US State Notary Requirements, Fees and Bond

This table covers 47 of 50 US states. One row per state: commission term, surety bond, application fee and the maximum fee for an acknowledgment, each with its official source URL as text. "Not verified" means the figure was not found on that source; "not re-fetched" means the row has no dated re-check. Open a state for every field, the source and the last-verified date.

StateTermBond requiredBond amountApplication feeMax fee (acknowledgment)Official sourceLast verified
Alabama4 yearsNot verifiedNot verifiedNot verifiedNot verifiedhttps://www.sos.alabama.gov/administrative-services/notaries-public2026-10-12
Alaska4 yearsYes$2,500$40Not verifiedhttps://ltgov.alaska.gov/notaries-public/overview-and-qualifications/not re-fetched
Arizona4 yearsYes$5,000$25$10https://azsos.gov/business/notary-public/notary-resourcesnot re-fetched
ArkansasNot verifiedNot verifiedNot verified$20Not verifiedhttps://www.sos.arkansas.gov/business-commercial-services-bcs/notary-e-notary2026-10-12
CaliforniaNot verifiedYes$15,000$20$15https://www.sos.ca.gov/notary/faqsnot re-fetched
ColoradoNot verifiedNoNot verifiedNot verified$15https://www.coloradosos.gov/pubs/notary/FAQ/general.html2026-10-12
Connecticut5 yearsNot verifiedNot verified$120$10https://portal.ct.gov/SOTS/Business-Services/Notary/Notary-Public-Licensing2026-10-12
Delaware2 yearsNot verifiedNot verified$60Not verifiedhttps://notary.delaware.gov/fee-information/2026-10-12
Florida4 yearsYes$7,500$25$10https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0100-0199/0117/Sections/0117.01.html2026-10-12
Georgia4 yearsNot verifiedNot verifiedNot verifiedNot verifiedhttps://www.augustaga.gov/443/Georgia-Notaries-Public2026-10-12
HawaiiNot verifiedNot verifiedNot verified$20Not verifiedhttps://ag.hawaii.gov/notaries-public/2026-10-12
Idaho6 yearsYes$10,000$30$5https://sos.idaho.gov/notary-public/not re-fetched
Illinois4 yearsYes$5,000Not verifiedNot verifiedhttps://www.ilsos.gov/departments/index/notary.htmlnot re-fetched
Indiana8 yearsYesNot verified$75Not verifiedhttps://inbiz.in.gov/certification/notarynot re-fetched
Iowa3 yearsNoNot verified$30Not verifiedhttps://sos.iowa.gov/notaries/notary-forms-and-feesnot re-fetched
Kansas4 yearsYes$12,000Not verifiedNot verifiedhttps://sos.ks.gov/general-services/notary.html2026-10-12
Kentucky4 yearsYes$1,000$10Not verifiedhttps://web.sos.ky.gov/Forms/notary/NotaryStateAtLarge.pdfnot re-fetched
LouisianaNot verifiedYes$50,000$35Not verifiedhttps://www.sos.la.gov/notary/frequently-asked-questions2026-10-12
Maine7 yearsNot verifiedNot verified$50Not verifiedhttps://www.maine.gov/sos/corporations-commissions/commissions/notaries-public-frequently-asked-questionsnot re-fetched
MarylandNot verifiedNot verifiedNot verified$25$8https://sos.maryland.gov/Notary/pages/default.aspx2026-10-12
MassachusettsNot verifiedNot verifiedNot verifiedNot verifiedNot verifiedhttps://www.mass.gov/how-to/apply-to-become-a-notary-publicnot re-fetched
MichiganNot verifiedYes$10,000$10$10https://www.michigan.gov/sos/faqs/office-of-the-great-seal/notarynot re-fetched
MinnesotaNot verifiedNot verifiedNot verified$120Not verifiedhttps://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/359.012026-10-12
