District of Columbia Notary Handbook
NOTARY COMMISSIONS AND AUTHENTICATIONS SECTION
After successful completion of testing applicants will receive information through the mail concerning
the requirements for obtaining a District of Columbia notary bond, purchasing the embosser seal and the
cost for obtaining a District of Columbia Notary Public Commission. Applicants are responsible for securing their notary bond and for the purchase of an embosser seal.
District of Columbia Notary Law
Each notary public, before entering upon the duties of his office, shall take the oath prescribed for civil officers in the District of Columbia, and shall give bond to the District of Columbia in the sum of $2,000, with security, to be approved by the Mayor of the District of Columbia or his designated agent, for the faithful discharge of the duties of his office. Where any such notary public is an officer or employee of the government of the District of Columbia whose notarial duties are confined solely to government official business, any bond covering such officer or employee for the faithful performance of such notarial duties obtained by the Mayor of the District of Columbia pursuant to the authority conferred on him by law shall be in lieu of the bond required by the 1st sentence of this section. | 
