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Alabama Notary Starter Kit: County Probate Judge Appointment, $50,000 Bond, $10 Fee Limit and Remote Rules
An Alabama commission comes from the probate judge in the county where you live. Training has a 30-day clock and the bond is $50,000. Each step is laid out, from the county office to the 2026 remote changes.
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Who it is for
Alabama residents applying through their county probate office, notaries renewing an expired Alabama commission, and Alabama notaries planning remote work under 36-20-73.1.
Why it is different
- Explains the county probate route, with real fee examples from two probate offices.
- Built from the enrolled text of Act 2023-548, not secondhand summaries.
- Includes the Act 2026-536 remote changes in force from October 2026.
What is inside
- The probate judge appointment. Who the probate judge must turn down, the 30-day training, the appointment letter, the $50,000 bond and the county fees.
- $10 cap, photo ID and seal wording. What 36-20-74 lets you charge, how to identify signers, why no journal is required, and the seal rules for recorded instruments.
- Remote acts and 7-year recordings. 36-20-73.1: being in Alabama, the two-ID method, what the recording must capture, the voting ban and Act 2026-536.
- County office checklist. Application, training certificate, bond recording and oath, with your county's deadline.
- Alabama county cost sheet. The $10 and $25 statutory fees, with blanks for county charges, bond premium and seal.
- Recommended record pages. Optional journal pages with an in-person or remote column.
A look inside
The first pages, as you will get them
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Alabama Notary Starter Kit
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Delivered as a zip of editable Word files and printable PDFs. For one business, your own use. General information and templates, not legal, tax or accounting advice. General information from the Code of Alabama, the Alabama Secretary of State and county probate court pages, not legal advice. Confirm with your probate judge. MCC Solutions is not affiliated with any Alabama probate office or the Secretary of State. Payment is handled by Stripe. If a file will not open or something looks wrong, reply to your order email and we will make it right.
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