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• Inform the Secretary of State where the journal is located. Notice may be provided in writing and
mailed or emailed to the Secretary of State.
Notaries should choose a repository from the list of providers on file with Secretary of State. The list of
providers is found in our web based resources.
Surety Bond
An individual who applies to be a Kansas notary on and after January 1, 2022, must maintain a surety
bond in the amount of $12,000 during the notary’s commission. A surety bond must be issued by a
surety or other entity licensed or authorized to do business in Kansas. Most notaries obtain a surety
bond from a surety company or a Kansas-licensed insurance company.
A surety bond covers acts performed during the term of the notary's commission. If a notary violates the
law with respect to notarial acts in Kansas, the entity that issued the surety bond is liable. No suit shall
be instituted against a notary or the surety or issuing entity under the notary's assurance more than
three years after the cause of action occurs.
An issuer who cancels a notary’s surety bond shall notify the Secretary of State 30 days before the bond
is cancelled. The Secretary of State shall notify the notary whose bond is being cancelled that the notary
must file another surety bond before the cancellation date. A notary who does not provide a surety
bond is no longer authorized to perform notarial acts in Kansas. Notaries may use Form NC to change a
bond on file with the Secretary of State.
Denial, Refusal to Renew, Revocation, or Suspension of a Notary Commission
The Secretary of State may deny, refuse to renew, revoke, suspend or impose a condition on a notary
commission for any act or omission that demonstrates the individual lacks the honesty, integrity,
competence, or reliability to act as a notary, including:
• Failure to comply with the law governing notarial acts in Kansas;
• A fraudulent, dishonest, deceitful misstatement or omission in the application for a notary
commission.
• A conviction of the applicant or notary of any felony or a crime involving fraud, dishonesty or deceit,
including entering into a diversion agreement in lieu of further criminal proceedings for such crime.
• A finding against, or admission of liability by, the applicant or notary in any legal proceeding or
disciplinary action based on the applicant's or notary's fraud, dishonesty or deceit.
• Failure by the notary to discharge any duty required of a notary, whether required by state law,
regulations, or any federal or state law.
• Use of false or misleading advertising or representation by the notary representing that the notary
has a duty, right or privilege that the notary does not have.
• A violation by the notary of a notary regulation.
• Denial, refusal to renew, revocation, suspension, or conditioning of a notary commission in another
state.
• Failure of the notary to maintain a surety bond that complies with state law.
• Denial, revocation, or suspension of a professional license, if such denial, revocation, or suspension
was for fraud, dishonesty, deceit or any cause substantially relating to the duties or responsibilities
of a notary.
• Incapacitation to such a degree that the person is incapable of reading or writing the English
language.