Instructions for Requesting Notary Bonds
Employees of State Agencies and Educational Institutions covered by Risk Management may request a $10,000 Notary Bond by following the steps below or applicants may choose to use this fillable form: Notary Public Surety Bond Request with Instructions (pdf).
- The exact spelling of the notary Applicant’s Name as it appears on their driver’s license or other Government issued identification with photo
- Each request must include whether the bond requested is to support a new application or renewal
- If a new applicant, please write “new”
- If applicant is seeking a renewal, write “renewal” and include the expiration date of the current commission
- The exact mailing address for each requested bond
- Supervisor’s Signature must be either a “wet” signature or a digitally verifiable signature such as DocuSign or Acrobat
- Requests for bonds should be emailed to notarybond.requests@gsd.nm.gov
- Bonds will be issued once a week as determined by the GSD Risk Management Division
- Bonds cannot be faxed or emailed as the “original” bond is required for applications for a notary commission from the Secretary of State’s Office.