What Every Notary Should Know About The Alabama Notary Fee

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Training Outline for Just the Basics • Notary Public Training for Alabama Notaries • Step 3 • Learning Objectives: This video training series is designed to provide notaries with a basic understanding of being a notary that would enable them to have a baseline proficiency in notarizing signatures accurately and confidently while complying with current Alabama notary laws. It offers an overview of the notarization process when notaries are in the presence of signers. • Michelle offers practical tips and nationally-accepted best practices for office notaries, mobile notaries and notary signing agents. Subscribers to this YouTube Channel who complete the entire video series will be invited to take a certification test to receive a Certificate of Completion. • Step 3: Calculate the Notary Fee • Duration: 14:08 • The objective of Step 3 in the notarization process is to explain what the current state-approved notary fee is in the State of Alabama, and how notaries should calculate it. • 1. The notary fee increased from $5 to $10 per notarial act on 9/1/2023. • 2. Charging a notary fee is optional. • 3. Charging signers more than the state-approved notary fee is a crime (Class C Misdemeanor). • 4. Employees of the state, county municipality cannot charge notary fees. • 5. The notary certificate is what helps the notary decide what the total notary fee should be. • 6. Notary fees should be recorded in the Notary Journal. • 7. Notary Fees should be itemized on a receipt. • 8. Fees for travel, printing and other services are not discussed in this video. • 9. If the notary doesn't travel to meet the signer, no travel fee should be charged. • 10. If the signer drives to the notary's office, the notary should not charge a convenience or administrative fee. • 11. The Code of Alabama, Notary Section 36-20-74 explains the Notary Fee. • Resources for Step 1: • Alabama Probate Judges Association Website | Notary Public Training | https://alpja.org/ • Alabama's Notary Accountability Act of 2023 | https://trainalabama.com/ • More About Just The Basics: • The target audience for Just the Basics is Commissioned Alabama Notaries. However, some episodes can apply to notaries in other states unless the information contradicts the laws of other states. It is up to each individual notary to make sure he/she follows the statutes and laws of his/her own state of residence. • Just the Basics is not a replacement for Alabama's Mandatory Notary Public Training that is offered by the Alabama Probate Judges Association (www.ALPJA.ORG). In fact, due to time constraints Just the Basics, will only mention certain aspects of the new notary law, as it pertains to each step in the training. Notaries are encouraged to complete ALPJA's training immediately before or immediately after completing Just The Basics. • The information provided in this video and on this YouTube Channel should never be considered legal advice. Michelle L. Riley is not an attorney and does not practice law. • About the Instructor: • Michelle L. Riley, Commissioned Alabama Notary Public, Notary Instructor, Alabama Remote Notary Public, NNA Notary Ambassador • Michelle is the owner of two small notary businesses: Alabama Notary Process Server, and Notaries for Alabama. She's been commissioned since 2005. She started training Alabama notaries in 2013 and has trained over one thousand notaries. She is one of the few Alabama notaries who have mastered Alabama's remote notarization law. • Interested in learning more about becoming and being an Alabama Notary Public? • Purchase Michelle's eBooks on Amazon/Kindle: • Notarizing Alabama's Absentee Ballot (Paperback): https://a.co/d/aj6ti1o • Getting Started as an Alabama Notary Public (e-Book): https://a.co/d/9NQizzp • Alabama's Notary Accountability Act of 2023, Part 1 (e-Book): https://a.co/d/9FTAf2v • Michelle's Training Site: https://www.trainalabama.com • Join the free Facebook Group (Notaries for Alabama Hangout): / notarynewbies • Notaries for Alabama is a privately owned company and is not affiliated with any local, state or federal government entity. • Contact Information: • Email: [email protected] • Website: www.NotariesforAlabama.com. • Register for classes/webinars: www.TrainAlabama.com

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