--- title: "Arizona Notary Starter Kit: Rules, Fees, Checklist | MCC" description: "For Arizona notaries: $35 Pearson exam, $43 filing fee, $5,000 bond, 4-year term, fee schedule up to $10, thumbprint journal rule, Great Seal stamp, remote…" url: "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/toolkits/az-notary-starter-kit" --- Document pack # Arizona Notary Starter Kit: Requirements, Fees, ID Rules, Remote Notarization and Startup Checklist Arizona now asks every new and renewing notary to pass a 45-question Pearson exam before filing the application, a notarized $5,000 bond and $43. Then come the posted fee schedule, the thumbprint journal and the Great Seal stamp. **$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 Arizona residents applying for a first commission, and Arizona notaries adding electronic or remote online notarization. Not the right fit if You aren't applying in Arizona, or you only need exam practice; the Arizona Notary Exam Prep has 100 questions for the 45-question exam. Why it is different - Built on current A.R.S. Title 41 sections and the 2018 fee rule, cited under each table. - Spells out when a right thumbprint is required and when a remote session is exempt. - Includes a reminder to post the Secretary of State's fee template before your first act. What is inside - **Exam, $5,000 bond and $43 fee.** Arizona's residency and tax-filing test, the 80% Pearson exam, the bond, the three-item filing and the 4-year term. - **Posted fee schedule, ID, thumbprints and stamp.** Choosing and posting a standard fee up to $10, accepted IDs, the paper journal and thumbprint rule, and stamp size limits. - **Remote online notary authorization and disclaimers.** How to add electronic and remote authorization at no state fee, recording retention, and the advertising penalties. - **Arizona commission checklist.** From Pearson exam registration and bond purchase to posting your fee schedule and first appointment. - **Arizona startup budget.** The $35 Pearson exam and $43 filing fee filled in, with blanks for the $5,000 bond premium, Great Seal stamp, thumbprint journal and any RON vendor. - **Arizona journal pages.** Columns for each A.R.S. §41-319 entry plus a right-thumbprint box. A look inside ## The first pages, as you will get them [![Page 1 of the Becoming a Notary (Arizona Notary Starter Kit)](/img/toolkits/az-notary-starter-kit/doc-1.webp)](/img/toolkits/az-notary-starter-kit/doc-1.webp) First page of Becoming a Notary [![Page 1 of the Fees ID Journal and Seal (Arizona Notary Starter Kit)](/img/toolkits/az-notary-starter-kit/doc-2.webp)](/img/toolkits/az-notary-starter-kit/doc-2.webp) First page of Fees ID Journal and Seal Get it ## Arizona 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=az-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 Arizona Secretary of State's Business Services and A.R.S. Title 41, not legal advice. Confirm current rules with Business Services. Not affiliated with the State of Arizona. 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** AZ 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 AZ 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 official Arizona sources, not legal advice. **When does an Arizona journal need a thumbprint?** For deeds, quitclaim deeds, deeds of trust, other documents affecting real property, and powers of attorney: the signer's right thumbprint goes in your paper journal (§41-254). 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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