MT notary bonds.
$275. Five minutes.
Montana requires every notary public to file a $25,000 assurance (a surety bond) with the Secretary of State before a commission issues. Ours is $275 flat — our minimum premium, well under 3% of the bond amount. The application is five minutes, and notary bonds are about the fastest thing we issue.
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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 — request the bond in the name of the individual being appointed. That's the application: no financials, no credit check section, no follow-up scavenger hunt.
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 your Montana notary commission application or renewal. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
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$25,000 assurance, $275 flat per term — our minimum premium. Fixed amount, fixed price, multi-year if you want it.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
A Montana notary assurance is a public-protection guarantee. As a notary you verify identities and witness signatures on documents people rely on — the state wants a financial backstop that you'll perform notarial acts faithfully and within the law.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the people of Montana (the protected parties), with the Secretary of State as the filing authority. If a notary's misconduct or negligence in a notarial act causes someone a loss, the harmed party can recover against the $25,000 bond.
The assurance must cover the acts you perform during your commission term. A Montana commission runs four years; we offer 1, 2, and 3-year terms and send renewal notices 60 and 30 days out, so your filing stays continuous and your commission never lapses over a missed email.
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Five minutes. The whole thing.
These are the actual issuing fields — no credit check section, because this bond doesn't have one. Request the bond in the name of the individual being appointed.
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Finish your notary commission today.
$275 flat, five-minute application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.