Section 17-2406. NOTARY PUBLIC PROCEDURES AND FEES

 

2406.1Each notary public shall have the authority as follows:

 

(a)To take and to certify the acknowledgement or proof of powers of attorney, mortgages, deeds, and other instruments of writing;

 

(b)To take depositions;

 

(c)To administer oaths and affirmations;

 

(d)To take affidavits to be used before any court, judge, or officer within the District;

 

(e)To demand acceptance and payment of foreign bills of exchange, and to protest the same for non-acceptance and nonpayment;

 

(f)To demand acceptance of inland bills of exchange and payment thereof, and of promissory notes and checks, and may protest the same for non-acceptance and nonpayment;

 

(g)To exercise such other powers and duties notary publics are authorized by the law of nations and according to commercial usages; and

 

(h)To exercise such other powers and duties notary publics are authorized by the law of any state or territory of the United States, or any foreign government in amity with the United States;

 

2406.2Fees. Notary publics may not charge more than $5.00 per notarial act.

 

2406.3Any notary public who shall take a higher fee than is prescribed by Subsection 2409.2 shall pay a fine of $100 and be removed from office.

 

2406.4A notary is prohibited from a notarial act in matters in which the notary is a signatory; employed as counsel, attorney, or agent; or in any way directly interested in the matter.

 

authority

Section 558 of An Act to establish a code of law for the District of Columbia, approved March 3, 1901 (31 Stat. 1189, ch. 854, § 558; D.C. Official Code §§ 1-1201 et seq. (2012 Repl.)), as amended by An Act to authorize the Commissioners of the District of Columbia to appoint notaries public, approved December 16, 1944 (58 Stat. 810, ch. 597, § 1); Regulation No. 73-13, approved May 24, 1973 (19 DCR 1147 (June 11, 1973)); the Notaries Public Fees Increase Act of 1983, effective June 22, 1983 (D.C. Law 5-14; 30 DCR 2632 (June 3, 1983)); the Notaries Public Fee Act of 1983, effective March 8, 1984 (D.C. Law 5-52; 30 DCR 5931 (November 18, 1983)); the Notaries Public Authentications and License Fee Amendment Act of 2010, effective September 24, 2010 (D.C. Law 18-223; 57 DCR 6242 (July 23, 2010)); Section 3(k) of Mayor’s Order 97-177, dated October 9, 1997; and Mayor’s Order 2016-031, dated March 1, 2016.

source

Final Rulemaking published at 63 DCR 9099 (July 1, 2016); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 64 DCR 2533 (March 10, 2017).