UT notary bonds.
$275. Five minutes.
Utah requires every notary to file a $5,000 surety bond for the four-year commission term — ours is $275 flat, our minimum premium, which covers the entire term. The application is five minutes, and notary bonds are about the simplest thing we issue.
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Three steps. One sitting.
Notary bonds are the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
The name of the individual being commissioned and an effective date. That's the application — no financials, no credit check section.
Pay & e-sign
Notary bonds are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
File with your commission application
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your Lieutenant Governor notary commission application or renewal. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
The whole pricing page.
$5,000 bond, $275 flat for the term — 3% of $5,000 ($150) is below our $275 minimum, so the price is $275. Covers the four-year commission.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
A Utah notary bond is a public-protection guarantee. A notary verifies signers and witnesses signatures, and the state wants a financial backstop standing behind that duty — the bond protects the public from financial harm if a notary fails to follow Utah notary law.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the State of Utah (the obligee), with the public as the protected parties. If a notary acts improperly — notarizing for someone committing fraud, or not actually witnessing a signature — a harmed party can recover against the bond.
The bond runs the full four-year commission term. Utah notary commissions last four years, and the bond must stay in effect for that period. If you also offer remote online notarization, a higher $10,000 bond applies — tell us and we issue that amount instead.
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Five minutes. The whole thing.
Request the bond in the name of the individual applying to be commissioned. No credit check section, because this bond doesn't have one.
Start the application →Common questions.
If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
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Finish your notary application today.
$275 flat for the four-year term, five-minute application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.