TX notary bonds.
$50 flat.
Texas requires every notary public to file a $10,000 surety bond with the Secretary of State before being commissioned — ours is $50 flat and includes $10,000 of errors-and-omissions coverage for you. The bond runs concurrently with your four-year commission.
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Three steps. One sitting.
The notary bond is the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Your name as it will appear on the commission and an effective date. That's the application — no financials, no credit section.
Pay & e-sign
The notary bond is an instant-issue bond — most notaries have the executed bond in the same sitting. At most, 1–2 business days.
File with the Secretary of State
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to submit with your notary application to the Texas Secretary of State. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Texas conditions a notary commission on a $10,000 surety bond filed with the Secretary of State. The bond is a public-protection guarantee: it stands behind the faithful performance of your notarial duties, so anyone harmed by an improper notarization has a way to recover.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the public (the protected parties), with the bond payable as the statute directs. The bond is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. That's why this bond also includes a $10,000 errors-and-omissions policy, which is coverage for you against honest mistakes.
The bond runs for the full four-year commission term. When you renew your commission, you file a fresh bond — we send renewal reminders so your commission never lapses over a missed date.
You need this bond if you're
One application, issued instantly.
Request the bond in the name of the individual being appointed as a notary. No credit section, because this bond doesn’t collect credit information.
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$50 flat with $10,000 E&O included, no credit review, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.