District of Columbia notary bonds, with E&O.
$50 flat.
Before the District of Columbia commissions you as a notary, you must file a $2,000 assurance — a surety bond — with the Office of the Secretary. Ours bundles $10,000 of E&O coverage and is $50 flat. The bond issues the moment you pay — no credit check.
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How much does a District of Columbia notary bond cost?
$50 at the $2,000 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 details and an effective date. That is the application. No credit check.
Pay & e-sign
Notary bonds are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase.
File with your commission
Your executed assurance arrives by email, ready to submit with your Office of the Secretary notary application or renewal. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the notary assurance actually guarantees
A notary bond is a public-protection assurance. Before the District commissions you, you post a $2,000 surety bond so that anyone harmed by a notarial error — a signature you didn't actually witness, an act of negligence or misconduct — has a financial backstop to recover against.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety, and the District of Columbia, with the public as the protected parties. The bond protects the public, not you — that's why ours bundles $10,000 of errors & omissions coverage, which does protect you against the cost of an honest mistake.
The surety must give the Mayor 30 days' notice before canceling the assurance, and must notify the Mayor within 30 days of paying a claim. We track your term and notify you 60 and 30 days before expiration so your commission never lapses over a missed renewal.
You need this bond if you're
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 $2,000 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 5-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 commission. Your executed assurance arrives by email, ready to submit with your Office of the Secretary notary application or renewal. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $50 at the $2,000 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.
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Other District of Columbia notary bonds.
Not sure this is the one your license calls for? These are the other notary bonds we write in District of Columbia. Each has its own statute and bond amount.
Other District of Columbia bonds.
Been told you need a different amount?
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$50 flat, E&O included, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.