Minnesota Notary Requirements

Minn. Stat. § 358.57. Identification of individual. Subdivision 1.Personal knowledge. A notarial officer has personal knowledge of the identity of an individual appearing before the officer if the individual is personally known to the officer through dealings sufficient to provide reasonable certainty that the individual has the identity claimed. Subd. 2.Identification. A notarial officer has satisfactory evidence of the identity of an individual appearing before the officer if the officer can identify the individual: (1) by means of: (i) a passport, driver's license, or government-issued nondriver identification card that is currently valid; or (ii) another form of government identification issued to an individual that is currently valid, contains the individual's signature or a photograph of the individual, and is satisfactory to the officer; or (2) by a verification on oath or affirmation of a credible witness personally appearing before the officer and known to the officer or whom the officer can identify on the basis of a passport, driver's license, or government-issued nondriver identification card that is current or expired not more than three years before performance of the notarial act. Subd. 3.Additional information or credentials. A notarial officer may require an individual to provide additional information or identification credentials necessary to assure the officer of the identity of the individual.

Minn. Stat. § 358.645, subd. 4 (Remote Online Notary Public; Electronic journal of remote online notarizations): (a) A remote online notary public shall keep one or more secure electronic journals of notarial acts performed by the remote online notary public. An electronic journal must contain for each remote online notarization: (1) the date and time of the notarization; (2) the type of notarial act; (3) the type, the title, or a description of the electronic document or proceeding; (4) the printed name and address of each principal involved in the transaction or proceeding; (5) evidence of identity of each principal involved in the transaction or proceeding in the form of: (i) a statement that the person is personally known to the remote online notary public; (ii) a notation of the type of identification document provided to the remote online notary public; or (iii) the following: (A) the printed name and address of each credible witness swearing to or affirming the person's identity; and (B) for each credible witness not personally known to the remote online notary public, a description of the type of identification documents provided to the remote online notary public; and (6) the fee, if any, charged for the notarization. (b) The remote online notary public shall create an audio and video copy of the performance of the notarial act. (c) The remote online notary public shall take reasonable steps to: (1) ensure the integrity, security, and authenticity of remote online notarizations; (2) maintain a backup for the electronic journal required by paragraph (a) and the recordings required by paragraph (b); and (3) protect the records and backup record in this subdivision from unauthorized access or use. (d) The electronic journal required by paragraph (a) and the recordings required by paragraph (b) shall be maintained for at least ten years after the date of the transaction or proceeding. The remote online notary public may, by written agreement, designate as a repository of the recording and the electronic journal: (1) the employer of the remote online notary public if evidenced by a record signed by the remote online notary public and the employer in which the employer agrees to meet the applicable requirements of this paragraph and paragraph (c); or (2) another repository meeting the applicable requirements of this paragraph and paragraph (c).

Minn. Stat. § 357.17 (NOTARIES PUBLIC): The maximum fees to be charged and collected by a notary public shall be as follows: (1) for protest of nonpayment of note or bill of exchange or of nonacceptance of such bill; where protest is legally necessary, and copy thereof, $5; (2) for every other protest and copy, $5; (3) for making and serving every notice of nonpayment of note or nonacceptance of bill and copy thereof, $5; (4) for any affidavit or paper for which provision is not made herein, $5 per folio, and $1 per folio for copies; (5) for each oath administered, $5; (6) for acknowledgments of deeds and for other services authorized by law, the legal fees allowed other officers for like services; (7) for recording each instrument required by law to be recorded by the notary, $5 per folio.