AR notary bonds.
$275. Five minutes.
Arkansas requires every notary public to file a $7,500 bond with the Secretary of State to be commissioned. Three percent of $7,500 is $225, but our floor on small license bonds is the $275 minimum, so that is the price. This is the bond-only option, without E&O coverage — the bond protects the public, not you.
Trusted by industry leaders
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 check section.
Pay & e-sign
Notary bonds are among the bond types that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
File with the Secretary of State
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with your notary application to the Secretary of State, Business & Commercial Services. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
The whole pricing page.
$7,500 bond × 3% = $225, but our $275 minimum applies, so it is $275. An AR notary commission runs 10 years; the bond covers the term.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
A notary bond is a public-protection guarantee. Arkansas wants a financial backstop that you will perform your notarial acts honestly and within the law before it commissions you.
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. Under A.C.A. 21-14-101, the $7,500 bond is a condition of your commission, which the Secretary of State issues for a 10-year term.
The bond is not insurance for you. If someone is harmed by your notarial misconduct and recovers against the bond, you repay the surety. Notaries who want to protect themselves add a separate errors-and-omissions policy — this listing is the bond only, without E&O.
You need this bond if you're
Five minutes. The whole thing.
These are the actual issuing fields — no credit check section, because this bond doesn't have one.
Start the application →Common questions.
If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
How much is the Arkansas notary bond? +
Does this include E&O coverage? +
Do I pay the $7,500? +
Is there a credit check? +
How long does the bond last? +
Other New York bonds.
Get commissioned this week.
$275 flat, five-minute application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.