Alabama cosmetology school bonds.
$500 flat.
Alabama requires every cosmetology or barbering school to file a fixed $50,000 performance bond to be licensed (Code of Alabama §34-7B-26). It protects students if the school closes. Ours is $500 flat — the price you see is the checkout price — with one soft credit pull.
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How much does an Alabama cosmetology school bond cost?
$500 at the $50,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps to licensed.
Your school license is waiting on this bond. Here is the entire process:
Apply once, online
Business details, owner information, effective date — plus a one-time consent to a soft credit pull. That is the application.
Approved
Most are approved as soon as you apply. The soft pull never affects your score. If it needs a second look, one to two business days at most.
File with the Board
Pay online and receive the executed $50,000 bond, ready to file with your school license application to the Alabama Board of Cosmetology and Barbering. Wet-ink original on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the school bond actually guarantees
Alabama licenses cosmetology and barbering schools through the Board of Cosmetology and Barbering under Code of Alabama §34-7B-26. To operate a school, an applicant must file a $50,000 surety bond — a student-protection guarantee so students aren't left paying for an education they never receive if the school closes.
It is a three-party arrangement: you (the school/principal), the surety carrier, and the Board (the obligee), with enrolled students as the protected parties. If the school closes before students complete the training they paid for, the harmed students can recover against the bond.
The $50,000 bond is one piece of the licensing requirement — the Board also requires proof of liability insurance (commonly at least $500,000). The bond must stay active for the life of the school license. It is not insurance for the school; if the surety pays, the school repays the surety.
You need this bond if you're
Claims, renewal, filing, and what sets the price.
If a claim is made
A claim comes from the party the bond protects, the obligee named on the form, when the duty the bond guarantees is not met.
The surety investigates and pays a valid claim, up to the $50,000 bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The premium covers a one-year term from the effective date you choose; a longer term is the same price per year, chosen at checkout.
Renew before the expiry date to keep the bond in force: the license, permit or contract it backs expects continuous coverage.
How to file it
File with the Board. Pay online and receive the executed $50,000 bond, ready to file with your school license application to the Alabama Board of Cosmetology and Barbering. Wet-ink original on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $500 at the $50,000 amount for every applicant: the carrier’s rate book prices this bond by the form, not by your credit or your business profile.
One soft credit pull, never a hard inquiry, and it never affects your score.
Where a check runs, it decides approval; the rate is the same for everyone approved.
One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual underwriting fields, including a one-time soft credit pull. The executed $50,000 bond is ready to file with the Board.
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$500 flat, short application, bond issued when you pay. Free until issued.