IL non-resident notary bonds.
$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 review of any kind, not even a soft pull.
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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 section.
Pay & e-sign
Notary bonds are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
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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One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual issuing fields — the application collects no credit information for this bond.
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$50 flat, no credit review, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.