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Ark. Code Ann. § 21-6-309

Notaries public

Acts 1923, No. 142, §§ 1, 2; Pope's Dig., §§ 5685, 5686; Acts 1969, No. 155, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 12-1733, 12-1739; Acts 1989, No. 304, § 1; 2015, No. 570, § 1; 2017, No. 537, § 1.

(1) A notary public authorized to perform notarial acts in this state may charge and collect a fee for a notarial act if the fee: Is a reasonable amount as determined by the notary public; and

(2) The fee is disclosed to and agreed upon by the client or principal before executing the notarial act.

(3) A notary public who knowingly charges, demands, or receives any fees not provided by law, or who charges, demands, or receives a fee amount that violates subsection (a) of this section, is guilty of a violation.

(4) Upon conviction, the notary public shall be fined no less than one hundred dollars ($100) for each offense.

Current official text: Arkansas General Assembly. Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Arkansas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.