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Montana Notary Starter Kit: 4-Hour Training, 80% Exam, $25,000 Bond, $10 Fee Cap and the Residing-At Stamp
Montana asks for 4 hours of approved training and an 80% exam before you file, and both expire if you wait too long. The $25,000 bond carries your oath. Every act goes in a journal, and your stamp names the town you reside in.
$29 one time · Word and PDF · download link by email
Who it is for
Montana residents, military families stationed in Montana and people working in Montana preparing for the training and exam, and Montana notaries adding remote work.
Not the right fit if
You aren't applying in Montana: get your own state's kit. It doesn't replace the required training and exam.
Why it is different
- Confirms Montana's training and exam rules from the Secretary of State's own pages.
- Lists what never goes in a Montana journal, such as passport numbers and birth dates.
- Covers continuing education for renewals, not just the first commission.
What is inside
- Approved training, exam and bond with oath. Who qualifies, the 12-month training and 6-month exam windows, the standardized bond form and the biz.sosmt.gov filing.
- $10 cap, 3-year ID rule, six-field journal and stamp. MCA 1-5-626 fees, accepted IDs, journal fields and banned numbers, and the rectangular blue or black stamp.
- Remote amendment and the 1-5-625 statement. Course, exam and amendment for remote work, 10-year recordings, and the required not-an-attorney wording.
- Training-to-commission checklist. Course, exam, bond, application and stamp, in the order Montana's clocks require.
- Montana cost sheet. The $25 fee filled in, with the Secretary's bond estimate and blanks for training and stamp.
- Six-field journal pages. One column per field the Secretary of State lists, with room for the signer's signature.
A look inside
The first pages, as you will get them
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Montana 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 Montana Secretary of State and the MCA sections it cites, not legal advice. Confirm with the Notary and Certifications office. MCC Solutions is independent of the State of Montana. 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 MT 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 Montana Secretary of State and the MCA sections it cites, not legal advice.
Is it up to date?
This page does not promise future updates. Confirm with the Notary and Certifications office.
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