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Illinois Notary Starter Kit: 3-Hour Course, $5,000 Bond, $5 Fee Limit, Mandatory Journal and Remote Rules
Illinois now requires a course, an exam and a journal for every notary, with strict rules on what you may not write in it. This kit sets out the 2026 rules from the Act and the Secretary's regulations.
$29 one time · Word and PDF · download link by email
Who it is for
Illinois applicants taking the required course, new Illinois notaries buying a bond and journal, and Illinois notaries deciding between remote and electronic notarization.
Why it is different
- Uses the January 2026 fee section and the 2027 application change, cited to Public Acts.
- Lists what you must never write in an Illinois journal.
- Explains the bound-journal rule so you buy the right book.
What is inside
- Course, exam, bond and commission. 2-102 qualifications, the 180-minute course, the $5,000 bond and the 4-year term.
- $5 cap, ID, mandatory journal and stamp. Fee caps after P.A. 104-0083, accepted ID, journal entries and forbidden entries, and stamp wording.
- Remote vs electronic, and the notice. How ink-on-paper remote acts differ from electronic acts, the bonds each needs, and the 3-103 advertising notice.
- Step-by-step setup list. Course, bond, application, stamp and journal setup, in order.
- Bond, course and supply costs. Bond amounts from the Act, with blanks for course, application fee, stamp and journal.
- 176.910 entry worksheet. Columns matching 14 Ill. Adm. Code 176.910, for practice or backup next to your bound journal.
A look inside
The first pages, as you will get them
Get it
Illinois 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 Illinois Notary Public Act and the Secretary of State's rules, not legal advice. Confirm with the Illinois Secretary of State. Not an official Illinois publication. 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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