5 ILCS 312/2-103: Appointment fee.

(a) Every applicant for appointment and commission as a notary public shall pay to the Secretary of State a fee of $15. Ten dollars from each applicant fee shall be deposited in the General Revenue Fund. Five dollars from each applicant fee shall be deposited in the Electronic Notarization Fund.

(b) Every applicant for a commission as an electronic notary public shall pay to the Secretary of State a fee of $25. This fee is in addition to the fee proscribed for a commission as a notary public and shall be deposited in the Electronic Notarization Fund.

(b-5) The fee under subsection (b) shall be waived and shall not be paid or collected. This subsection is inoperative on and after the date 2 years after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 104th General Assembly.

(c) The changes made to this Section by this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly are effective on and after July 1, 2022.