Duties for notary service

Amount, rule of payment and period of service for notary acts are determined under the Decree №507 of the Government of Georgia ,,about approving the duty for performing notary acts and amount, rule of payment and period of service established for the Notary Chamber of Georgia” , dated December 29, 2011.

Only the following notary acts shall be paid for by fixed rates of duty:

 1

 Certifying of will (testament)

 9 GEL

 2

 Drawing up of minutes on opening the will

 5 GEL

 3

 Certifying of genuineness of signature

 2 GEL

 4

 Certifying of translation of document

 1 GEL per page

 5

 Certifying of copy or extract from the document

 0,5 Gel per page

 6

 Issuing of the copy of the document being kept in notary archives

 

 7

 Certifying of Power of Attorney/Proxy

 10 GEL

 8

 Executing a sea protest

 300 GEL

 9

 Certifying of the fact of one’s being alive

 2 GEL

 10

 Certifying of the fact of one’s being on certain place

 2 GEL

 11

 Certifying of time of submitting of document

 2 GEL

 12

 Certifying of the fact of similarity with the person reproduced on the photo

 2 GEL

 13

 Transfer of statements of physical and legal persons to the physical or  legal persons by the notary

 3 GEL

 14

 Drawing up the draft of the statement

 1 GEL

 15

 Issuing certificate on transfer or impossibility of transfer of  statement or  notice to the physical or legal person

 2 GEL

 15

 Issuing of inheritance certificate on the property without its evaluation

 20 GEL

 16

 Issuing of writ of execution

 100 GEL


Rule of payment of duty for other notary acts are determined under the said Decree.


Amount of duty

  • For certifying of bargains for validity of which adherence to notary form is necessary under the law, duty may be established only on the basis of the rule foreseen by the above Decree.
  • For certifying of bargains for the validity of which adherence to notary form is not necessary under the law, also for other notary services, amount of duty may be established on the basis of this rule or by the agreement concluded between the notary and person interested.
  • Amount of duty is established considering the value of the subject of bargain (thing or right) or by the rates fixed regardless of the value of bargain.
  • At establishing the duty, namely at establishing minimal and maximal limits, difficulty of notary act, legal consultations being rendered, technical work performed and time spent shall be considered. 

Rule of payment 

The following services are subject to payment:

  • Fulfillment of notary act;
  • Drawing up the draft of the document;
  • Issuing photo copies of documents and fulfillment of technical service;
  • Rendering of legal consultation.
  • Duty for registration of notary deed in electronic notary registry - 2 GEL (including VAT) shall be added to the duty of all notary acts, except the registration of attesting the correspondence of the photo-copy with the original document.

Duty for registration of notary deed in electronic notary registry - 2 GEL (including VAT) shall be added to the duty of all notary acts, except the registration of attesting the correspondence of the photo-copy with the original document.

VAT shall be added to the duty of notary service when performing the notary deeds with the VAT-payer notaries.

 

Period for payment of notary duty

Duty shall be paid immediately at rendering the corresponding service;

At the request of the party, notary shall submit the account showing in details the value of rendered notary services and amount paid by the party.


Rule of appeal

Decree of the Government of Georgia ,,about approving the duty for performing notary acts and amount, rule of payment and period of service established for the Notary Chamber of Georgia” shall be displayed in all notary offices on the easily visible place.

If duty paid for fulfillment of notary act or other services is considered to be incorrect, one may apply to the court under the rule established by legislation.