How to Become a Notary in Louisiana

Quick Facts

Minimum Age

Residency Required

Yes

Education Required

No

Exam Required

No

Background Check Required

Bond Requirement

Yes

Commission Term

5 years

Journal Required

No

Stamp Requirement

No

Last updated

August , 2025

Steps to Become a Notary in Louisiana

Education:

No course or class is required by law in order for you to take the exam, but we suggest you take a good course or join a good study group. Although the secretary of state does not recommend particular courses or instructors, we maintain a list of registered and bonded notary exam preparation course providers. For more information, see the Frequently Asked Questions and the Forms & Fee Schedule. You can also send us a message or call us at 225.922.0507.

Education Final:

No training is required.

Exam:

When Application to Qualify is approved, you will receive a notification to register online to take the mandatory Notary Exam Pre-Assessment. If you filed by paper, this notification would be sent via a letter mailed out. If you filed online, this notification would be sent via an email. (If you have previously taken the pre-assessment, you would proceed to register for the state notary exam directly.) When registration for the pre-assessment is complete, the LSU Center for Assessment and Evaluation will email you login instructions to complete the pre-assessment. Once this office receives your score from LSU OAE, you will be able to register for the state notary exam. This test is an evaluation and does not require a passing score for you to register for the state notary exam.

Exam Final:

No exam is required.

Background Check Final:

No background check is required

Bond:

Notary Surety bonds, Errors and Omissions policies and Personal Surety bonds are required by law to be in the amount of $10,000. Surety bonds and Errors and Omissions policies must be renewed every 5 years. A $20 filing fee is required. Personal Surety bonds expire upon cancellation or death of the surety.

Bond Final:

Yes , a $10,000 bond is required

Applictation:

Please see the link for more info: https://www.sos.la.gov/NotaryAndCertifications/BecomeALouisianaNotary/FileAnApplicationToQualify/Pages/default.aspx

Applictation Final:

Yes, application and a fee required

Order Supplies Final:

Stamp Required

File Oath And Commission:

When your Application to Qualify is approved, you will receive a notification to submit your Commission documents. If you filed by paper, this notification would be sent via a letter mailed out. If you filed online, this notification would be sent via an email. Commission documents consist of an administered Oath of Office, Signature form, and Letter of good standing from the LA Supreme Court.

File Oath And Commission Final:

Yes, an Oath is required

Other Final (optional)

Errors and Ommisions Insurance is required

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Louisiana Secretary of State

Notary Public Section

The governor may appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Louisiana Senate, and upon their meeting the qualifications for office provided for in Title 35, notaries public in the different parishes (R.S. 35:1). The Louisiana Secretary of State administers the application, qualifying, and examination processes and maintains the records on notaries.

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