A notary public in government service shall: Not demand or receive any _____ for the notary's service.

• A. Fee
• B. Salary
• C. Honorarium
• D. Commission

Answer: (A)

When a notary public serves in the government, their duties are performed as part of a government job and are compensated by salary, not by per-act charges. The rule prohibits demanding or accepting any extra payment for the notarial act, to keep official duties free from impropriety and influence. The term that describes what is not allowed to be charged is a fee, so the statement reads that a government-service notary shall not demand or receive any fee for the notary's service. The other terms don’t fit the sense of a per‑act charge in this context: salary is the ongoing compensation for the job, a commission is the authority to act as a notary, and an honorarium would be a separate, typically informal payment but the core prohibition targets a formal fee for the service.