Montana notary bonds, $25,000.
$50 flat.
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 $50 flat — the checkout price is the price, set by our carrier's rate book for this bond. The bond issues the moment you pay — no credit check.
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How much does a Montana notary bond cost?
$50 at the $25,000 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
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, no follow-up scavenger hunt.
Pay & e-sign
Notary bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase.
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.
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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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 $25,000 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 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.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $50 at the $25,000 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. Request the bond in the name of the individual being appointed.
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Not sure this is the one your license calls for? These are the other notary bonds we write in Montana. Each has its own statute and bond amount.
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$50 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.