AZ notary bonds.
$50 flat.
Arizona requires every notary to file a fixed $5,000 bond with the Secretary of State before the commission issues — ours is $50 flat, set by our carrier’s rate book for this bond. The bond issues the moment you pay — no credit review of any kind, not even a soft pull.
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Three steps. One sitting.
Notary bonds are the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Your details and an effective date. That's the application — no financials, no credit section, no follow-up scavenger hunt.
Pay & e-sign
Notary bonds are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
File with the Secretary of State
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your notary commission within 30 days of issuance. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
An Arizona notary bond is a public-protection guarantee. You take acknowledgments and administer oaths, and the state wants a financial backstop that you'll perform your notarial duties lawfully and honestly during your commission.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the State of Arizona (the obligee), with the public as the protected parties. If a notary violates Arizona notary law and someone is harmed, they can recover against the bond — and if the surety pays, you repay the surety.
The bond must be filed within 30 days of issuance, and the commission runs four years. We track your dates and notify you 60 and 30 days before expiration, keeping your $5,000 filing continuous so your commission never lapses over a missed email.
You need this bond if you're
One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual issuing fields — no credit section, because this bond doesn't have one.
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Finish your notary commission today.
$50 flat, no credit review, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.