LA notary bonds.
$50 flat.
Since February 1, 2026, every non-attorney Louisiana notary must carry a $50,000 surety bond under R.S. 35:71 — and errors-and-omissions insurance no longer satisfies the filing. Ours is $50 flat — the price you see is the checkout price — and it issues fast.
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Three steps. One sitting.
Notary bonds are the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Your details and an effective date. That's the application — no financials, no credit section, no follow-up scavenger hunt.
Pay & e-sign
Notary bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
File with the Clerk of Court
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with the Clerk of Court (with the state’s filing fee). Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
A Louisiana notary holds broad authority — far broader than in most states — to draft and execute legal acts. The state requires a notary bond as a public-protection guarantee: it stands behind the people who rely on the notary’s work if the notary commits a wrongful or negligent act in office.
Act 258 of 2025 (HB 259) amended R.S. 35:71, raising the required bond from $10,000 to $50,000 effective February 1, 2026, and eliminating the option to file errors-and-omissions insurance in its place. A notary may still carry E&O privately, but it no longer satisfies the state filing — a surety bond does.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. The bond is filed with the Clerk of Court, and a Louisiana notary commission runs for five years, so most notaries set the bond up once per commission cycle.
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These are the actual issuing fields — the application collects no credit information.
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$50 flat, no credit review, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.