TEXAS
TEXAS NOTARY BONDS
Notaries are required to maintain surety bonds for the State of Texas. This is because they handle important documents for citizens and a mistake, whether committed purposely or by accident, can have a disastrous financial consequence for people they are notarizing for. A surety bond protects the public from these mistakes for the policy amount of the bond.
A $10,000 notary surety bond is required for all applicants in the state of Texas (new and renewal) applying for a notary public commission. This bond is an insurance agreement making the surety liable for up to $10,000 in damages for failure of the notary applicant to perform his or her duties that results in damage to the public.
The exact wording of Texas State Notary Law is as follows:
§ 406.010. BOND; OATH.
Each person to be appointed a notary public shall, before entering the official duties of office, execute a bond in the amount of $10,000 with a solvent surety company authorized to do business in this state as a surety. The bond must be approved by the secretary of state, payable to the governor, and conditioned on the faithful performance of the duties of office. The secretary of state has the authority to accept an electronic filing of the notary public bond if an agreement has been made with the surety company.
The notary bond shall be deposited in the office of the secretary of state, is not void on first recovery, and may be sued on in the name of the injured party from time to time until the whole amount of the bond is recovered.
A notary public, before entering on the duties of office, shall take the official oath required by Section 1, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
The oath shall be signed and sworn to or affirmed by the notary public in the presence of a notary public or other person authorized to administer oaths in this state. A notary public cannot execute his or her own oath of office.
The secretary of state shall provide an oath of office form along with the commission and educational materials.
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In Texas a notary public is required to file a bond. The bond protects the public and guarantees the notary will faithfully and honestly perform the duties of their office. We offer the required $10,000 Bond Amount for your 4 Year Term.
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