Kansas notary bonds.
$50 flat.
Kansas requires every notary to file a $12,000 bond with the Secretary of State under K.S.A. 53-5a22, for the four-year commission term, and this bond includes $10,000 of errors & omissions coverage for you. The premium is set by our carrier's rate book for this bond at a flat $50 — and notary bonds issue instantly.
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How much does a Kansas notary bond cost?
$50 at the $12,000 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 details 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 Secretary of State notary appointment application. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the notary bond actually guarantees
A Kansas notary bond is a public-protection guarantee. The Secretary of State commissions you to witness signatures and administer oaths, and the state wants a financial backstop standing behind your official acts under K.S.A. 53-5a22.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the State of Kansas (the obligee), with the public as the protected parties. If a notary's misconduct or negligence harms someone, the harmed person can recover against the bond — and if the surety pays, you repay the surety. The bond is not insurance for you, which is why this bond includes $10,000 of errors-and-omissions coverage that protects you directly.
The Kansas notary bond amount rose to $12,000 effective January 1, 2022, and the bond is written for the four-year commission term. The form on this page also includes $10,000 of E&O coverage with the bond.
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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 $12,000 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 Secretary of State notary appointment application. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $50 at the $12,000 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 Kansas notary bonds.
Not sure this is the one your license calls for? These are the other notary bonds we write in Kansas. Each has its own statute and bond amount.
Other Kansas bonds.
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$50 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.