IN notary bonds.
$50 flat.
Indiana requires every notary to file a $25,000 surety bond to get a commission from the Secretary of State. Ours is $50 flat, one-time, and it covers your full 8-year commission. The bond issues the moment you pay — no credit review of any kind, not even a soft pull.
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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 details (request the bond in the name of the individual becoming a notary) and an effective date. That’s the application — no financials, no credit section.
Pay & e-sign
Notary bonds like this 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 your Indiana Secretary of State notary commission application or renewal. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the notary bond actually guarantees
An Indiana notary bond is a public-protection guarantee. As a notary you verify identities and witness signatures on important documents — the state wants a financial backstop in case a notary’s misconduct or negligence harms a member of the public.
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 parties. If a notary acts improperly — notarizing for someone committing fraud, or failing to witness a signature — a harmed person can recover against the $25,000 bond.
The bond is required for your commission and runs the full 8-year term under IC 33-42-12-1. It protects the public, not you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. (Want coverage for your own honest mistakes? See our notary bond with E&O.)
You need this bond if you’re
One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual issuing fields — request the bond in the name of the individual becoming a notary. No credit section, because this bond doesn’t have one.
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$50 flat, no credit review, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.