{"code":"GOV","codeName":"Government Code","section":"8211","citation":"Gov. Code, § 8211","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"TITLE 2. GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA [8000. - 22980.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-2"},{"name":"DIVISION 1. GENERAL [8000. - 8899.95.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-2/division-1"},{"name":"CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public [8200. - 8232.4.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-2/division-1/chapter-3"},{"name":"ARTICLE 1. Notaries Public [8200. - 8230.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-2/division-1/chapter-3/article-1"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 133, Sec. 1.   (AB 2217)   Effective January 1, 2017.","effective":"2017-01-01","html":"<p>Fees charged by a notary public for the following services shall not exceed the fees prescribed by this section.</p><p>(a) 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 fifteen dollars ($15) for each signature taken.</p><p>(b) For administering an oath or affirmation to one person and executing the jurat, including the seal, the sum of fifteen dollars ($15).</p><p>(c) For all services rendered in connection with the taking of any deposition, the sum of thirty dollars ($30), and in addition thereto, the sum of seven dollars ($7) for administering the oath to the witness and the sum of seven dollars ($7) for the certificate to the deposition.</p><p>(d) No fee may be charged to notarize signatures on vote by mail ballot identification envelopes or other voting materials.</p><p>(e) For certifying a copy of a power of attorney under Section <a href=\"/prob/4307\">4307</a> of the Probate Code the sum of fifteen dollars ($15).</p><p>(f) In accordance with Section <a href=\"/gov/6107\">6107</a>, no fee may 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.</p>","text":"Fees charged by a notary public for the following services shall not exceed the fees prescribed by this section. (a) 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 fifteen dollars ($15) for each signature taken. (b) For administering an oath or affirmation to one person and executing the jurat, including the seal, the sum of fifteen dollars ($15). (c) For all services rendered in connection with the taking of any deposition, the sum of thirty dollars ($30), and in addition thereto, the sum of seven dollars ($7) for administering the oath to the witness and the sum of seven dollars ($7) for the certificate to the deposition. (d) No fee may be charged to notarize signatures on vote by mail ballot identification envelopes or other voting materials. (e) For certifying a copy of a power of attorney under Section 4307 of the Probate Code the sum of fifteen dollars ($15). (f) In accordance with Section 6107, no fee may 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.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/notaries-public-8211","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}