--- title: "Alabama Notary Starter Kit: Probate Judge, Bond, Fees | MCC" description: "For Alabama notaries: apply to your county probate judge, $10 application and $25 commission fees, 30-day training, $50,000 bond, 4-year term, $10 per act…" url: "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/toolkits/al-notary-starter-kit" --- Document pack # 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. **$29** one time · 14-day full refund · Word and PDF · download link by email Buy now, $29 Free sample 🌙 The desk is asleep. The store never is. Every kit and ebook downloads the moment you pay, day or night. Questions get answered after we open in the morning. [Browse the store](/toolkits) 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. Not the right fit if You aren't applying in Alabama, or you need the required training itself, which you finish within 30 days of applying. 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 application and $25 commission fee set by law, with blanks for your county's recording and approval charges, the $50,000 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 [![Page 1 of the Becoming a Notary (Alabama Notary Starter Kit)](/img/toolkits/al-notary-starter-kit/doc-1.webp)](/img/toolkits/al-notary-starter-kit/doc-1.webp) First page of Becoming a Notary [![Page 1 of the Fees ID Journal and Seal (Alabama Notary Starter Kit)](/img/toolkits/al-notary-starter-kit/doc-2.webp)](/img/toolkits/al-notary-starter-kit/doc-2.webp) First page of Fees ID Journal and Seal Get it ## Alabama Notary Starter Kit Or pay with PayPal Uses the email and terms box above. You get the same download link by email. ZIP code (for sales tax) Want every toolkit? The [toolkit membership](/membership) includes all of them, with a lower rate if you pay yearly. Get every update for a year, $29: the [Yearly Updates Pass](/updates-pass?kit=al-notary-starter-kit) gives you each refreshed edition we release of the kits you own. One payment, no automatic renewal. 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. Ways to get it ## Just this kit, or more This kit **$29 one time** AL Notary Starter Kit. Buy this kit Membership **$29 a month** Every kit and document pack in the store, including new ones. Cancel any time. [See the membership](/membership) Questions ## Common questions **What do I get and how is it delivered?** The AL Notary Starter Kit comes as a zip with six documents, each as an editable Word file and a printable PDF: Becoming a Notary, Fees, ID, Journal and Seal, Remote Notarization and Advertising, Startup Checklist, Fee and Supplies Budget, and Journal Pages. The download link arrives by email after payment. **Will it open on a Mac, Google Sheets or my phone?** The PDFs open in any PDF reader, including on a phone. To edit, open the Word files in Word, Google Docs or LibreOffice on a Mac or PC. If a file will not open or something looks wrong, reply to your order email and we will make it right. If it is not right for you, email us within 14 days of buying for a full refund. **Is this legal or tax advice?** General information from the Code of Alabama, the Alabama Secretary of State and county probate court pages, not legal advice. **Where do I apply to be an Alabama notary?** To the judge of probate in the county where you live, using the uniform statewide application and a $10 fee. There's no separate state application, and each county sets its own other fees and steps. Free sample ### Try one page first Get a real page or file from this product by email. We send one confirmation email, and no series follows. 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