)(i) must include the fees that a notary may charge pursuant to section 46-1-12 and the following statement: "I am not an attorney licensed to practice law in Utah and may not give legal advice about immigration or any other legal matter or accept fees for legal advice."”
  3. What is the maximum fee limit for notarial acts related to changing an individual's immigration status?$10 per individual for each set of forms. The law caps the fee for immigration status change forms at $10 per individual for each set of forms, regardless of whether the notary is acting in a professional capacity.
    Utah Notary Public Study Guide and Handbook, page 35: “a. A notary may not charge a fee of more than $10 per individual for each set of forms relating to a change of that individual's immigration status.”
  4. Who has the authority to establish and charge the application fee for obtaining remote notary certification?The lieutenant governor. The handbook specifies that the lieutenant governor is the official authorized to set and charge the fee for remote notary certification.
    Utah Notary Public Study Guide and Handbook, page 29: “The lieutenant governor may establish and charge a fee in accordance with section 63j1-504 to an individual who seeks to obtain remote notary certification under this section.”
  5. What is the maximum fee a remote notary may charge for a standard notarial act performed as part of a remote notarization?$25. The statute sets the cap for remote notarization fees at $25, distinct from the standard $10 fee.
    Utah Notary Public Study Guide and Handbook, page 35: “The maximum fee a remote notary may charge for an item described in subsection (1)(a) that the remote notary performs as a part of a remote notarization is $25.”
  6. Under what condition may a notary charge a travel fee in addition to the standard notarial fee?If the notary explains the fee is separate and agrees upon it in advance with the requester. Travel fees are permitted only if disclosed as separate from statutory fees and agreed upon in advance by both parties.
    Utah Notary Public Study Guide and Handbook, page 35: “The notary explains to the person requesting the notarial act that the travel fee is separate from the notarial fee in subsection (1) and is neither specified nor mandated by law; and b. The notary and the person requesting the notarial act agree upon the travel fee in advance.”
  7. If a candidate fails the exam, what is the cost to retake the test within 30 days of the first attempt?$40. The handbook specifies that the retake fee is $40 if taken within the initial 30-day window.
    Utah Notary Public Study Guide and Handbook, page 4: “If you do not pass the test, you have 30 days from the date you first took the test to take it again for $40,”
  8. What is the total fee required if a candidate takes the exam more than 30 days after their first attempt?$95. The handbook indicates that after the 30-day period expires, the combined administrative and testing fee increases to $95.
    Utah Notary Public Study Guide and Handbook, page 4: “after 30 days you will be required to pay the Administrative fee and testing fee of $95.”
  9. What is the maximum fee a notary may charge per signature notarized according to the handbook?$10 per signature. The handbook states that the employer may not require more than $10 per signature, establishing the maximum fee limit.
    Utah Notary Public Study Guide and Handbook, page 8: “may not require more than $10 per signature notarized”
  10. For a remote notary certification to be effective, what additional requirement does Section 46-1-4 impose beyond the standard commission bond?The notary must obtain $5,000 of additional bond coverage. Remote notaries are required to secure an additional $5,000 bond coverage specifically for their remote certification.
    Utah Notary Public Study Guide and Handbook, page 31: “The notary named in the remote notary certification files with the lieutenant governor evidence that the notary has obtained $5,000 of bond coverage, in addition to the bond coverage described in subsection (1)(a)”

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