Montana notary bonds, $25,000 + $10,000 E&O.
$50 flat.
Montana requires every notary public to file a $25,000 surety bond with the Secretary of State for the full term of the commission. This one bundles in $10,000 of errors & omissions coverage to protect you personally, and it’s $50 flat — the price you see is the checkout price.
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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 is the entire process:
Apply online
Your details and an effective date. That is the application. No credit check.
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 $25,000 bond and E&O documentation arrive by email, ready to file with your notary application or renewal. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the notary bond actually guarantees
Montana conditions a notary commission on a $25,000 surety bond filed with the Secretary of State under MCA 1-5-619, on the form the Secretary prescribes, for the full four-year term of the commission. The bond is a public-protection guarantee: it backs your faithful performance of notarial duties.
If a notary harms someone by violating notary law — notarizing without the signer present, helping a fraud, or other misconduct — the harmed party can recover against the $25,000 bond. The surety pays the public, then looks to the notary to repay it. So the bond does not protect you personally.
That is why this package adds $10,000 of errors & omissions (E&O) coverage. E&O is insurance for you — it helps defend and cover honest mistakes, where the bond only protects the public. Together they cover both sides for the life of your commission.
You need this bond if you are
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 $25,000 bond and E&O documentation arrive by email, ready to file with your notary 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.
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$50 flat with $10,000 E&O included, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.