Missouri notary bonds + E&O.
$130 flat.
Every Missouri notary must maintain a $10,000 surety bond for the four-year commission term under §486.615 RSMo, presented to your county clerk with your oath. This package adds $25,000 of errors & omissions coverage to protect you, all for $130 flat — no credit check.
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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 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 county clerk
Your executed bond and E&O documents arrive by email, ready to file with your notary commission application. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees — and how E&O differs
Missouri requires every notary to maintain a $10,000 surety bond during the commission term under §486.615 RSMo (Missouri's Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts), presented to your county clerk with your oath of office. The bond protects the public: if you make a notarial mistake or misconduct that financially harms someone, they can recover against it.
Here's the part most people miss: the bond does not protect you. If the surety pays a claim against your bond, you repay the surety. That's why this package adds $25,000 of errors & omissions (E&O) insurance — true coverage that pays your defense and losses from an honest notarial mistake, so a slip doesn't come out of your pocket.
The commission term in Missouri runs four years, and the bond must stay in force for the whole term. An E&O policy does not replace the bond; you need both, and this package gives you both in one filing.
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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
File with your county clerk. Your executed bond and E&O documents arrive by email, ready to file with your notary commission application. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $130 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. No credit check.
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Other Missouri notary bonds.
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$130 flat for the $10,000 bond plus $25,000 E&O, no credit check, often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.