Illinois non-resident notary bonds, $5,000.
$50 flat.
Illinois lets a resident of a bordering state who works in Illinois be commissioned as a notary, and that notary files the same $5,000 surety bond under the Illinois Notary Public Act. Ours is $50 flat — the price you see is the checkout price.
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How much does an Illinois non-resident notary bond cost?
$50 at the $5,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
Non-resident notary bonds issue exactly like resident ones. Here's the whole process:
Apply online
Your name, your Illinois place of employment, and an effective date. No financials, no credit check.
Pay & e-sign
Notary bonds issue right after purchase in most cases.
File with your commission application
Your executed bond arrives ready to file with your Illinois non-resident notary application, submitted through the county where you work. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the non-resident notary bond covers
Illinois allows a resident of a state bordering Illinois — Wisconsin, Iowa, Missouri, Kentucky, or Indiana — who is employed or has a place of work or business in Illinois to be commissioned as an Illinois notary. The commission is tied to the Illinois county where the applicant works.
A non-resident notary files the same $5,000 surety bond as a resident notary, under 5 ILCS 312/2-105, conditioned on the faithful performance of notarial acts. The bond protects the public; it does not protect the notary, who repays the surety on a paid claim.
Because the bond amount and four-year term are identical to the resident version, the price is identical too — $50 flat. The only difference is the commission application path through your Illinois county of employment.
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 $5,000 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 4-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 application. Your executed bond arrives ready to file with your Illinois non-resident notary application, submitted through the county where you work. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $50 at the $5,000 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 Illinois notary bonds.
Not sure this is the one your license calls for? These are the other notary bonds we write in Illinois. Each has its own statute and bond amount.
Other Illinois bonds.
Been told you need a different amount?
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$50 flat, no credit check, bond often issued same sitting. Free until issued.