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Tennessee Notary Starter Kit: County Commission Election, $12 Fee, $10,000 Bond, Colored-Ink Seal and Online Notary Steps
A Tennessee notary is elected by the county commission, bonded for $10,000 and sworn in at the County Clerk's office. Your seal ink cannot be black. This kit follows the county path, then the online add-on.
$29 one time · Word and PDF · download link by email
Who it is for
Tennesseans applying through their County Clerk for election, new Tennessee notaries buying a bond and seal, and Tennessee notaries applying to the Secretary of State as online notaries.
Why it is different
- Explains why your seal must use colored ink that copies black.
- Shows when Tennessee's record duty applies: whenever you charge a fee.
- Prints the T.C.A. 8-16-401 notice word for word.
What is inside
- County Clerk application and commission vote. T.C.A. 8-16-101 qualifications, the $12 fee split, election, the $10,000 bond and the oath before the clerk.
- Reasonable fees, ID, record book and seal. Why there is no dollar cap, when a fee means a record entry, accepted ID, and the circular colored-ink seal.
- Online notary commission and the 8-16-401 notice. The $75 online application, vendor technology, electronic seal and 5-year records, plus the required notice.
- Election-to-first-signing checklist. Clerk filing, county vote, bond, oath, commission pickup and seal.
- Tennessee bond and fee budget. The $12 application, $2 bond recording and $75 online fee filled in, with blanks for bond premium and seal.
- Fee-charged record pages. Printable pages based on the Knox County Clerk handbook's suggested entries.
A look inside
The first pages, as you will get them
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Tennessee 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 Tennessee Secretary of State, county clerk materials and the statutes they cite, not legal advice. Confirm with your County Clerk or the Secretary of State. MCC Solutions is not affiliated with any Tennessee office. 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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