In fact, the Canadian province of British Columbia has its provincial capital, Victoria, on Vancouver Island.
Example, if two people appear before you, the Notary, and sign a document with one page and you take their acknowledgments, you can charge a maximum of $20.00. If the document has two pages and there are two people signing it, you can charge $40.00 ($10. per signature in each page) Charging more than the maximum legally prescribed fees for notarial acts is reason for the Governor to suspend a Notaryâs commission. (F.S. 117.01[4][i])
Notaries Public are commissioned (i.e., licensed) by the Secretary of State. An applicant for a notary public commission must submit to the Division of Licensing Services an original application and $60 fee. The application includes an oath of office, which must be sworn and notarized. In addition to the application form and fee, the applicant must have taken and passed the notary public examination. Examinations are regularly scheduled throughout the state.