(a) The applicant must submit to the secretary of state:
(1) a fee of $10 for approving and filing the bond of the notary public, if required; and
(2) a fee of $1 to be appropriated to and used by the secretary of state only for hiring an investigator and for preparing and distributing the materials required to be distributed under § 406.008.
(b) The secretary of state shall charge for use of the state a fee of $10 for a notary public commission. The applicant must pay the fee in advance to the secretary of state.