District of Columbia notary bonds.
$50 flat.
Most DC notaries must file a $2,000 surety bond with the Office of the Secretary of the District of Columbia as part of their commission. This is the bond without E&O coverage — the price you see is the checkout price: $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 about 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 like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase.
File with your commission
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your notary commission application at the Office of the Secretary. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the notary bond actually guarantees
A District of Columbia notary bond is a public-protection guarantee. The bond stands behind your faithful performance as a notary — that you actually witness signatures, verify identity, and follow DC notary law. The Office of the Secretary administers notary commissions for the District.
It is a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the District, with the public as the protected party. If a notary’s error, negligence, or misconduct causes a financial loss, the harmed person can recover against the $2,000 bond.
A notary bond protects the public, not you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Notaries who want coverage for their own mistakes add a separate errors-and-omissions policy; this bond does not include E&O. Notaries commissioned only on behalf of the DC government are generally exempt from the bond requirement.
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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 $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 bond arrives by email, ready to file with your notary commission application at the Office of the Secretary. 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.
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$50 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.