1. Purchase your Kansas Notary Bond Package
Click here to be taken to our Kansas notary bond package pages where we have packages that include your Notary Bond + Notary Application + Notary Journal + a 2000+ Self-Inking Notary Stamp all with Errors and Omissions Coverage all the way down to the Basic Notary Bond Only Package.
Note - All our Notary Bond Packages come with the Kansas Notary Application
2. Submit Required Materials to the Kansas Secretary of State
Any person, who is at least 18 years of age, and lives in the state of Kansas, or lives in a border state and regularly conducts business or is regularly employed in Kansas, may Apply to be appointed as a Kansas notary public. Individuals who have been convicted of a felony or have had a professional license revoked do not qualify for a notary commission.
Prior to submitting the form to the Secretary of State’s office, the applicant must obtain a good and sufficient bond to the state of Kansas in the sum of $7,500. The bond must be obtained through a commercial surety, usually an insurance company or professional bonding company. The bond ensures that if a notary public fails to properly perform a notarization, the surety will indemnify a third party for any damages caused by the notary’s negligence or misconduct.
The applicant must also attach a clear and readable impression of his or her stamp on the application. To be accepted, the notary stamp must include the name of the applicant exactly as it appears on the application; and the words “Notary Public” and “State of Kansas.” The stamp may also include a line for an expiration date; however, since the date is assigned by the secretary of state after the application is filed, we recommend that the expiration date be left blank. Finally, the applicant must take the oath of office in front of a notary public, and the notary must complete the oath on the application and sign and affix his or her seal to the application.
3. Receive Confirmation of Application
Once the Secretary of State’s office has received and accepted the application a certificate, wallet card and Handbook will be mailed to the home address on the application. Until receipt of the certificate and wallet card, the applicant cannot notarize any documents.
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