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Commission, Bond, and the Exam

How a person qualifies for and keeps a Montana notary commission: eligibility, the surety bond, the four-year term, and the open-book online exam.

Eligibility and term

Montana sets basic qualifications and a fixed commission term that the notary must renew on time.

Before acting, the notary files a bond that protects the public, not the notary.

Montana requires a graded exam that, although open-book and online, still tests real knowledge of the handbook.