Every other state we cover prices notarizations by how many of something you have. Delaware asks a different question: what kind of thing is it?
The record sets the fee
Delaware's fee keys to the record being notarized. One rate applies to an act on a tangible — paper — record.
Fees
$5 per notarial act on a paper document.
That covers an acknowledgment, witnessing a signature, an oath, or certifying a copy. A notary may waive it entirely.
§29 Del. C. §4311(a), (d)Cross-checked · Delaware DOS Notary Public Section FAQ
A higher one applies to an act on an electronic record, and that cap is keyed to the record's medium rather than to how the ceremony happened.
Fees · Electronic
An act on an electronic record is capped at $25 instead of $5, and overcharging can cost the notary the commission.
The Secretary of State may revoke a commission for charging over the cap, and bar reappointment for two years.
§29 Del. C. §4311(b), (c)Statute only · the DOS FAQ does not address electronic records
That means the counterintuitive cases go like this: a paper document notarized over a video call is still the paper fee. An electronic record signed in person, face to face at a desk, is still the electronic fee. The fee follows the thing, not the meeting.
If you've been assuming “online means the higher fee,” Delaware specifically doesn't work that way, and it's the only state in our directory that doesn't.
Mixed stacks
Real appointments mix. Two paper documents and one electronic record is two acts at the paper rate plus one at the electronic rate, and a clean bill shows those lines separately rather than blending them. The Delaware fee calculator keeps the two counts apart for exactly that reason.
Travel, as always
The trip to you is separate — and Delaware sets no travel rate at all. The Department of State tells notaries to give you an itemized fee list before they travel, but that's the state's recommendation rather than a requirement.
Fees · Travel
Delaware law doesn't set a travel fee. The Department of State tells notaries to give you an itemized fee list before they travel.
That's the state's recommendation, not a requirement — Delaware sets no travel rate at all.
§29 Del. C. §4311; Delaware DOS Notary Public SectionCross-checked · Delaware DOS Notary Public Section FAQ
So agree the number first; our policy is a written quote before anyone drives.
The full rulebook, with citations:
NotaryOT is not a law firm and does not give legal advice. Notaries public are not attorneys and cannot advise on immigration or other legal matters. Each Delaware legal claim in this post carries its citation. Two of the three were cross-checked against the source named on their cards: Delaware DOS Notary Public Section FAQ. The other rests on the statute alone, as its card says.