Become an Arkansas Notary Public
Arkansas Notary Commission Overview
The step-by-step process for becoming a notary public in the state of Arkansas is detailed below. Once you are ready to shop for supplies, simply visit our store. As a national provider of notary supplies, notary bonds, insurance, and training, Notary.net has pretty much everything you need to become an Arkansas notary public.
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Arkansas Notary Supplies Package
This package includes everything you need to become an Arkansas notary: a 4-year $7,500 Arkansas notary bond, a self-inking Arkansas notary stamp, and a notary journal.
How to Become a Notary Public in Arkansas
Step-by-Step InstructionsHow to Become an Arkansas Notary Public
- Complete the Online Arkansas Notary Training Course (not required)
- Obtain a $7,500 Surety Bond.
- Complete the online Arkansas Notary Application. Upon completion, print the application and mail it with a COPY of your Surety Bond (not the application for the Surety Bond). You must also include a $20 check or money order made payable to Arkansas Secretary of State.
- After your application has been received and processed by the Secretary of State's office, they will send to you three (3) Notary Public Certificate/Notary Public Oath forms containing the oath of office and a Commission Identification Number. DO NOT complete the Oath of Office until you take them, along with your ORIGINAL BOND, to the circuit clerk of your county of residence. (Remember, you are commissioned in your county of residence, but you are able to notarize throughout the State of Arkansas.) You must return an original filed Notary Public Certificate/Notary Public Oath form to the Secretary of State’s Business and Commercial Services Division. Make sure you keep one of the original Certificate/Oath forms for your records. The Secretary of State’s office will then issue your notary wallet card.
FILING TIME: You have thirty (30) days from the date of your commission to file your oath with the circuit clerk. Your commission date is issued by the Secretary of State’s office.
