IN notary bonds.
$275. Five minutes.
Indiana requires every notary applicant to file a $25,000 assurance (a surety bond) with the Secretary of State before a commission is issued — ours is a flat 3% of the bond amount, $275 minimum. The application is five minutes, and notary bonds are the fastest thing we issue.
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Three steps. One sitting.
Notary bonds are the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Your name and an effective date. That's the application — no financials, no credit check section, no follow-up scavenger hunt.
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 upload with your Indiana notary application through the Secretary of State. Indiana requires the assurance be submitted within 30 days of its effective date.
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$25,000 assurance × 3% = $750, but the $275 minimum applies, so every notary pays $275 for the term.
What it is and who needs it.
What the assurance actually guarantees
An Indiana notary bond is an assurance — the term the statute uses — that protects the public against harm from your notarial acts. It's a financial backstop standing behind your honesty and care when you notarize documents.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the State of Indiana (the obligee), with the public as the protected party. If a notary act causes harm — a fraudulent or negligent notarization — a damaged person can recover against the assurance up to $25,000.
It is not insurance for you. If the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. An Indiana commission runs eight years, and the assurance must stay in force for the commission to remain valid.
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Five minutes. The whole thing.
These are the actual issuing fields — no credit check section, because this bond doesn't have one.
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$275, five-minute application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.