AL notary bonds.
$275. Five minutes.
Alabama requires every notary public to file a $50,000 bond, approved by the probate judge of your county, before you enter the duties of the office. At a flat 3% that would be $1,500 — but our $275 minimum applies, so it's $275. The application is five minutes.
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Three steps. One sitting.
License bonds are the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
The bond is requested in the name of the individual being appointed. Business details and an effective date — that's the application, no financials and no credit check section.
Pay & e-sign
Notary bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
File with your probate judge
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email. The bond must be executed, approved, filed, and recorded in the office of the probate judge of your county before you take office. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
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$50,000 bond, $275 — our minimum (the flat 3% would be $1,500). Fixed amount, fixed price, multi-year if you want it.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
An Alabama notary bond is a public-protection guarantee. As a notary you verify identities and witness signatures on legal documents — Alabama wants a financial backstop that you'll faithfully discharge the duties of the office and follow notary law.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the State of Alabama (the obligee), with the public as the protected party. If a notary's error or misconduct causes a loss, the harmed party can recover against the bond — and if the surety pays, you repay the surety. The bond protects the public, not you.
Act 2023-548 raised the amount to $50,000 (from $25,000) and now requires the bond to come from an Alabama-licensed producer. Many notaries also carry separate errors-and-omissions coverage, which protects the notary personally — it's optional but commonly bundled. We track the bond and notify you ahead of expiration so your commission never lapses.
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Five minutes. The whole thing.
These are the actual issuing fields — no credit check section, because this bond doesn't have one. Request the bond in the name of the person being appointed.
Start the application →Common questions.
If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
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$275 flat, five-minute application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.