Alabama notary bonds, bond only.
$75 flat.
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. This is the bond only, without E&O coverage. Ours is $75 flat — the price you see is the checkout price — and it issues the moment you pay, no credit check.
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How much does an Alabama notary bond cost?
$75 at the $50,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
Notary bonds are about as simple as surety gets. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Your name as it will appear on the commission, your county, and an effective date. No financials, and no credit check.
Pay & e-sign
Notary bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase.
File with your probate judge
Your executed bond arrives 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.
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. Act 2023-548 raised the amount to $50,000 (from $25,000) and requires the bond to come from an Alabama-licensed producer.
This is the bond only, without E&O. Errors-and-omissions coverage is a separate, optional policy that protects you personally — the state requires only the bond. If you want both, the version with $50,000 of E&O is linked below.
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Claims, renewal, filing, and what sets the price.
If a claim is made
A claim comes from the party the bond protects, the obligee named on the form, when the duty the bond guarantees is not met.
The surety investigates and pays a valid claim, up to the $50,000 bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The carrier issues this bond for a single 4-year term; the term cannot be changed at checkout.
Renew before the expiry date to keep the bond in force: the license, permit or contract it backs expects continuous coverage.
How to file it
File with your probate judge. Your executed bond arrives 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.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $75 at the $50,000 amount for every applicant: the carrier’s rate book prices this bond by the form, not by your credit or your business profile.
No credit check.
One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual issuing fields. No credit check. Request the bond in the name of the person being appointed.
Start the application →Common questions.
Other Alabama notary bonds.
Not sure this is the one your license calls for? These are the other notary bonds we write in Alabama. Each has its own statute and bond amount.
Other Alabama bonds.
The same bond in nearby states.
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$75 flat, bond only, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.