The Michigan Law for Notaries has a limit on what can be charged, here is the pertinent info from the SOS website: "The Michigan Notary Public Act provides that a notary public may charge up to $10.00 for performing a notarial act.. Additional fees for travel may be negotiated between the notary and the client prior to the commencement of the travel." I'm not sure what the law is for compensating an employee, you would have to dig deeper into the information here: http://www.michigan.gov/sos/0,4670,7-127-1638_8736---,00.html There is information for employers with Notaries on staff. Be aware that Notaries have to be bonded. I am the only Notary here at our Library and I work part time so we do not "advertise" this as a service. If someone is looking for a Notary and I'm here I will perform the service at no charge. If I'm not here then we recommend they go to the local bank. We have had very little demand for the service and haven't experienced any problems. I think if you offer this as a advertised service you will have to make sure that there is a Notary there if people expect to find one. From: michlib-l-bounces@mcls.org [mailto:michlib-l-bounces@mcls.org] On Behalf Of Andrea Estelle Sent: Thursday, March 2, 2017 9:37 AM To: michlib-l@mcls.org Subject: [Michlib-l] Notaries in libraries Hi Everyone, If you offer notary service in your library could you let me know the following: What do you charge for the service? Do you compensate the employee that is the notary for performing notary services? How many notaries do you have on staff? Have you encountered any trouble with offering this service? Any advice if we are considering adding this? Thanks, Andrea Andrea Estelle, MLIS Library Director Otsego District Library Brighten the Corner Where You Are Every Great Community Deserves a Great Library www.otsegolibrary.org <http://www.otsegolibrary.org/>

We have two notaries on staff at our main branch. They don't charge patrons anything; they do it as part of their regular duties. The library is the one that carries the insurance, paid for them to complete paperwork/training, buys supplies, etc. The only advice I have is make sure that patrons talk to the notary before coming in for several reasons: so the notary will be there when they are planning on coming in, so they can tell patrons what they need to bring and what not to sign on the form, whether the notary has a raised seal, etc. We are considering having several of our branch managers throughout the county become notaries. Good Luck! Janelle Janelle Martin Head of Fiction Marguerite deAngeli Library Lapeer District Library 921 W. Nepessing St. Lapeer, MI 48446 jmartin@lib.lapeer.org 810-664-6971 ext 3218 Connect with us on: Instagram: lapeer_district_library Facebook: Lapeer District Library Tumblr: lapeerdistrictlibrary Grow. Enrich. Connect. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andrea Estelle" <aestelle@otsegolibrary.org> To: michlib-l@mcls.org Sent: Thursday, March 2, 2017 9:37:29 AM Subject: [Michlib-l] Notaries in libraries Hi Everyone, If you offer notary service in your library could you let me know the following: What do you charge for the service? Do you compensate the employee that is the notary for performing notary services? How many notaries do you have on staff? Have you encountered any trouble with offering this service? Any advice if we are considering adding this? Thanks, Andrea Andrea Estelle, MLIS Library Director Otsego District Library B r i g h t e n the Corner Where You Are Every Great Community Deserves a Great Library www.otsegolibrary.org _______________________________________________ Michlib-l mailing list Michlib-l@mcls.org http://mail2.mcls.org/mailman/listinfo/michlib-l

We have 3 notaries on staff at our Central Library and it is a part of their regular duties. We do not charge for the service and the library paid all associated fees and maintains supplies. We very occasionally run into unhappy patrons who do not bring the appropriate ID or have other issues, but other than that the service is very appreciated by our patrons. We have not advertised this service, but have seen the word spread throughout the community that we offer this and we now do a steady business that keeps the 3 notaries busy and we are considering adding a 4th. Michael Cockrell Head, Adult Services Department Kalamazoo Public Library 269-553-7841 | www.kpl.gov<http://www.kpl.gov> [cid:image002.jpg@01CDBD09.DBA0DB80]<http://www.kpl.gov/> From: michlib-l-bounces@mcls.org [mailto:michlib-l-bounces@mcls.org] On Behalf Of Andrea Estelle Sent: Thursday, March 2, 2017 9:37 AM To: michlib-l@mcls.org Subject: [Michlib-l] Notaries in libraries Hi Everyone, If you offer notary service in your library could you let me know the following: What do you charge for the service? Do you compensate the employee that is the notary for performing notary services? How many notaries do you have on staff? Have you encountered any trouble with offering this service? Any advice if we are considering adding this? Thanks, Andrea Andrea Estelle, MLIS Library Director Otsego District Library Brighten the Corner Where You Are [andrea logo copy] Every Great Community Deserves a Great Library www.otsegolibrary.org<http://www.otsegolibrary.org/>