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This $150 2-year $25,000 surety bond fulfils the requirement for an individual California Legal Document Assistant (LDA). The original bond must be filed with your local County Recorder. LDAs that work across different counties may need to file separate bonds in each county, or they may allow the LDA to file a copy. Please consult your local county office for further instructions regarding registration and filing.

To purchase the legal documents assistant bond, please complete the required fields on our product screen. If you’re renewing, the effective date should match your existing LDA registration date. If you’re new, please use the exact day you will be filing your LDA bond with your local county recorder.

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LEGAL DOCUMENT ASSISTANT BOND

Bond # ___________________
Premium: _________________
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Term: _______________ years

KNOWN BY ALL MEN IN THESE PRESENTS, THAT WE
_______________________________________________________________ as principal and
_____________________________________________, a corporation duly authorized under the
laws of the State of California to become Surety on bonds and undertakings, as Surety, are held
and firmly bound unto the State of California, County of _____________________ (hereinafter
called the Obligee) in the full and just sum of __________________________ (____________)
lawful money of the United States of America, for which payment well and truly to be made,
the said Principal and Surety bind themselves, their heirs, executors, administrators, successors
and assigns, jointly and severally, firmly by these presents.

WHEREAS, the said Principal has applied to said Obligee for a certificate to Act as Legal
Document Assistant as per Business & Professions Code Sections 6400 Et Seq.

NOW, THEREFORE, if the above bounden Principal shall comply with the provisions of
Division 3, Chapter 5.5 of the California Business and Professions Code, then this obligation
shall be null and void; otherwise to remain in full force and effect.

PROVIDED, THE LIABILITY OF THE SURETY, upon this bond shall be and remain in
force and effect for the full period of the certificate of registration, and renewals thereof, issued
to the Principal, or until thirty (30) days after receipt by the Obligee of the written notice signed
by the Surety, or its authorized agent, stating that the liability of the Surety is thereby terminated
and canceled, and provided further, that nothing herein shall affect any rights or liabilities which
shall have accrued under this bond prior to the date of such termination.

Effective __________________________, to and including ____________________________

SIGNED AND SEALED THIS __________ DAY OF ___________________, ___________.

Principal

BY:

BY:

S-5577 (8/01)
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT

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A notary public or other officer completing this
certificate verifies only the identity of the individual
who signed the document to which this certificate is
attached, and not the truthfulness, accuracy, or
validity of that document.
State of ______________________________)
County of _____________________________)

On _________________________ before me, _________________________________________
(insert name and title of the officer)

personally appeared ______________________________________________________________,
who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person(s) whose name(s) is/are
subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed the same in
his/her/their authorized capacity(ies), and that by his/her/their signature(s) on the instrument the
person(s), or the entity upon behalf of which the person(s) acted, executed the instrument.

I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing
paragraph is true and correct.

WITNESS my hand and official seal.

Signature ______________________________ (Seal)