1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to notaries public; increasing maximum fees permitted to be charged by 
1.3 	notaries public;amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 357.17.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 357.17, is amended to read:
1.6 	357.17 NOTARIES PUBLIC.
1.7 	The maximum fees to be charged and collected by a notary public shall be as follows:
1.8 	(1) for protest of nonpayment of note or bill of exchange or of nonacceptance of 
1.9 	such bill; where protest is legally necessary, and copy thereof, ~~$1~~ $5;
1.10 	(2) for every other protest and copy, ~~$1~~ $5;
1.11 	(3) for making and serving every notice of nonpayment of note or nonacceptance 
1.12 	of bill and copy thereof, ~~$1~~ $5;
1.13 	(4) for any affidavit or paper for which provision is not made herein, ~~$1~~ $5 per 
1.14 	folio, and ~~20 cents~~ $1 per folio for copies;
1.15 	(5) for each oath administered, ~~$1~~ $5;
1.16 	(6) for acknowledgments of deeds and for other services authorized by law, the legal 
1.17 	fees allowed other officers for like services;
1.18 	(7) for recording each instrument required by law to be recorded by the notary, 
1.19 	~~$1~~ $5 per folio.

1.20 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2013, and applies to notary 
1.21 	services provided on or after that date.