Illinois remote notary bonds.
$50 flat.
Illinois notaries who perform remote (electronic / audio-visual) notarizations must file a $30,000 bond with the Secretary of State — separate from, and larger than, the $5,000 bond for in-person-only notaries. Ours is $50 flat, issued instantly. License bonds like this issue instantly.
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How much does an Illinois remote notary bond cost?
$50 at the $30,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
License bonds are the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Your name, county, 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 bond arrives by email, ready to file with your Illinois Secretary of State notary application. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
A notary bond is a public-protection guarantee. You verify identities and witness signatures, and Illinois wants a financial backstop so that anyone harmed by a notary's improper or fraudulent act can recover.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the people of Illinois (the protected parties), with the Secretary of State as obligee. If a notary notarizes for someone committing fraud, or fails to actually witness a signature, a harmed person can recover against the bond.
Remote notaries post the larger $30,000 bond because audio-visual notarization carries more risk than in-person work. In-person-only notaries post a $5,000 bond instead — if you don't perform remote notarizations, you don't need this one. The bond must stay active for your commission term; we track it and notify you 60 and 30 days out.
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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. Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your Illinois Secretary of State notary application. 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.
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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.
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$50 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.