Arizona notary surety bond

A Arizona notary surety bond is a promise, backed by a surety company, that helps pay a person who is harmed by a mistake or by misconduct of a notary. The bond is for the public. It is not for the notary. If the surety pays a claim, the notary usually has to pay the surety back.

Arizona notary bond at a glance

Bond amount

$5,000

Commission term

Four years

Commissioned by

Arizona Secretary of State

Where the bond goes

Arizona Secretary of State, submitted in duplicate with the notary application (the original bond and the application together)

What Arizona requires

1. Apply for a commission with the Arizona Secretary of State.
2. Purchase a $5,000 surety bond in duplicate from a surety licensed to do business in Arizona.
3. Submit the original notarized bond, the notary application, and the $43.00 application and bond filing fee to the Secretary of State.
4. Keep the duplicate bond in your own records.

Arizona retail notary bond products are sometimes sold with E&O coverage bundled in, but that bundling is a carrier packaging choice, not a state requirement. Arizona statute requires only the $5,000 assurance bond.

A notary bond does not replace notary errors and omissions (E&O) insurance. The bond pays the public. E&O protects you.

State rules change. Always check with the Arizona commissioning authority for the current requirements before you apply. Details on this page were last checked on 2026-08-13.

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A notary bond protects the public. E&O insurance is intended to protect you, the notary, against a claim that comes from an error, a mistake or alleged misconduct in your notarial work. Many Arizona notaries add an E&O policy next to the bond.