MS notary bonds.
$50 flat.
Every Mississippi notary public must file a $5,000 surety bond with the Secretary of State to be commissioned. The price is a flat $50 — and this is the bond only, with no errors-and-omissions coverage bundled in.
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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's the application — no financials, no credit 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 the Secretary of State
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your oath and notary application at the Secretary of State. File within 60 days of your application. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Mississippi commissions notaries public through the Secretary of State, and conditions the commission on a $5,000 surety bond. The bond is a public-protection guarantee: it stands behind the faithful, lawful performance of your notarial acts during your commission.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the public as the protected parties. If a notary's improper act causes someone a financial loss, the harmed person can recover against the bond — and if the surety pays, you repay the surety. The bond protects the public, not the notary; many notaries add their own E&O policy for personal protection.
A Mississippi notary commission runs four years, and the bond must be filed in the Secretary of State's office with your oath — within 60 days of your application or you restart the process. This page is the bond without E&O; if you want E&O added, just ask.
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One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual issuing fields — 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.