Mississippi4 yearsYes$5,000$25$5https://sos.ms.gov/business-services/notaries-faqsnot re-fetched
Missouri4 yearsYes$10,000Not verifiedNot verifiedhttps://s1.sos.mo.gov/business/notary/notary_faqnot re-fetched
MontanaNot verifiedNot verifiedNot verifiedNot verifiedNot verifiedhttps://sosmt.gov/notary/2026-10-12
Nebraska4 yearsYes$15,000Not verifiedNot verifiedhttps://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/laws-index/chap64-full.htmlnot re-fetched
New Hampshire5 yearsNot verifiedNot verified$75Not verifiedhttps://sos.nh.gov/administration/administration/notary-publicnot re-fetched
New Mexico4 yearsYes$10,000$30Not verifiedhttps://www.sos.nm.gov/notary-and-apostille/notary-commissions/become-a-notary/not re-fetched
New York4 yearsNot verifiedNot verified$60Not verifiedhttps://dos.ny.gov/become-notary-publicnot re-fetched
North CarolinaNot verifiedNot verifiedNot verifiedNot verifiedNot verifiedhttps://www.sosnc.gov/divisions/notary2026-10-12
North Dakota4 yearsYes$7,500$36Not verifiedhttps://sos.nd.gov/notaries-publicnot re-fetched
OhioNot verifiedNot verifiedNot verifiedNot verifiedNot verifiedhttps://www.ohiosos.gov/notary/become-a-notary-in-ohio/education-and-testingnot re-fetched
Oklahoma4 yearsNot verifiedNot verifiedNot verifiedNot verifiedhttps://www.sos.ok.gov/notary/default.aspx2026-10-12
Oregon4 yearsNoNot verified$40Not verifiedhttps://sos.oregon.gov/business/Pages/oregon-notary-public-faq.aspxnot re-fetched
Pennsylvania4 yearsYes$25,000$42Not verifiedhttps://www.pa.gov/agencies/dos/programs/notaries.html2026-10-12
Rhode IslandNot verifiedNot verifiedNot verifiedNot verifiedNot verifiedhttps://www.sos.ri.gov/Divisions/NotaryPublic/ApplyForNewCommissionnot re-fetched
South Carolina10 yearsNoNot verified$25Not verifiedhttps://www.sos.sc.gov/sites/sos/files/Documents/Mail%20In%20Service/Notaries/Notary%20Public%20Reference%20Manual%202023.pdfnot re-fetched
South Dakota6 yearsNot verifiedNot verified$30Not verifiedhttps://sdsos.gov/Division%20of%20General%20Services/Notary%20Public/default.aspxnot re-fetched
TexasNot verifiedYesNot verifiedNot verifiedNot verifiedhttps://www.sos.state.tx.us/statdoc/notary-public.shtml2026-10-12
UtahNot verifiedYesNot verifiedNot verifiedNot verifiedhttps://notary.utah.gov/2026-10-12
VermontNot verifiedNot verifiedNot verified$30Not verifiedhttps://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/26/103/053412026-10-12
Virginia4 yearsNot verifiedNot verified$45$10https://www.commonwealth.virginia.gov/media/governorvirginiagov/secretary-of-the-commonwealth/pdf/notary/Notary-Handbook_Final_4.7.2026.pdfnot re-fetched
Washington4 yearsYes$10,000$40$15https://app.leg.wa.gov/WAC/default.aspx?cite=308-30&full=true2026-10-12
West VirginiaNot verifiedNot verifiedNot verifiedNot verifiedNot verifiedhttps://code.wvlegislature.gov/39-4-20/not re-fetched
Wisconsin4 yearsNot verifiedNot verified$20Not verifiedhttps://dfi.wi.gov/Documents/ConsumerServices/NotaryPublic/Forms/NOT100.pdfnot re-fetched
Wyoming6 yearsNoNot verified$60Not verifiedhttps://sos.wyo.gov/Forms/NotariesPublic/WYNotaryApp.pdfnot re-fetched

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