Tennessee notary bonds, bond only.
$50 flat.
Tennessee requires every notary public to file a $10,000 surety bond with the county clerk under Tenn. Code Ann. § 8-16-104. This is the bond only, without errors & omissions coverage. Ours is $50 flat for the four-year term — the price you see is the checkout price. No credit check.
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How much does a Tennessee 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
Your name, the county where you reside, the county where you are seeking appointment, and an effective date that matches the start of your notary term. 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 your county clerk
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to present to the county clerk where you were elected. The clerk reviews and files it before you receive your commission. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the notary bond actually guarantees
A Tennessee notary bond is a public-protection guarantee conditioned on the faithful discharge of your notary duties. The state wants a financial backstop so the public can recover if a notary's mistake or misconduct causes someone a financial loss.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the State of Tennessee (the obligee), payable to the state for the benefit of anyone harmed. If a notary fails their duties and someone is harmed, the harmed party can recover against the bond, up to $10,000 — and if the surety pays, you repay the surety.
This is the bond without errors & omissions coverage. E&O protects the notary against their own honest mistakes; it is optional and not required by the state. You present the executed bond to the county clerk where you were elected, and the clerk reviews it for compliance and files it before issuing your 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
File with your county clerk. Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to present to the county clerk where you were elected. The clerk reviews and files it before you receive your commission. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
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. No credit check.
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Other Tennessee notary bonds.
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$50 flat for the four-year term, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.