Illinois notary public bonds.
$50 flat.
Illinois requires every notary public to file a $5,000 surety bond for the four-year term of the commission, under the Illinois Notary Public Act (5 ILCS 312/2-105). Ours is $50 flat — the price you see is the checkout price. Notary bonds issue instantly.
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How much does an Illinois notary public bond cost?
$50 at the $5,000 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 name, address, 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 submit with your Illinois Secretary of State notary application (filed through your county clerk). Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
An Illinois notary bond is a public-protection guarantee. If a notary's misconduct or negligence causes someone a financial loss — a fraudulent acknowledgment, a botched signing — the harmed member of the public can recover against the $5,000 bond.
It is a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the people of Illinois (the protected party). The bond protects the public, not you. If the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety — which is exactly why many notaries also carry errors-and-omissions coverage, which does protect the notary.
The bond runs for the four-year term of your commission and is filed along with your oath when you qualify. We track your renewal and notify you ahead of expiration so your commission never lapses over a missed bond filing.
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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 $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 by email, ready to submit with your Illinois Secretary of State notary application (filed through your county clerk). 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.
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$50 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.