{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-59-1-7","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 59-1-7","heading":"Fees to be charged by notaries public.","body":"A notary public may charge the following fees:\nWhen there is a protest by him for the record thereof, making out instrument of protest under his official seal and notice of dishonor to one person besides the maker of a note or acceptor of a bill $1.00\nFor every additional notice .10\nFor taking and certifying the acknowledgment of any deed or writing .50\nFor administering and certifying an oath, unless it be the affidavit of a witness .25\nFor taking and certifying affidavits or depositions of witnesses, at the rate, for each hour actually employed in taking the same, of .75\nFor other services, where no specific fee is prescribed the same fees as are allowed by law to the clerk of the circuit court for similar services.","path":["CHAPTER 59. FEES, ALLOWANCES AND COSTS; NEWSPAPERS; LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS.","ARTICLE 1. FEES AND ALLOWANCES."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/59-1-7/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:31:10Z","sha256":"5b6ceea287d27dca8ff65d3bafdd575b15537061ac2a48f67d0444f73193a2c1","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-59-1-6","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-59-1-8"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}