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Texas notary bonds, $10,000.
$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 is the application. No credit check.
Pay & e-sign
The notary bond is an instant-issue bond — most notaries have the executed bond in the same sitting.
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.
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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 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 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.
Request the bond in the name of the individual being appointed as a notary. 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.