City of Good Hope alcohol tax bonds.
$100. Five minutes.
The City of Good Hope requires a $10,000 bond to guarantee the alcohol tax or fee a licensed seller owes the city under its ordinance. Ours is $100 flat — set by our carrier's rate book for this specific bond, so the price you see is the checkout price. The application is five minutes, and bonds like this are the fastest thing we issue.
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Three steps. One sitting.
Municipal tax bonds are about as simple as surety gets. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That's the application — no financials, no credit section, no follow-up scavenger hunt.
Pay & e-sign
Bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
File with the City of Good Hope
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with your City of Good Hope alcohol license. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
A municipal alcohol tax bond is a tax-payment guarantee to the city. The City of Good Hope taxes or charges a fee on alcohol sales under its ordinance and wants a financial backstop that a licensed seller remits what it owes.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Good Hope (the obligee). If a seller fails to remit the city's alcohol tax or fee, the city can recover against the $10,000 bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays the city, you repay the surety. Remit on time and the bond simply satisfies the city's licensing condition.
You need this bond if you're
Five minutes. The whole thing.
These are the actual issuing fields — no credit section, because this application doesn't collect any credit information.
Start the application →Common questions.
If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
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$100 flat, five-minute application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.