The City of Dothan requires a commercial subcontractor (commercial limit $100,000) to file a $2,000 license bond as a condition of its city license — ours is $275 (the $275 minimum on a $2,000 bond). The application is five minutes, with no credit check.
















License bonds are the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Business details and an effective date. That's the application — no financials, no credit check section, no follow-up scavenger hunt.
License bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your City of Dothan subcontractor license application or renewal. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
$2,000 bond × 3% = $60, which falls under our $275 minimum — so the premium is $275, one-time per term.
The City of Dothan, in Houston County, licenses subcontractors who work within the city. For a commercial subcontractor whose work falls under the $100,000 commercial limit, the City conditions that license on a $2,000 surety bond.
The bond is a compliance guarantee: it stands behind your obligation to follow the city's building code, permit rules, and licensing ordinances. It is a three-party arrangement among you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Dothan (the obligee).
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Subcontractors who pull their permits and do code-compliant work treat the bond as a license formality, and the bond must stay active for the life of your city license.
These are the actual issuing fields — no credit check section, because this bond doesn't have one.
Start the application →If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
$275 flat, five-minute application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.