Notary Division

(1) A notary public may demand and receive a fee of no more than $8 for the pe​rformance of an original notarial act.

(2) A notary public may demand and receive a fee of no more than $30 for the performance of a remote notarial act.

(3) When a notary public is requested to notarize more than one copy of the same record, where the copy or copies have been signed at the same time by the same person or persons, the notary may demand and receive $8 for notarizing each signature on the original or first copy of the record, and may demand and receive $4 for each signature on each additional copy of the same record.

New and Renewing Applicants and Course of Study

General Notary Info​rma​​tion​​​

• by CREDIT CARD​ ONLINE​​; (enter $23 and Notary handbook when prompted)
  
• by CHECK​; (click here for form)​
  

Remote Notary Information

• Want to be a Remote Notary?click here ​
  
• List​ of Authorized RON Vendors​​
  
• Remote Notary Notification form​ for notaries public who intend to perform remote notarial acts requiring RON Vendors (electronic records)​
  
• ​Remote Notary Notification form​ for notaries public who intend to perform remote notarial acts that do not require RON Vendors (tangible records-when the notary public can identify the signer by personal knowledge or credible witness) ​
  
• List of Authorized Remote Notaries​ that perform remote notarial acts requiring a RON Vendor that were authorized on or before 6/21/2023
  
• ​List of Authorized Remote Notaries​ that perform remote notarial acts that do not require a RON Vendor​​​ that were authorized on or before 6/21/2023
  
• For remote notaries authorized on 6/21/2023 or later, search by name using the regular notary search page​​​

​​Notary Public Town Halls​

• 6/3/24 Notary Town Hall Recording: Types of Notarizations. Allowable Actions a Notary May Perform​​
  
• 5/6/24 Notary Town Hall Recording: Stamping Device, Journal Requirements, and Allowed Fees​
• 4/9/24 Notary Town Hall Recording: So, you want to be a Maryland Notary Public?
• 12/6/23 Notary Town Hall Recording: What is an Apostille?
  
• 11/20/23 Notary Town Hall Recording: Remote Notarizations
  
• 9/26/23 Notary Town Hall Recording: How to Avoid Complaints. Top Ten Mistakes​​
  
• 3/27/23 Notary Town Hall Recording: Notary Town Hall: Notary Handbook, Law & Regulations. An Overview​​
  
• 2/21/23 Notary Town Hall Recording: Notaries Public vs Title Insurance Producers and Independent Contractors. What's the Difference?​
  

• ​​ Effective Immediately:* The regulation regarding the mileage fee that a Notary Public may charge when traveling to perform a notarization has been changed. Now, a Notary Public may demand and receive reimbursement at the prevailing rate for mileage established by the Internal Revenue Service for business travel and a fee not to exceed $5 for travel if required for the performance of a notarial act. The IRS mileage rate for 2024 is 67.00 cents per mile.

Statutory Authority: State Government Article, §18-101 et seq. of the Annotated Code of Maryland. ​​

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Charities and Legal Services Division Annual Reports

• Charities an​d Legal Services Division Annual Report for fiscal year ending 6/30/2023​
• ​ Charities and Legal Services Division Annual Report for fiscal year ending 6/30/2022​
• ​ Charities and Legal Services Division Annual Report for fiscal year ending 6/30/2021​​​
• Charities and Legal Services Division Annual Report for fiscal year ending 6/30/2020
  
• Charities and Legal Services Division Annual Report for fiscal year ending 6/30/2019​​​​​​​​​​