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The maximum fees that may be charged by a notary for notarial acts are as follows:

(1) For acknowledgments, jurats, verifications, or proofs, ten dollars ($10.00) per notarized principal signature.
(2) For oaths or affirmations without a signature, ten dollars ($10.00) per person, except for an oath or affirmation administered to a credible witness to vouch for the identity of a principal or subscribing witness.
(3) For an electronic notarization under G.S. 10B-118, acknowledgment or, jurats, fifteen dollars ($15.00).($15.00) per electronically notarized principal signature.
(3a) For an electronic oath or affirmation without a signature, fifteen dollars ($15.00) per person, except for an oath or affirmation administered to a credible witness to vouch for the identity of a principal or subscribing witness.
(4) For remote notarization under Part 4A of Article 2 of this Chapter, twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per notarized principal signature.
(5) For any notarial act under this Chapter, the actual mileage at the federal business mileage rate if the travel reimbursement* is agreed to by the principal in writing prior to the travel.”

*Beginning on January 1, 2023, the standard mileage rates for the use of a car (also vans, pickups or panel trucks) will be:

65.5 cents per mile driven for business use, up 3 cents from the midyear increase setting the rate for the second half of 2022.