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Terms Used In 5 Guam Code Ann. § 33310

  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
(a) Subject to the provisions contained in this section, every
Notary Public may demand and receive the following fees:

(1) For taking acknowledgment or proof of a deed or other instrument, to include the seal and writing of the certificate, for the first two (2) signatures, Ten Dollars ($10) each; and for each additional signature, Eight Dollars ($8);

(2) For administering an oath or affirmation, Ten
Dollars ($10);

(3) For every certificate of a certified true copy, and the seal, Ten Dollars ($10).

Provided, however, that in no event may a Notary Public who is an employee of the government of Guam demand or receive any fee or compensation of any kind for performing any duty of a Notary Public during normal hours of work in his or her employment by the government.

(b) A notary may charge a reasonable travel fee when traveling to perform a notarial act if:

(1) The notary explains to the person requesting the notarial act that the travel fee is separate from the notarial fee in subsection (a) and is neither specified nor mandated in law; and

(2) The notary and the person requesting the notarial act agree upon the travel fee in advance.

(c) The Attorney General shall annually review the fees set out in subsection (a) of this section, and, after such review, if the Attorney General determines that such fees should be altered, the Attorney General may do so in the manner and under the procedures set out in the Administrative Adjudication Law.

SOURCE: Added by P.L. 21-106:2 (May 29, 1992), and amended by
P.L. 23-081:9 (Mar. 12, 1996).