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Arkansas Notary Starter Kit: 25-Question Exam, $7,500 Bond, County Oath Filing, 10-Year Term and eNotary
Arkansas gives you a 10-year commission, but only after you pass a 25-question exam and file with two offices: the Secretary of State and your county's circuit clerk. This kit follows the 2025 Handbook step by step.
$29 one time · Word and PDF · download link by email
Who it is for
Arkansas residents and border-state workers taking the Secretary of State's exam, notaries filing their oath at the circuit clerk, and Arkansas notaries adding an electronic commission.
Not the right fit if
You aren't applying in Arkansas: get your own state's kit. It doesn't replace the required exam.
Why it is different
- Built on the Secretary of State's 2025 Handbook.
- Flags where older Secretary of State pages disagree with the Handbook, so you can ask before you rely on them.
- Explains the two-office filing that trips up new Arkansas notaries.
What is inside
- Exam, bond and the circuit clerk. Who qualifies, the 20-of-25 exam, the $7,500 bond, the online application and the county oath filing.
- Reasonable fees, ID judgment and county seal. What the 2025 Handbook says on fees and ID, the suggested journal, and what your seal must and must not show.
- eNotary, remote acts and the notario notice. The electronic amendment, provider list and 2-year refresher, plus the English and Spanish notice.
- Account-to-county checklist. Bond, online account, exam, application, county filing and the certificate you send back.
- Arkansas fee worksheet. The $20 application filled in, with blanks for exam, county fee, bond premium and seal.
- Handbook-style log pages. Pages with the entries the Handbook suggests, including itemized fees.
A look inside
The first pages, as you will get them
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Arkansas Notary Starter Kit
Want every toolkit? The toolkit membership includes all of them, with a lower rate if you pay yearly.
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 Arkansas Secretary of State, not legal advice. Confirm with the Secretary of State's notary division. This kit is independent of the State of Arkansas. 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.
Questions
Common questions
What do I get and how is it delivered?
The AR 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.
Is this legal or tax advice?
General information from the Arkansas Secretary of State, not legal advice.
Is it up to date?
This page does not promise future updates. Confirm with the Secretary of State's notary division.
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