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How Much Does It Cost to Become a Notary? Fees and Bonds by State

These are the state application fee and the bond amount only, not the total cost: bond premium, supplies and training are not in the data. "not found" means the figure was not found on the official source.

Application fee and bond amount, 47 states
StateApplication feeBond amount
AlabamaNot verified from the official sourceNot verified from the official source
Alaska$40$2,500
Arizona$25$5,000
Arkansas$20Not verified from the official source
California$20$15,000
ColoradoNot verified from the official sourceNot verified from the official source
Connecticut$120Not verified from the official source
Delaware$60Not verified from the official source
Florida$25$7,500
GeorgiaNot verified from the official sourceNot verified from the official source
Hawaii$20Not verified from the official source
Idaho$30$10,000
IllinoisNot verified from the official source$5,000
Indiana$75Not verified from the official source
Iowa$30Not verified from the official source
KansasNot verified from the official source$12,000
Kentucky$10$1,000
Louisiana$35$50,000
Maine$50Not verified from the official source
Maryland$25Not verified from the official source
MassachusettsNot verified from the official sourceNot verified from the official source
Michigan$10$10,000
Minnesota$120Not verified from the official source
Mississippi$25$5,000
MissouriNot verified from the official source$10,000
MontanaNot verified from the official sourceNot verified from the official source
NebraskaNot verified from the official source$15,000
New Hampshire$75Not verified from the official source
New Mexico$30$10,000
New York$60Not verified from the official source
North CarolinaNot verified from the official sourceNot verified from the official source
North Dakota$36$7,500
OhioNot verified from the official sourceNot verified from the official source
OklahomaNot verified from the official sourceNot verified from the official source
Oregon$40Not verified from the official source
Pennsylvania$42$25,000
Rhode IslandNot verified from the official sourceNot verified from the official source
South Carolina$25Not verified from the official source
South Dakota$30Not verified from the official source
TexasNot verified from the official sourceNot verified from the official source
UtahNot verified from the official sourceNot verified from the official source
Vermont$30Not verified from the official source
Virginia$45Not verified from the official source
Washington$40$10,000
West VirginiaNot verified from the official sourceNot verified from the official source
Wisconsin$20Not verified from the official source
Wyoming$60Not verified from the official source

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