Louisiana notary bonds, bond only.
$50 flat.
Louisiana requires every notary public to file a $50,000 bond with the Secretary of State. This is the bond only, without E&O coverage, at $50 flat — the price you see is the checkout price. The bond issues the moment you pay — no credit check.
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How much does a Louisiana notary bond cost?
$50 at the $50,000 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, your parish, and an effective date. That is the application. No credit check.
Pay & e-sign
Notary bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase.
File with the Secretary of State
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with the Louisiana Secretary of State for your notary commission. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
A Louisiana notary public bond is a public-protection guarantee. Louisiana notaries hold unusually broad powers — they can draft and execute authentic acts — so the state wants a financial backstop that you'll perform your notarial duties faithfully and honestly.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the State of Louisiana (the obligee), with the public as the protected parties. If a notary's error or misconduct harms someone, the harmed party can recover against the bond — and if the surety pays, you repay the surety.
Note the 2026 change: effective February 1, 2026, the required bond rose from $10,000 to $50,000, and an errors-and-omissions policy no longer substitutes for the bond at the Secretary of State. This page is the bond only. You may still carry E&O for your own protection; the version with $10,000 of E&O is linked below.
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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 $50,000 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 5-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 the Secretary of State. Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with the Louisiana Secretary of State for your notary commission. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $50 at the $50,000 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.
Start the application →Common questions.
Other Louisiana notary bonds.
Not sure this is the one your license calls for? These are the other notary bonds we write in Louisiana. Each has its own statute and bond amount.
Other Louisiana bonds.
Been told you need a different amount?
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Finish your notary filing today.
$50 flat, bond only, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.