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Florida law caps a notary at $10 per signature notarised, and $25 per act for remote online notarisation. A mobile notary may add a travel fee on top, which Florida does not cap but must disclose in advance. Banks often notarise free for account holders; The UPS Store typically charges around the state cap per signature; and mobile notaries in Fort Myers generally run $35–$75 all-in once travel is included.
Florida is a capped-fee state. Florida Statutes §117.05 sets the maximum a notary public may charge for the notarial act itself, and it is not negotiable upward.
Anyone charging more than these amounts for the act is breaking the law. What is not capped is travel — and that distinction is where nearly all the confusion about notary pricing comes from.
| Service | Florida maximum | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Notarial act (per signature) | $10 | Acknowledgement, jurat, oath or attestation |
| Remote online notarisation (per act) | $25 | Higher cap set separately for RON |
| Solemnising a marriage | $30 | Florida notaries may perform marriages |
| Travel fee | Not capped | Must be disclosed and agreed in advance |
The cheapest option is not always available to you, and the most expensive is sometimes the only one that works. Here is the honest comparison.
| Where | Typical cost | Catch |
|---|---|---|
| Your bank or credit union | Free for account holders | Business hours only; must be a customer; will refuse complex documents |
| Public library | $0–$10 | Limited hours; not every branch; no witnesses provided |
| The UPS Store | Around the $10 cap per signature | Walk-in hours; franchise availability varies; no witnesses |
| AAA branch | Free to members | Members only, business hours |
| Mobile notary | $35–$75 typical all-in | Travel fee included; evenings, weekends, hospital visits, witnesses |
| Remote online notary | $25 per act plus platform fee | Not every recipient accepts it — check first |
A mobile notary charges the same $10 for the act as anyone else. The rest is the drive: a round trip across Lee County, at a time you selected, frequently outside business hours.
If you can reach a bank branch during working hours with a simple one-page document, do that. It is cheaper and we will tell you so on the phone. What you are actually buying from a mobile notary is a time and place — a hospital room at 7pm, a job site at 6am, a closing table on a Sunday — and the ability to bring witnesses, which almost no free option offers.
Notary pricing complaints almost always trace back to a fee that was never discussed. Four questions prevent that entirely.
UPS Store locations are franchises and set their own pricing, but in Florida they are bound by the same statutory cap as everyone else: a maximum of $10 per signature notarised. Not every location has a notary on duty at all times, so call the specific store before travelling.
Per signature notarised. A document requiring three people to sign carries three notarial acts and therefore up to $30 — plus one travel fee if a mobile notary comes to you.
They can refuse, and you should walk away. Florida requires travel fees to be disclosed and agreed in advance of the service. A notary who will not quote a total before travelling is not one to use.
Because the statutory cap is higher — $25 per act versus $10 — reflecting the cost of the identity-proofing technology, the approved platform, and the ten-year recording retention Florida requires for remote online notarisation.
Tell us what the document is and where you are. You will get a time and a total on the call — before we get in the car.
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