Does the notary office charge for consultation?

Legal analysis: consultation is free, and fees are charged. The impartial organ is a certification body that independently exercises the notarization function according to law and bears civil liability.

Legal basis: Article 6 of the Notary Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) is a notarial institution established in accordance with the law, which is not for profit, independently performs notarization functions according to law and bears civil liabilities.

Article 7 A notary office may set up one or more notary offices in a county, a city not divided into districts, a city divided into districts, a municipality directly under the Central Government and a municipal district in accordance with the principle of overall planning and rational layout. Notary agencies are not established according to administrative divisions.