LA notary bonds.
$110 flat.
Since February 1, 2026, every non-attorney Louisiana notary has had to carry a $50,000 surety bond under R.S. 35:71 — errors-and-omissions insurance no longer satisfies the filing. This is that bond, written on a second carrier’s paper at $110 flat, and the price you see is the checkout price.
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Three steps. One sitting.
Notary bonds are about the simplest thing in surety. Here’s the entire process:
Apply online
Your name exactly as it will appear on the commission, the parish you are commissioned in, and an effective date. That is 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 the Secretary of State
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with the Secretary of State’s notary division. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the notary bond actually guarantees
A Louisiana notary holds unusually broad authority — far broader than in most states — to draft and execute authentic acts that carry the force of law between the parties. The state requires a notary bond as a public-protection guarantee: it stands behind anyone who suffers a loss because a notary acted wrongfully or negligently in office.
Act 258 of 2025 (House Bill 259) amended R.S. 35:71, raising the required bond from $10,000 to $50,000 effective February 1, 2026 and eliminating the option to file errors-and-omissions insurance in its place. A notary may still buy E&O privately for personal protection, but it no longer satisfies the state filing — a surety bond does. Louisiana-licensed attorneys are not required to file one at all.
The filing route changed with the amount. Under the old rule a parish clerk of court had to approve the bond before it went to the Secretary of State; from February 1, 2026 that approval step is gone for a bond issued by a surety company authorized to do business in Louisiana, and the notary files it directly with the Secretary of State. A special mortgage or a personal surety still has to be recorded in the parish mortgage office — which is one practical reason most notaries simply buy the surety bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. The bond has to be renewed every five years alongside the commission, and a notary who does not have the $50,000 bond on file risks suspension of the notarial commission. We track the term and send notices 60 and 30 days out so the filing stays continuous.
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 being commissioned, and give the parish you are commissioned in. The application collects no credit information.
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Other Louisiana bonds.
Get the $50,000 notary bond on file.
$110 flat, no credit section, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.