Illinois non-resident notary bonds, $30,000.
$50 flat.
Illinois requires a notary who performs electronic or remote (audio-video) notarizations to carry a $30,000 bond — this is the non-resident version, without E&O coverage. Ours is $50 flat. The bond issues the moment you pay — no credit check.
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How much does an Illinois non-resident notary bond cost?
$50 at the $30,000 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 application
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with the Illinois Secretary of State alongside your notary commission and remote/electronic registration. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Illinois overhauled its notary law under Public Act 102-0160, with the new rules taking full effect in 2024. A standard notary posts a $5,000 bond — but a notary who registers to perform electronic notarizations and remote (audio-video) notarizations must carry a $30,000 bond. The statute lets a single $30,000 bond satisfy both requirements.
The bond is a public-protection guarantee: it stands behind your faithful performance of notarial acts. If a notary's misconduct or negligence in a notarization harms someone, the harmed party can recover against the bond — and if the surety pays, the notary repays the surety.
This page is the non-resident, without-E&O version of the $30,000 bond. Errors-and-omissions coverage protects you and is optional; the surety bond protects the public and is the part Illinois requires. Non-resident notary commissions run a shorter term than resident commissions, so match your bond term to your commission.
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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 $30,000 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 by email, ready to file with the Illinois Secretary of State alongside your notary commission and remote/electronic registration. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $50 at the $30,000 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.
Start the application →Common questions.
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.
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$50 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.