Arkansas notary bonds.
$50 flat.
Arkansas requires every notary public to file a fixed $7,500 surety bond with the Secretary of State to be commissioned. The price is $50 flat — and this listing also includes $10,000 of errors-and-omissions coverage. The bond issues the moment you pay — no credit check.
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How much does an Arkansas notary bond cost?
$50 at the $7,500 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
Notary bonds are the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Your name as it will appear on your commission, your details, and an effective date. That is the application. No credit check.
Pay & e-sign
Notary bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase.
File with the Secretary of State
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your Arkansas notary application or renewal along with the state fee. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
An Arkansas notary bond is a public-protection guarantee. As a notary you verify identities and witness signatures on documents that matter — the state wants a financial backstop that you'll perform your duties honestly and according to law.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the State of Arkansas (the obligee), with the public as the protected party. If a notary's improper act causes someone a financial loss, the harmed person can recover against the $7,500 bond — and if the surety pays, the notary repays the surety.
The bond protects the public, not you — which is why this bond includes $10,000 of errors-and-omissions coverage. That E&O is insurance that covers your own legal costs and innocent mistakes, so a claim doesn't come out of your pocket. An Arkansas notary commission runs ten years, and the bond must be on file when you're commissioned.
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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 $7,500 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 10-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 the Secretary of State. Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your Arkansas notary application or renewal along with the state fee. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $50 at the $7,500 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. Make sure your name matches your commission application exactly.
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$50, $10,000 E&O included, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.