Surety Bond Coverage

The West Virginia Board of Risk and Insurance Management (BRIM) will provide surety bond coverage (Bond) for state employees who apply to become a Notary Public or renew an existing commission provided they do so as a Government Notary Public.

The applicant must complete the Notary Public application (Form N-1) required by the West Virginia Secretary of State, which can be found on the Secretary of State’s website. The applicant must choose “YES” as the answer to #8 on Section: 1, f. of the application to be eligible for the Bond provided by BRIM.

The applicant must submit a copy of the completed application to BRIM along with a request for a Bond. Also, the applicant must complete the section for “Principal” on the Notary Public Surety Bond form (Form M0032449.1), which can also be found on the Secretary of State’s website, and forward it to BRIM along the application and request
for a Bond.

BRIM will then complete the Notary Public Surety Bond form as “Surety” and return it to the applicant for submission to the Secretary of State.