should i contact the notary public's bonding company?

Question

my husband and i went into the trucking business with a friend of one of our family members recently. behind our backs, the friend decided to have our truck leased on to a company. because our truck was in my husband's name, the company would only write the checks payable to the owner of the truck. well, the friend decided to write up a document stating that my husband wanted all checks that are payable to our truck to be written in the friend of the family member's name. the friend also had the document notarized. my husband was not present during the notary. my husband and i suffered financially from this because the friend basically spent all of the money our truck made. we filed a complaint against the notary public, he lost his license. and now i am wondering should we contact his bonding company? if so, how do we go about doing so? all of this happened in the state of texas. my husband and i were living and are still living in the state of california.

Answer 1

One of the main reasons notaries have bonds is to protect the public if the notary does something wrong that causes financial harm. So yes, you should file a claim with the bonding company. You may wish to consult a local attorney because the notary may have obligations to you above and beyond the amount of the bond. Some notaries carry insurance for this type of loss.

Answer 2

The notary most likely had to prove to the state that they were bonded when they got or renewed their notary license. The state should be able to provide you the bonding company information.