Missouri notary bonds.
$50. Four-year term.
Missouri requires every notary public to present a $10,000 surety bond to the county clerk with the oath of office for the four-year commission. Ours is $50 flat — set by our carrier's rate book for this bond — and this one includes $10,000 of errors-and-omissions coverage to protect you, not just the public.
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How much does a Missouri notary bond cost?
$50 at the $10,000 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
Request the bond in the name of the individual being appointed as notary, add an effective date, and you're done — no financials, no credit check.
Pay & e-sign
Notary bonds issue right after purchase in most cases. The $10,000 E&O rides along with the bond.
Present it to your county clerk
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to present to your county clerk with your oath of office once the Secretary of State issues your commission. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
A Missouri notary bond is a public-protection guarantee. If a notary makes a serious error or commits misconduct in a notarial act that causes someone financial harm, that person can claim against the bond, and the surety may pay up to $10,000 to the injured party.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the State of Missouri (the obligee), with the public as the protected parties. If the surety pays a claim on the bond, you repay the surety — the bond protects the public, not you.
That's why this bond also includes $10,000 of errors-and-omissions coverage: E&O is insurance that protects you if an honest mistake leads to a claim. The bond and the E&O together are the standard package Missouri notaries carry for the four-year commission.
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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 $10,000 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
Pay & e-sign. Notary bonds issue right after purchase in most cases. The $10,000 E&O rides along with the bond.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $50 at the $10,000 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 — request the bond in the name of the person being appointed. No credit check.
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Other Missouri notary bonds.
Not sure this is the one your license calls for? These are the other notary bonds we write in Missouri. Each has its own statute and bond amount.
Other Missouri bonds.
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$50 flat for the full four-year term, $10,000 E&O included, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.