General information, not legal advice. Notary Renewal by State is a private company. We are not a Secretary of State, a notary commissioning office, a court or a law firm, and nothing is filed for you: you apply to your state yourself.
What we do not sell
We do not sell notary bonds, errors and omissions insurance, seals, stamps, journals or notary courses, and we do not take referral fees from the companies that do. Where a state requires a course, we link to the state's own list of course providers.
Rules change
States change fees, bond amounts, course rules and application systems. Texas, for example, now has every renewing notary pass the Secretary of State's own education course. Each page shows the date we read its sources; before you apply, check the state page linked in each step. Your state decides every application.
Your situation
An electronic or remote online commission, a criminal record, a move to another state or county, or a lapsed commission can change what you need. For a decision about your own commission, contact your state's notary office.