California Notaries benefit directly from the new bill that passed on August 17, 2016 and went in effect January 1, 2017.

CA Assembly Bill 2217 makes the following changes to the current law in CA:

Raises the maximum fee Notaries may charge for taking an acknowledgment or affidavit, or administering an oath or affirmation from $10 to $15.
Raises the maximum fee Notaries may charge for taking a deposition to $30 from $20 and for administering the oath or affirmation for the deposition from $5 to $7, and raises the fee for the certificate to a deposition from $5 to $7.
Raises the maximum fee Notaries may charge for certifying a copy of a power of attorney from $10 to $15.
Raises the maximum fee a Notary who is qualified and bonded as an immigration consultant may charge for completing a set of immigration forms for per individual from $10 to $15.
One last minor technical change that makes no substantial change

The new bill was created by assembly member David Hadley, who had introduced legislation in 2015 that would have eliminated the fee schedule entirely, allowing Notaries to charge their own fees. That bill ultimately failed, but paved the way for this new bill

At the time of passing, this new bill puts California at the top spot for highest paid Notaries.

To read the entire bill text, click CA Assembly Bill 2217

See what the National Notary Association thinks about this bill

As a Notary Public of 3 years, I was fortunate enough to see this bill pass soon in to my career, and have been impacted immensely by the hardworking Notaries and assembly members who have made this bill a possibility. As Notaries, let's plan to be equally proactive with helping the industry evolve and keep California as the front runner in pay, expertise and technology.

- Nick Colvill, Certified Signing Agent in California