Surety Bond Guides
Told to "get bonded" by a licensing board, a court, or a city office? These guides explain exactly what's required in Mississippi and Alabama — with the bond amounts verified against the official sources — and how to get yours. Most straightforward bonds can be applied for and paid online in minutes.
How to Get a Surety Bond in Mississippi
Who requires a bond in Mississippi, the verified amounts for notaries, dealers, adjusters and more, and how to get yours online or by phone.
How to Get a Surety Bond in Alabama
Alabama's trade-by-trade requirements, verified — notary $50,000, auto dealer $50,000, HVAC $20,000, roofer $10,000 — and how to apply.
Mississippi Notary Bond: How to Get Your $5,000 Bond
Every Mississippi notary must file a $5,000 surety bond with the Secretary of State. What the bond does and how to get yours filed.
Search for your bond and apply online in minutes — or call 251-333-4750 (AL) · 228-206-3853 (MS).
More bond guides on the way
We're adding to this library every week: what a surety bond costs, surety bonds vs. insurance, getting bonded with bad credit, Mississippi and Alabama contractor bond requirements, the Alabama notary bond, fidelity bonds for small businesses, and surety bonds in Gulfport and Orange Beach. If a licensing office has asked you for a bond in the meantime, bring us the requirement — we'll match the bond to the exact obligee so it's accepted the first time.